Movies like Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Name: Kung Fu Hustle
Released: 2004

8 films to watch after Kung Fu Hustle, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.

1

Hot Fuzz (2007)

Fit 65%

Shares Crime, Action and Comedy with Kung Fu Hustle.

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
2

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)

Fit 62%

Shares Action and Crime with Kung Fu Hustle.

In 1980s Hong Kong, troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun, a mainland refugee, struggles to survive in the Kowloon Walled City by joining underground fights. Betrayed by crime boss Mr. Big while trying to buy a fake ID, he steals drugs from him and seeks refuge in the Walled City, where he encounters Cyclone, a compassionate yet authoritative crime lord.
3

Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)

Fit 62%

Shares Action, Comedy and Crime with Kung Fu Hustle.

An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
4

The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)

Fit 61%

Shares Action and Comedy with Kung Fu Hustle.

Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-hung is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces to leave the country. Fei-hung must fight against the foreigners using his Drunken Boxing style, and overcome his father's antagonism as well.
5

Last Hero in China (1993)

Fit 61%

Shares Action and Comedy with Kung Fu Hustle.

Jet Li stars in this comic spectacle as a Chinese "Robin Hood" who stumbles upon a kidnapping scheme after unwittingly opening a martial arts school next to a brothel!
6

The Big Boss (1971)

Fit 52%

Shares Action with Kung Fu Hustle.

Cheng is a young Chinese mainlander who moves in with his expatriate cousins to work at an ice factory in Thailand. He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fights. However, when members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factory, the resulting mystery and pressures force him to break that vow and take on the villainy of the Big Boss.
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The Prodigal Son (1981)

Fit 50%

Shares Action and Comedy with Kung Fu Hustle.

A rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher.
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Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)

Fit 47%

Shares Action, Comedy and Crime with Kung Fu Hustle.

The Accident Man is back, and this time he must best the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father figure.