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Plot Summary:
Book and Sword, Gratitude and Revenge is a television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword. The series was first broadcast on CTV in Taiwan in 2002.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 35
Genere: Action
Country: China
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 10
Genere: Action
Country: China
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Anti-Terrorism Special Forces: The Wolves (2019)
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A story about two brothers who become enemies in a fight against terrorism. Qin Xiaoyang (Yang Xuwen) and Tang Shi (Wei Chen) grew up together like brothers. Because of an incident, the two ended taking very different paths. Qin Xiaoyang gets the opportunity to join an elite security intelligence unit. Through the help of Zhu Yutong he successfully infiltrates a terrorist organization called hell gate and must face off against Tang Shi who has become a vigilante for hire.
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Genere: Action
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
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Lady of Steel (1970)
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A young swordswoman named Fang Ying-qi (Cheng Pei-Pei) sets out to join a gathering of the martial world’s leading warriors under the banner of Lord Xia (Fang Mien) and the Flying Dragon Clan. Their mission is to organize the defense of their country against invading Jin forces. Fang also intends to avenge the murder of her parents 20 years past by bandit leader Han Shi-xiong (Huang Chung-hsin). Han has since taken on a new, false identity as a reputable member of the Flying Dragon Clan while secretly working with the Jin to bring down the resistance. Han uses cunning and a network of criminal fighters in an attempt to assassinate Fang, and when that fails, to frame her as a traitor. Once his true identity and intentions are revealed, a determined Fang must rely on her deadly sword skills and assistance from a clever beggar clan leader (Yueh Hua) to stop Han and restore her reputation.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min
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Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015)
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When a young monk is forced to leave his impoverished monastery, he relies on his extraordinary martial arts skills to survive in the outside world. In search of a mentor, he crosses paths with a Kung Fu master who is in possession of the Book of Secrets, which reveals the lost art of the deadly Ape Strike Kung Fu technique. The rare book is coveted by a sinister father and son who will go to any extremes to obtain it. The monk finds himself immersed in a deadly battle to protect both the book and his master.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action
Country: China, USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, scenic
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Wind Blast (2010)
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Inspired from a true story, Hitman Zhang Ning gets more than he bargained for when he is hired to kill a gangster, and is soon running from bounty hunters.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 419
Genere: Action
Country: China
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, captivating, suspense, realistic
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The Man with the Iron Fists 2 (2015)
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When a stranger, Thaddeus, is found badly wounded near the village, miner Li Kung and his wife Ah Ni offer him refuge. As he heals, he becomes entrenched in a conflict that pits the townsfolk against the evil Master Ho, his nefarious Beetle Clan and the terrifying Lord Pi.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Thailand
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, semi serious, epic
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Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2003)
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Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was first aired in China on CCTV on 22 December 2003.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 698
Genere: Action
Country: China
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining
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Royal Tramp (2008)
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Royal Tramp is a 2008 Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Deer and the Cauldron. Produced by Zhang Jizhong and Huayi Brothers, the series consists of 50 episodes, filmed in high definition. The series was first broadcast on Jiangsu TV in China in 2008 and was subsequently aired on TVB in Hong Kong and in other countries.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Action
Country: China
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The reputation of the Four constables survives, but since Emotionless’s departure, there have been changes at the Divine Constabulary. The four Coldblood, Iron Hands, Life Snatcher, rescue Zhuge Zhengwo from An Yunshan’s mountain fortress, then with the Emperor and Di armies, they attack. But An Yunshan absorbs their power, which means the constables and their allies now face their most lethal opponent yet, a nearly invincible kung fu master who won’t stop until he has absolute power.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 982
Genere: Action
Country: China, Hong Kong
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Diamond Cartel (2015)
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A young woman, Aliya, catches the lustful eyes of several powerful men and is thrust against her will into a vast criminal ocean. As passion, violence, and turmoil swirl around her, she finds herself on the brink of death, and only her true love can rescue her.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 582
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: Kazakhstan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: romantic, scenic
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Warriors of the Nation (2018)
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At the end of the Chino-Japanese War, a top military officer, Zhang Zhidong, is kidnapped in the middle of the night by a militant organisation called the White Lotus Society. When he overhears a sinister plot to overthrow the central government by China s own military officials, Wong Fei Hung knows he must rescue Zhang to protect China and prevent another war from happening.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 100
Genere: Action
Country: China
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating
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Brotherhood of Blades (2014)
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In the late Ming Dynasty, three close friends who serve as Jinyiwei guards are dispatched to hunt down Wei Zhongxian, a eunuch politician who had been forced to resign from his influential post and exiled from Beijing. The Jinyiwei brothers return successfully from their quest, only to find that their task was but the beginning of a strange conspiracy.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action
Country: China
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, suspenseful, stylized, perverse, serious, realistic
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Kingslayer (2022)
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With just a few days to his coronation, Richard the Lionheart faces an unexpected ordeal. What should have been a secret encounter with the woman he loves becomes a battle of life and death as mercenaries interrupt their encounter.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 741
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
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Duration: 97 min
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Drawing Sword (2005)
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During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chen Geng is the commander of the 386th brigade, part of the 129th division of the Eighth Route Army. Subordinate to Chen is Li Yun Long, who leads his regiment for the fight against the Japanese invaders. Although rash and rough in personality, Li Yun Long possesses brilliant military skills, which he carries with him from the war against the Japanese to the Chinese Civil War.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 566
Genere: Action
Country: China
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Master of Tai Chi (2008)
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The Master of Tai Chi is a Hong Kong martial arts television drama that aired on Jade and HD Jade from 25 February to 28 March 2008. Produced by Tommy Leung and Raymond Chai, The Master of Tai Chi is a TVB production. The drama was filmed in early 2006, and is the station's first high-definition series that was ever produced. This is TVB's custom-made series for kung-fu icon Vincent Zhao. At the request of Zhao, the main character's name has been changed from 'Wen Zhiu' to 'Mo Ma'.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 50 min
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In the Name of Ben-Hur (2016)
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The Asylum's mockbuster of Ben-Hur (2016).
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 844
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: captivating, mockbuster, parody, entertaining
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Shanghai Bund (2007)
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Shanghai Bund is a 2007 Chinese television series and a remake of the 1980 Hong Kong television series The Bund produced by TVB. Directed by Gao Xixi, the series starred Huang Xiaoming, Betty Sun, Li Xuejian and Huang Haibo in the lead roles.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Action
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
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Wu Dang (2012)
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In early Republican China, rumors were going around about the treasure in Wudang Mountain. An American conspirator took his well-trained kung fu daughter to Wudang by sponsoring a Taoist martial arts competition, to steal the treasure. Out of expectation, a disciple represented Wudang to compete with other martial arts masters for the championship. During the competition, resentment incurred against different parties, the relationship became complicated, a Korean female Tai Chi descendant fell in love with the American conspirator and the secret of the treasure had been revealed. The treasure is the key of the magnetic field of Wudang, if it's stolen, Wudang would be devastated. To protect Wudang, a group of young heroes rallied around to defeat grant masters. It's the time the long-lost Wudang martial arts returned.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 969
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 100 min
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Natee became a killer for one reason- to discover who killed his parents. As he gets closer to uncovering a secret network of power and corruption, he's double-crossed on a job, making him a target and putting everyone he loves in danger. Betrayed, exposed, and hunted by the deadliest killers in the business, Natee now has a new code. Be faster. Stronger. Hit harder. Survive.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 478
Genere: Action
Country: Thailand
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Iron Protector (2016)
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Wu-Lin is the successor of an ancient, once powerful Chinese clan, the "Iron Feet." After the death of his master, Wu-Lin leaves his rural village for the City of Stone-Cold looking for his fellow apprentice Jiang Li. Along the way, he becomes the bodyguard of Fei-Fei, the daughter of Jia-Shan Li, the richest family in the city, and quickly gets drawn into a mob war in order to protect her.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 834
Genere: Action
Country: China
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Chinese Paladin 5 (2016)
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Based on the RPG game The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5, this story is about the prince of demon kingdom Jiang Yun Fan being left in the human world. When he meets a couple of friends, he realizes the importance of friendship and love with humans and fairies, but his father, the king, is going to be killed by the fairies to release his demon power. Will he choose his father,or his lover and his friends?.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Action
Country: China
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Lady Wu: The First Empress (2003)
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A retelling of the life of the first Empress of China.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Action, Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 1300 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing
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The Sword Identity (2011)
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During the Ming Dynasty one man will request a competition when his weapon is rejected. After a series of fights he is determined to prove his sword is invincible.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Action
Country: China
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, tense, captivating, suspense
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Legendary Amazons (2011)
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The film is set in early 11th century China during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty. The emperor neglects state affairs and indulges in personal pleasures, while the government sinks into corruption and war continues to rage on at the borders of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is being invaded by the armies of the rival state of Western Xia. Yang Zongbao is the last man standing in the Yang clan, a family of generals who have dedicated their lives to defending the Song Dynasty from foreign invaders. He apparently dies in battle tragically when the treacherous Imperial Tutor Pang refuses to send reinforcements to aid him. Yang Zongbao's widowed wife Mu Guiying leads the other widows of the Yang clan into battle to continue the legacy of their husbands.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 796
Genere: Action
Country: China
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, epic, serious, tense, captivating, historical romance, stylized
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The Winter King (2023)
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In the fifth century, long before Britain was united, in a brutal land of warring factions and tribes where lives were often fleeting, Arthur Pendragon evolves from outcast to legendary warrior and leader.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
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Arn: The Knight Templar (2010)
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Arn has to endure so much before he can get the love of his life Cecilie, who has been put away in a monastery.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Sweden
Duration: 264 min
Plot tags: epic
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Viking Legacy (2016)
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In ancient times, there were seven sacred scrolls believed to grant power and prosperity to those who possessed them. Prophecy told that a child born in pure Royal blood would one day harness power and rule over the nations. As men fought to claim the scrolls, Europe was pushed to the brink of war. In order to maintain peace, a Celtic King, the Father of a pure blood child, obtained the scrolls and gave them to the Christian Council for safe keeping. As word of the King’s actions spread, a warlord hell – bent on finding the scrolls murdered him in cold blood. And so, the King’s Daughter, like the scrolls, was taken into hiding until the day that the prophecy could be fulfilled.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 625
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min
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Viking Blood (2019)
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When a viking mercenary finds himself in the middle of a battle between the old gods and the new, he decides that neither side deserves to win. And so begins an epic battle between good and evil that will decide the fate of a nation.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 247
Genere: Action
Country: Denmark
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing
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The Bastard Executioner (2015)
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A blood-soaked, medieval epic that tells the story of Wilkin Brattle, a 14th century warrior, whose life is forever changed when a divine messenger beseeches him to lay down his sword and lead the life of another man: a journeyman executioner. Set in northern Wales during a time rife with rebellion and political upheaval, Wilkin must walk a tight rope between protecting his true identity while also serving a mysterious destiny. Guided by Annora, a mystical healer whose seeming omniscience keeps Wilkin under her sway; manipulated by Milus Corbett, a devious Chamberlain with grand political aspirations; and driven by a deepening connection with the Baroness Lady Love, Wilkin struggles to navigate political, emotional and supernal pitfalls in his quest to understand his greater purpose.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: bleak, historical drama, rough, melancholic, costume drama, epic, mystic