15 Movies Like A Chinese Ghost Story

Loved A Chinese Ghost Story? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
#1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Chinese Ghost Story.

The Legend of Drunken Master
#2

The Legend of Drunken Master

Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong 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-Hong must fight against the foreigners using his Drunken Boxing style, and overcome his father's antagonism as well.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.

Shaolin Soccer
#3

Shaolin Soccer

A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.

The Great Wall
#4

The Great Wall

European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Chinese Ghost Story.

Kung Fu Hustle
#5

Kung Fu Hustle

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.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.

Erotic Ghost Story III
#6

Erotic Ghost Story III

A wanderer meets a monk with magical powers and becomes entranced by a mural of exquisite dancing women. He enters the painting, unaware of the conspiracy behind it, and must rescue the women who are trapped within.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.

Jack the Giant Slayer
#7

Jack the Giant Slayer

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Chinese Ghost Story.

Drunken Master
#8

Drunken Master

After getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a brutal, but slovenly old beggar, who teaches him the secret of the Drunken Fist.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.

Beetlejuice
#9

Beetlejuice

A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Chinese Ghost Story.

The Forbidden Kingdom
#10

The Forbidden Kingdom

An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Chinese Ghost Story.

Damsel
#11

Damsel

A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Chinese Ghost Story.

Sakra
#12

Sakra

Qiao Feng is the respected leader of a roving band of martial artists. After he is wrongfully accused of murder and subsequently exiled, Qiao Feng goes on the run in search of answers about his own mysterious origin story—and the unknown enemies working to destroy him from the shadows.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.

Yu Pui Tsuen II
#13

Yu Pui Tsuen II

Before Michael Mak’s Sex And Zen became a cult favourite in the ’90s, there was Ho Fan’s Yu Pui Tsuen (The Carnal Prayer Mat, 1987). But without sex bomb Amy Yip, coarse humour or lesbian love affairs, Yu Pui Tsuen had to rely on the nudity and sex from his cast of relative unknowns to save the day. When a young man dreams that he drowns after a night of carnal passion, he asks a buddhist monk to translate the experience for him. The monk replies that the dream is a warning not to indulge the pleasures of the flesh to excess, but the man ignores his advice, marrying a virgin and making love to her constantly. However, after several torrid affairs, the man begins to realise the sagacity of the monk's warning.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.

Infernal Affairs
#14

Infernal Affairs

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.

Stardust
#15

Stardust

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Chinese Ghost Story.