15 Movies Like A Man Called Hero
Loved A Man Called Hero? 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.
#1
Black Panther
King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantle to join with ex-girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Man Called Hero.
#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 Man Called Hero.
#3
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Arthur (Aquaman) forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Man Called Hero.
#4
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Man Called Hero.
#5
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Man Called Hero.
#6
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 Man Called Hero.
#7
Wonder Woman 1984
A botched store robbery places Wonder Woman in a global battle against a powerful and mysterious ancient force that puts her powers in jeopardy.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Man Called Hero.
#8
Suicide Squad
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Man Called Hero.
#9
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Man Called Hero.
#10
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 Man Called Hero.
#11
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 Man Called Hero.
#12
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 Man Called Hero.
#13
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 Man Called Hero.
#14
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 Man Called Hero.
#15
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 Man Called Hero.