15 Movies Like Saving Mr. Wu

Loved Saving Mr. Wu? 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.

John Q
#1

John Q

John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.

Lost in the Stars
#2

Lost in the Stars

He Fei's wife, Li Muzi, disappears during their anniversary trip. When she reappears, he insists that she is not his wife. As Chen Mai, a top lawyer gets involved in this bizarre case, more mysteries start to emerge.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.

Fire in the Sky
#3

Fire in the Sky

After clearing brush for the government, a group of men return to town claiming their friend was abducted. Despite no apparent motive or evidence of foul play, no-one believes their story and his disappearance is treated as murder.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.

A Perfect World
#4

A Perfect World

A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.

The Night of the Hunter
#5

The Night of the Hunter

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.

Thick as Thieves
#6

Thick as Thieves

A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.

Mr. Six
#7

Mr. Six

Many years ago Mr. Six was a notorious gangster. That was back when there was still such a thing as honour among thieves, when criminals earned respect and maintained principles. These days Mr. Six is all but forgotten, a living relic residing in a narrow alley. One day Six's son, Xiaobo, is abducted by some spoiled punks after he scratches their precious Ferrari. Mr. Six realizes that he must do whatever it takes to get his son back — even if that means returning to the life he thought he had left behind.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.

Shanghai Triad
#8

Shanghai Triad

Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.

The Rescue
#9

The Rescue

A rescue unit within the Chinese Coast Guard are forced to overcome their personal differences to resolve a crisis.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.

Caught in Time
#10

Caught in Time

Based on real life events from the 1990s, a ruthless gang manages to pull off several high risk – high reward heists, meticulously planned out and executed over nearly a decade. When a police detective thinks he's figured out their pattern, the head of the gang starts to openly taunt him, resulting in a race to the ultimate showdown between cops and robbers.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.

Only the River Flows
#11

Only the River Flows

Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe is tasked with solving a series of brutal murders in a rural Chinese town. As pressure mounts from his superiors, a hasty arrest is made, but while his colleagues celebrate, several clues push Ma Zhe deeper into a desperate investigation of his own.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.

Robbery
#12

Robbery

In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.

Limbo
#13

Limbo

Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the detective gains a new insight into the unsolved case.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.

Palmetto
#14

Palmetto

After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.

Fury
#15

Fury

Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Saving Mr. Wu.