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15 Movies Like Swordsman III: The East Is Red

Loved Swordsman III: The East Is Red? 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.

Shaolin Soccer
#1

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 Swordsman III: The East Is Red.

Kung Fu Hustle
#2

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 Swordsman III: The East Is Red.

The Last Stand of Ellen Cole
#3

The Last Stand of Ellen Cole

When an evil contractor goes to extreme measures to evict a testy tenant who is standing in the way of his new project, he fails to take into account that this seemingly harmless old woman is a trained killer and will do anything to protect her beloved home.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Swordsman III: The East Is Red.

In the Mood for Love
#4

In the Mood for Love

In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Swordsman III: The East Is Red.

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
#5

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Swordsman III: The East Is Red.

Crazy Love
#6

Crazy Love

What was supposed to be summer school in England becomes an adventurous, exotic and romantic journey for a beautiful teenage girl. [from the Tai Seng Catalog] A nice story of a free-spirited (or, depending on your viewpoint, prick-teasing) young woman on a short journey of discovery.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Swordsman III: The East Is Red.

Sex and Zen III
#7

Sex and Zen III

New prostitutes Susan, Fanny, and Chinyun are inducted into the Fragrance House brothel where they are trained in the ways of lovemaking by their veteran madam Tall Kau. Eventually all three enter circulation where Susan is crowned the top prize and becomes enamored of budding scholar Chu Chi-Ang. Fanny is jealous beyond all means and though she's bought by famous horse trader Sir Lui, she still plans her revenge on Susan.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Swordsman III: The East Is Red.

Chungking Express
#8

Chungking Express

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Swordsman III: The East Is Red.

The Gigolo
#9

The Gigolo

Fung looks like a super-heartthrob and was born with a special endowment, making him the high school idol. He was expelled from school when he was caught fighting on campus. When his mom, the sole provider of his family with her poultry business, had to stop working due to her back problems, Fung decides to support his family financially. And from that moment, his life takes on a tumultuous change…

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Swordsman III: The East Is Red.

Yu Pui Tsuen II
#10

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 Swordsman III: The East Is Red.

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
#11

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

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.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Swordsman III: The East Is Red.

Game of Death
#12

Game of Death

A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Swordsman III: The East Is Red.

Rumble in the Bronx
#13

Rumble in the Bronx

Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up some neighborhood thugs who cause problems at the market. One of those petty thugs in the local gang stumbles into a criminal situation way over his head.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Swordsman III: The East Is Red.

Project Gutenberg
#14

Project Gutenberg

The Hong Kong police is hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named "Painter" . The gang possesses exceptional counterfeiting skills which makes it difficult to distinguish the authenticity of its counterfeit currency. The scope of their criminal activities extends globally and greatly attracts the attention of the police. In order to crack the true identity of "Painter", the police recruits a painter named Lee Man to assist in solving the case.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Swordsman III: The East Is Red.

Who Am I?
#15

Who Am I?

A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor, suffering severe amnesia, is nursed to recovery by a kindly native tribe who call him "Whoami" after the question he keeps asking. With the help of a mysterious reporter Christine, Whoami pieces together his past and tracks the turncoat agent and his criminal cohorts.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Swordsman III: The East Is Red.