Highest-Rated Movies about 'Wu Shu'

Yip Man (2008), Ying xiong (2002), Wo hu cang long (2000), Jing wu ying xiong (1994), Ip Man 2 (2010), The Protector (2005), Rush Hour (1998), Xin Shao Lin si (2011) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Wu Shu movies.

#1. Yip Man (2008)

Storyline: In 1935 in Foshan, south China, there are martial arts schools on every street corner. Ip Man is the undisputed martial arts champion, yet he has not devoted himself to teaching. Despite this, it seems that all the kung fu masters of the city are eager to fight him to improve their reputation.

Plot Keywords: martial arts, hand to hand combat, martial arts master, chinese, murder, kung fu, hand wound ...

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#2. Ying xiong (2002)

Storyline: Ancient China and the Qin Empire is out to conquer the six kingdoms. This makes its king a target for assassination. However, one man has single-handedly ensured the safety of the king, by killing the three most notorious assassins in the land. Treated as a hero, he is summoned for an audience with the king.

Plot Keywords: assassin, execution, flashback within a flashback, funeral, jealousy, legend, desert ...

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#3. Wo hu cang long (2000)

Storyline: In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his friend to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, and the chase is on to find it. The search leads to the House of Yu where the story takes on a whole different level.

Plot Keywords: china, female martial artist, dowry, magical realism, bare midriff, martial arts, warrior ...

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#4. Jing wu ying xiong (1994)

Storyline: Chen Zhen, a Chinese engineering student in Kyoto, who braves the insults and abuse of his Japanse fellow students for his local love Mitsuko Yamada, daughter of the director, returns in 1937 to his native Shangai, under Japanse protectorate -in fact military occupation- after reading about the death of his kung-fu master Huo Yuan Jia in a fight against the Japanese champion Ryuichi Akutagawa. While overcoming suspicion and ambition within the kungfu school, Chen exhumes his master to prove Hou's defeat was the result of poisoning. Both nationalities make the case a test of honor, so Chinese and Japanese pride are at stake when it culminates in Chen's final epic duel against the ruthless, undefeated Japanese general Fujita.

Plot Keywords: poison, black eye, public humiliation, push ups, face slap, slapping, action hero ...

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#5. Ip Man 2 (2010)

Storyline: Ip Man 2 is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film loosely based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun. A sequel to the 2008 film Ip Man, the film was directed by Wilson Yip, and stars Donnie Yen, who reprises the leading role. Continuing after the events of the earlier film, the sequel centers on Ip's movements in Hong Kong, which is under British colonial rule. He attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun, but faces rivalry from other practitioners, including the local master of Hung Ga martial arts.

Plot Keywords: poverty, rooftop, death, family dinner, water torture, brawl, childhood friend ...

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#6. The Protector (2005)

Storyline: In Bangkok, the young Kham was raised by his father in the jungle with elephants as members of their family. When his old elephant and the baby Kern are stolen by criminals, Kham finds that the animals were sent to Sidney. He travels to Australia, where he locates the baby elephant in a restaurant owned by the evil Madame Rose, the leader of an international Thai mafia. With the support of the efficient Thai sergeant Mark, who was involved in a conspiracy, Kham fights to rescue the animal from the mobsters.

Plot Keywords: long take, blood, beaten to death, violence, wu shu, whip, television news ...

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#7. Rush Hour (1998)

Storyline: Cultures clash and tempers flares as the two cops named Detective Inspector Lee a Hong Kong Detective and Detective James Carter FBI, a big-mouthed work-alone Los Angeles cop who are from different worlds discovers one thing in common: they can't stand each other. With time running out, they must join forces to catch the criminals and save the eleven-year-old Chinese girl of the Chinese consul named Soo Yung.

Plot Keywords: smuggling, axe, chinatown, lifting someone into the air, action hero, tough guy, tough cop ...

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#8. Xin Shao Lin si (2011)

Storyline: China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters after killing a rival warlord on their temple grounds. But the glory comes before a fall. His own family is wiped out in an unexpected turn of events and Hao is forced to take refuge with the monks. As the civil unrest spreads and the people suffer, Hao and the Shaolin masters are forced to take a fiery stand against the evil warlords. They launch a daring plan of rescue and escape.

Plot Keywords: one word title, disarming someone, warrior, tai chi, wu shu, martial artist, martial arts master ...

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#9. Ngo si seoi (1998)

Storyline: Jackie Chan, a top secret militant soldier, crashes into the South African jungle after his mission of kidnapping three scientists (who were experimenting with a powerful mineral) has gone awry. Waking up in a village of local natives, Chan has no memory of who he is, thus being addressed as "Who Am I". His journey with aid from two female sidekicks to find out his identity leads him all the way to Rotterdam where he coincidentally discovers the location of the organization that kidnapped the three scientists. With no memory, Chan is thirsty for answers by any means necessary.

Plot Keywords: scene during opening credits, electronic music score, cia, cia agent, female spy, female agent, rogue agent ...

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#10. Kiss of the Dragon (2001)

Storyline: Liu Jian, a police officer from China, comes to Paris to help the vice squad apprehend a Chinese drug lord and his unknown French connection. The French connection is Richard, the head of the vice squad, who intends to kill the drug lord then frame Jian. Jian ducks a bullet and escapes with a tape of what really happened. By chance, Jian turns to Jessica - a US farm girl who is one of Richard's hookers - for help. She has her own problems, including the fact that Richard has her daughter locked in an orphanage to keep Jessica on the streets and silent about his activities. Can Jian protect Jessica, rescue her daughter, and give Richard the kiss of the dragon?

Plot Keywords: chinese, action hero, one man army, forced prostitution, title spoken by character, kicked in the face, kicked in the head ...

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#11. Police Story 4: First Strike (1996)

Storyline: Jackie, a cop, participates in a sting operation on an international spy-ring. But when one of them (Tsui) gets away, Jackie is ordered to apprehend him. This leads Jackie all over the globe starting with Tsui's sister in Australia. The story follows him as he tries to stay alive and capture the villain.

Plot Keywords: underwater scene, parkour, ski mask, sniper rifle, sniper, semiautomatic pistol, machine gun ...

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#12. The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

Storyline: 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 traveling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

Plot Keywords: urination, time travel, based on novel, village, waterfall, well, coming of age ...

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#13. Rush Hour 2 (2001)

Storyline: It's vacation time for Det. James Carter and he finds himself alongside Det. Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot by L.A. crime boss Steven Reign and Triad Ricky Tan, an ex-cop who played a mysterious part in the death of Det. Lee's father. Throw in a power struggle between Tan and the gorgeous but dangerous Hu Li and the boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella. Then again, it may turn up more excitement than Carter was looking for during his vacation.

Plot Keywords: repeat sequel, time bomb, vacation, hong kong, deception, elevator, gun ...

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#14. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

Storyline: Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh, after escaping death from the previous movies are put on a hit list by The Triads. When blood thirsty mercenaries are on their tail they team up again with Leo Getz and Lorna Cole, a newcomer (Chris Rock) to finally put an end to the Triads for good.

Plot Keywords: kung fu, martial arts, secret room, shot in the arm, shot in the chest, shot to death, shootout ...

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#15. My Father Is a Hero (1995)

Storyline: Kung Wei (Jet Li), a undercover Chinese cop sent to track down a notorious criminal Po Kwong (Yu Rongguang) in Hong Kong. There, he ultimately teams with his son Johnny Kung (Xie Miao) and a another cop Anna Fong (Anita Mui), the both together are an incredible Kung Fu master-in-the-making. Together, they lay down the law in the final fight on Po.—Dimension Films

Plot Keywords: widower, martial arts, martial arts master, martial artist, fistfight, brawl, hand to hand combat ...

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