Movies like Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
The best movies like Mr. Nice Guy (1997) are Badges of Fury (2013), Love on Delivery (1994) and Supercop 2 (1993). If Mr. Nice Guy hooked you with its crime and action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedPolice Story (1985)7.6/10 from 1,129 votes
- NewestBadges of Fury (2013)Released 2013
Badges of Fury (2013)
When a series of eerie murders erupts across Hong Kong, grizzled veteran Huang and his reckless younger partner Wang, are assigned to track down the killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisLove on Delivery (1994)
After being humiliated in front of a love interest, delivery boy Ho Kam-An seeks help from a retired martial arts master for self-improvement, unaware that he might actually be a fraud.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSupercop 2 (1993)
As a crime wave sweeps through Hong Kong, the police call Jessica Yang, a rising star in the ranks, to help stop a notorious gang of thieves! What Jessica doesn't realize is that her boyfriend – recently discharged from the force – is the leader of this ruthless crime ring!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisFist of Fury 1991 (1991)
Lau Ching, a Mainlander with an incredibly powerful right arm, arrives in Hong Kong to find his cousin. He befriends with a drifter named Handsome, and a martial artist girl named Mandy. In order to woo her, Ching participates in a fighting competition in hopes of winning a $10 million prize, and must defeat his love rival, Wai, in the ring.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSkinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon (1990)
Fatty and Baldy, a pair of undercover detectives, infiltrate a Triad drug syndicate but are put on a leave of absence after apprehending the kingpin, Tak, in the middle of the police commander's wedding. They return to find that Tak has been bailed out and has hired a team of assassins to exact revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Drunken Tai Chi (1984)
A spoiled young man - on the run from a ruthless killer - hooks up with a puppeteer and his wife who are masters of the art of tai chi; the only style that can defeat the killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
The workers of a dye factory have their pay cut by 20% when the factory owner brings in some Manchu thugs to try and increase production. Desperate to reclaim their full wages, the workers hire an actor to impersonate a priest and kung-fu expert from the temple of Shaolin. The factory owner proves the actor a fraud, and punishes all those involved. The young actor feels he has let the workers down, and promises to atone. He sets out for Shaolin, determined to be accepted as a kung-fu pupil at the elite temple.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTiger on the Beat (1988)
A seasoned cop and his rookie partner try to solve the murder of a heroin trafficker.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRumble in the Bronx (1995)
Keung comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keung offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keung befriends a neighbour kid and beats up some neighbourhood 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 matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Miracle Fighters (1982)
When two elderly Taoist priests take on a young apprentice who is mistakenly presumed to be the long-lost crown prince of the Imperial Court, the emperor dispatches a eunuch with magic powers to apprehend him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
The Twins Effect (2003)
An evil Duke attempts to kill and collect the blood of a royal family of European vampires in order to become all powerful. The only surviving member of the family travels to Hong Kong, only to complicate his struggle by falling in love with a mortal girl who just happens to have a vampire hunter for a brother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Accidental Spy (2001)
A fun-filled story about an ordinary guy about to kick into an action-packed adventure. Jackie Chan plays a bored and unsuccessful salesman who never thought his life would amount to anything. All that changes one day when he becomes an instant hero by foiling an attempted bank robbery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThunderbolt (1995)
In order to release his kidnapped sisters, sports car mechanic, Chan Foh To, has to defeat a super-criminal street racer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPolice Story (1985)
Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPolice Story 3: Super Cop (1992)
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisForbidden City Cop (1996)
An imperial agent gets ridiculed for his various inventions, until his supportive wife encourages him to attend a conference, which's actually a trap to kill all the doctors serving the emperor, where his crazy inventions come in handy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHouse of Fury (2005)
Teddy Yu is a former secret agent turned chiropractor who thought he left his past behind. He teaches martial arts to his two kids. However, his past catches up to him as a rogue agent demands to know the whereabouts of an agent known as Dragon. Now, father and children must team up to stop the rogue agent and his goons.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRush Hour (1998)
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThey Call Me Bruce? (1982)
While working as a cook for the Cosa Nostra, an Asian immigrant who everyone calls Bruce because of his resemblance to Bruce Lee, is duped into making deliveries of "Chinese Flour"- cocaine - all across the U.S.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
The Prodigal Son (1981)
A rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Lucky Stars (1985)
Two Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYes, Madam! (1985)
Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport, with a hidden microfilm, wanted by a triad boss. Two ass-kicking women cops—one Chinese, one British—are on the case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTwin Dragons (1992)
Identical twins are separated at birth, one becoming a streetwise mechanic, and the other an acclaimed classical concert conductor. Finally meeting in adulthood, they're mistaken for the other and entangled in each other's worlds.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWinners & Sinners (1983)
Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. While trying to mind their own business (and run their 5-Star Cleaning Service), they are caught up in a war between rival Triad gangs fighting for control of the counterfeit currency market.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWheels on Meals (1984)
Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHeart of Dragon (1985)
A policeman forsakes his dream of world travel to care for a mentally impaired brother, who is later kidnapped by gangsters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Legend of Drunken Master (1994)
Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-hung 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-hung must fight against the foreigners using his Drunken Boxing style, and overcome his father's antagonism as well.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDragon Fight (1989)
Jimmy and Tiger are members of the Chinese national wushu team. The two are in San Francisco to perform exhibitions. However, for Tiger, he plans to defect to America to make a name for himself. When Jimmy learns of Tigers plan to defect, an attempt to stop him fails and Jimmy ends up missing his flight to China. Now a fish out of water, Jimmy's only hope is Andy, a wisecracking youngster in S.F. Meanwhile, Tiger works for a mafia boss. When Tiger loses a fortune in cocaine in a detergent box that Andy accidentally took, Andy and Jimmy soon have no choice but to face the wrath of Tiger and his men. Their only ally is Penny, the girlfriend of Tiger's boss. Two men who were once best friends have now become bitter enemies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
A Man Called Hero (1999)
After Hero Hua marries Jade and leaves her in China, he goes to America to work as a servant and rebels against cruel labour conditions. Jade soon joins him in New York, where they build a family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRush Hour 3 (2007)
After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Lee. Will the boys get the job done once and for all?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Mr. Nice Guy?
The closest matches to Mr. Nice Guy are Badges of Fury (2013), Love on Delivery (1994) and Supercop 2 (1993). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Mr. Nice Guy?
People who watched Mr. Nice Guy most often go on to Badges of Fury (2013), Love on Delivery (1994) and Supercop 2 (1993).
What is the highest-rated movie like Mr. Nice Guy?
Police Story (1985), rated 7.6/10 by 1,129 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Mr. Nice Guy?
Badges of Fury (2013) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Mr. Nice Guy chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Mr. Nice Guy, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.