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Movies like Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)

The best movies like Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982) are The Prodigal Son (1981), Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979) and Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022). If Ninja in the Dragon's Den hooked you with its action and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy

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  2. Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979)

    A disgraced former Kung Fu expert makes a living as a merchant with the help of a hot headed friend. When the men are harassed by gangsters, the merchant decided to teach his friend monkey boxing so they can defend their business.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy

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  3. Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)

    The Accident Man is back, and this time he must best the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father figure.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy

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  4. Knockabout (1979)

    After being cheated out of some money, two small time crooks convince a martial arts expert to take them on as students.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy

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  5. Enter the Fat Dragon (1978)

    Ah Lung is a pig farmer and a devoted Bruce Lee fan who is anxious to follow in Lee's footsteps, but only ridiculed for his attempts. He is sent to the city to earn a living working at his uncle's restaurant, but when he arrives, he finds a gang of thugs causing trouble in the restaurant. He takes the chance to prove himself and attacks the thugs, defeating them and saving the restaurant. Soon, he becomes a waiter, and discovers a plot by the same thugs to kidnap a woman he works with. Eventually, he defeats the thugs once again and saves the day.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy

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  6. House 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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy

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  7. Gallants (2010)

    Master Law awakes from a 30-year coma without memories, but his martial arts skills are intact. His renowned kung fu academy is now a teahouse, and greedy developers are trying to steamroll it to make way for condos

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy

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  8. The Magnificent Butcher (1979)

    A plump butcher student of Wong Fei Hung, Lam Sai-Wing gets into trouble with a rival kung-fu school known as Five Dragons. He is accused of raping the Head of that school's goddaughter and killing his son. Now Ko, the Head of Five Dragons, wants revenge.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy

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  9. Heroic Trio 2: Executioners (1993)

    In a post-nuclear world, three superpowered women fight an evil genius controlling the government and the water supply.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy

  10. Legend of the Red Dragon (1994)

    A young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the weak. When they are forced into combat, spectacular and hilarious fast-motion kung fu sequences follow. In the end, they must call on all of their abilities in a battle royale, to attempt to vanquish a supernatural man-monster or die trying.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy

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  11. Shogun Assassin (1980)

    A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  12. Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)

    Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  13. Legacy of Rage (1986)

    A man is framed for murder by his drug-dealing best friend who covets his girlfriend, leading to eight years in jail and a vow of revenge upon release.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  14. No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)

    In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  15. Ninja Terminator (1986)

    The hunt is on to gain the fabulous super-strength of ninja sorcery, after three top students of the Ninja Empire each steals one of the sections of the Golden Ninja Warrior statuette. On the case is interpol agent, Jaguar Wong, who must make sure that whoever re-unites the pieces uses the power for doing good not evil. A Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1984 Korean Film "스타페리의 不請客" (Uninvited Guest of The Star Ferry) with new ninja scenes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  16. Vengeance (2009)

    A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Macau, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  17. Ninja Assassin (2009)

    Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  18. Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)

    After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. Back on Earthrealm, Lord Raiden gathers a team of elite warriors – Shaolin monk Liu Kang, Special Forces officer Sonya Blade, and action star Johnny Cage – an unlikely band of heroes with one chance to save humanity. To do this, they must defeat Shang Tsung's horde of Outworld gladiators and reign over the Mortal Kombat tournament.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  19. Raging Fire (2021)

    Cheung Sung-bong is a highly respected cop with a long history of success in dangerous cases. However, his past soon comes back to haunt him when a former protégé resurfaces, seeking revenge.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  20. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)

    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 matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action

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  21. Bandidas (2006)

    When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & comedy

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  22. Kebab Connection (2004)

    In Hamburg, Ibrahim "Ibo" Secmez, of Turkish descent, wants to direct the first German kung-fu movie. For now, he makes commercials for his uncle's kebab restaurant. Titzie, an aspiring actress and Ibo's German girlfriend, finds she's pregnant. Ibo is uncertain about fatherhood - compounded by his father's disowning him for getting a German girl pregnant - so Titzie sends him packing. He makes attempts at getting it right, but as the birth approaches, he's still not ready. In the background are three thugs in search of good tripe soup and a Capulet-Montegue feud between the kebab joint and a Greek taverna across the street. Can Ibo be the glove upon that hand?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & action

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  23. Ninja il Padrino - Parte II (2023)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & comedy

  24. Shaft (2000)

    New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

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  25. Batman Begins (2005)

    Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

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  26. Batman Returns (1992)

    The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

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  27. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

    The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

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  28. The Skirtchaser (1957)

    Paschalis Zoumpoulos, an otherwise decent family man and director of the house Frabalas & Co. belonging to his wife Corinna, is an incorrigible skirtchaser. His assistant Aristos covers as it can, but someday found himself in the dock because Paschalis stung a woman in the street. In court, where he ordered course a poor but clean-cut girl is in dire need of money, and that the way of obliging Paschalis to hire her as a secretary. When Paschalis flirting Alki, she immediately leaves her job and Aristos, resigns.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  29. Mission: Impossible III (2006)

    Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

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  30. Bhoomi (2017)

    A shoe-smith Arun Sachdeva is shattered when he discovers that his daughter, Bhoomi has been raped by Dhauli and his gang of three. The father and daughter grieve for a bit before planning revenge.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Ninja in the Dragon's Den?

The closest matches to Ninja in the Dragon's Den are The Prodigal Son (1981), Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979) and Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Ninja in the Dragon's Den?

Start with The Prodigal Son (1981), the closest match to Ninja in the Dragon's Den.

What is the highest-rated movie like Ninja in the Dragon's Den?

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020), rated 8.1/10 by 1,545 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Ninja in the Dragon's Den?

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to Ninja in the Dragon's Den chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Ninja in the Dragon's Den, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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