Movies like Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon (1990)
The best movies like Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon (1990) are Mr. Nice Guy (1997), Supercop 2 (1993) and Righting Wrongs (1986). If Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon hooked you with its action and comedy, 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 1,130 votes
- NewestBadges of Fury (2013)Released 2013
Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisRighting Wrongs (1986)
Jason Chan, a Hong Kong lawyer, is angry at the way the law protects criminals and decides to take the law into his own hands, dishing out vigilante justice when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. But hotshot cop Cindy Si is soon on Chan's case, and the situation unravels into a fight that only a few will survive.
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 thisBadges 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 thisDragons Forever (1988)
A hot-shot lawyer is hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, he is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at least until they discover the true purpose of the plant.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
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 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 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 thisTwinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985)
The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars. The team are released from prison to play detective in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations, taking their lives, and that of a key witness in an upcoming trial. They must battle their way through and with the help of Muscles, take down the bad guys.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCity Hunter (1993)
A self-indulgent private investigator winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 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 thisPolice Story 2 (1988)
The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies 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 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 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 thisLegacy 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: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMiracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)
A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
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
Rumble 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 thisArmour of God (1986)
After an adventurer known as the Asian Hawk steals a mysterious sword known to be a piece of the Armour of God, a magical suit of armour that dates back to the Crusades, a cult of Satanic monks kidnap his ex-girlfriend and demand he turn over the sword and recover the rest of the armour.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFuture Cops (1993)
In the year 2043, an evil crime lord is trying to take over the world. Only one government official stands in his way, and plans to send him to prison, so The General and his minions Kent, Thai King, and Toyota travel to the year 1993 to kill the official before he has a chance to get into office. During a battle with The General's minions, the Future Cops Lung, Broom Man, Ti Man, and Ah-Sing hear of their evil plan and devise a plan of their own to travel back in time to protect the official.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Wife is a Gangster 3 (2006)
When Aryong, the daughter of a triad boss from Hong Kong is accused of killing the boss of a competing triad, she goes into hiding in Korea. Upon arriving, she is guided by a nimble but loyal Gi-chul and his motley crew, who are assigned to protect her until her return.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFight Back to School (1991)
Chow Sing Sing is about to be kicked out of the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit. But a senior officer decides to give him one last chance: Star must go undercover as a student at the Edinburgh High School in Hong Kong to recover the senior officer's missing revolver.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIn the Line of Duty 4 (1989)
Two detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut down a drug-trafficking scheme that could be connected with international ties to organized crime. But in the midst of their investigation, innocent immigrant dock worker Luk Wan-Ting gets caught up in the mix when he witnesses the murder of an intelligence operative and is framed for the crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHigh Risk (1995)
After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an exhibition of the crown jewels of Russia at a Hong Kong hotel, and when the Doctor's gang take over the building in attempt to steal them, Kit is the only thing standing in their way. Will Frankie regain his courage? Will romance blossom between Kit and the nosy reporter? Who has the best Kung-Fu?
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 thisShowdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKnockabout (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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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon?
The closest matches to Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon are Mr. Nice Guy (1997), Supercop 2 (1993) and Righting Wrongs (1986). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon?
People who watched Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon most often go on to Mr. Nice Guy (1997), Supercop 2 (1993) and Righting Wrongs (1986).
What is the highest-rated movie like Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon?
Police Story (1985), rated 7.6/10 by 1,130 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon?
Badges of Fury (2013) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.