Films with the genre "Kung fu", sorted by rating

, 1h38
Directed by Bruce Lee, Robert Clouse
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Bruce Lee, Jim Kelly, John Saxon, Ahna Capri, Kien Shih, Robert Wall

Lee (Bruce Lee) is a Shaolin martial artist from Hong Kong who possesses great philosophical insight into martial arts as well as physical prowess. He receives an invitation to a martial arts competition on an island organised by the mysterious Mr. Han (Shih Kien). Lee learns from his Sifu (teacher) that Han was also once a Shaolin student, but had been expelled from their order for abusing their code of conduct.

, 1h55
Directed by Liu Chia-liang
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Kung fu, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about religion, Sports films, Martial arts films, Films about Buddhism, Kung fu films
Actors Gordon Liu, Lo Lieh, Lau Kar Wing, Chan Shen, Hsiao Ho, Mars

A young student named Liu Yude, later known as San Te, is drawn by his activist teacher into the local rebellion against the Manchu government. The government officials suppress the uprising and liquidate the school, killing friends and family members as well. San Te then decides to seek vengeance. Wounded in an attack by Manchu henchmen, he flees to the Shaolin temple and seeks training in kung fu. Initially the Buddhist monks reject him, since he is an outsider, but the chief abbot takes mercy on the young man and lets him stay. One year later, he begins his martial arts training in the temple's 35 chambers and advances more rapidly than any previous student. Along the way, he is depicted as inventing the three section staff.

, 1h32
Directed by Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Martial arts films, Films about apes, Mise en scène d'un tigre, Mise en scène d'une tortue, Kung fu films, Wuxia films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Panda, Reptile
Actors Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu

The story is set in the Valley of Peace, a fictional land in ancient China inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Po, a giant panda, is a kung fu fanatic who idolizes the Furious Five — Tigress, Monkey, Mantis, Viper, and Crane — a quintet of kung fu masters trained by the red panda Master Shifu. As he helps his goose father Mr. Ping in his noodle restaurant, Po is unable to pursue his dream of becoming a kung fu master himself.

, 1h43
Directed by Gordon Chan, Yuen Woo-ping
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jet Li, Chin Siu-ho (錢小豪), Shinobu Nakayama, Billy Chow, Paul Chun, Yuen Cheung-Yan

Chen Zhen (Jet Li) is attending class in Kyoto University when some Japanese karate students from the Black Dragon Clan burst in and attempt to force him out because he is Chinese. Mitsuko Yamada (Shinobu Nakayama), one of Chen's female classmates who has a crush on him, along with Chen's professor and other students, speak up for him. The thugs turn violent but Chen easily defeats them using a variety of controlled Chin Na techniques. The Japanese thugs' sensei, Funakochi Fumio (Yasuaki Kurata), who is also Mitsuko's uncle, arrives to take control of the situation and apologizes for his students' behavior. Fumio is impressed by Chen's skill and converses with him, and Chen learns that his master Huo Yuanjia has died after losing in a match against a Japanese martial artist. Chen is distraught after hearing the bad news and he leaves for Shanghai immediately.

, 1h53
Directed by Stephen Chow
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Association football films, Kung fu films
Actors Stephen Chow, Ng Man-tat, Zhao Wei, Danny Chan Kwok Kwan, Patrick Tse, Vincent Kok

Sing (Stephen Chow) is a master of Shaolin kung fu, whose goal in life is to promote the spiritual and practical benefits of the art to modern society. He experiments with various methods, but none bear positive results. He then meets "Golden Leg" Fung (Ng Man-tat), a legendary Hong Kong soccer star in his day, who is now walking with a limp, following the treachery of a former teammate Hung (Patrick Tse), now a rich businessman.

, 1h53
Directed by Tsui Hark
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Biography, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok, David Chiang, Donnie Yen, Xiong Xin-xin

The film is set in China in 1895 during the Qing dynasty. Wong Fei-hung travels by train from Foshan to Guangzhou to attend a seminar on medicine. He is accompanied by his romantic interest 13th Aunt and apprentice Leung Foon. The situation in Guangzhou is rather chaotic. On one hand, there are protests in the streets against the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki. On the other hand, the White Lotus Sect, an extreme xenophobic cult, goes around attacking Westerners and destroying everything regarded as alien to Chinese culture. At one point, 13th Aunt is almost captured by the cult when she tries to take a photo of them, but Wong shows up, fights with the cult members, and saves her.

, 1h30
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng, Ku Feng, Dick Wei

Treize super-guerriers, membres du clan du Bateau-de-Fer et surnommé 'les Treize Aigles', commettent toutes sortes de forfaits, sous la houlette de leur père adoptif,le redoutable Hung Yun-Tse. L'un des Aigles, Chi Ming-Sing, ne supporte plus les dérives sanglantes de sa confrérie, et, après une sérieuse blessure, décide de quitter le clan. Hélas, son maître ne l'entend pas ainsi et lance les autres disciples à sa poursuite. Pris au piège, Chi Ming-Sing devra affronter ses anciens camarades, mais que peut faire un homme seul face à un groupe aussi expérimenté que lui ? C'est sans compter sur l'aide providentielle d'un mystérieux et irritant chevalier solitaire, qui refuse de donner son identité.

, 1h35
Directed by Bruce Lee
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Mafia films, Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Gangster films
Actors Nora Miao, Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Paul Wei Ping-Ao, Robert Wall, Tony Liu

In Rome, Chen Ching-hua and her uncle Wang experience trouble with their restaurant from a mob boss who wants their property. When Chen refuses to sell, the mob boss sends gangsters to scare away customers. Appealing to an uncle in Hong Kong, Chen receives help in the form of Tang Lung, a martial artist. Disappointed, Chen asks how he can help her, but Tang confidently assures her that he is capable. At the restaurant, Tang learns that the staff have begun to learn karate, much to the annoyance of Quen, an employee who favors Chinese martial arts. Tang tells Quen that he should be open-minded and incorporate any moves that work. Before Tang can demonstrate his style to them, customers arrive, and the staff change clothes.

, 1h42
Directed by Lo Wei
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Films about racism, Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Robert Baker, Tien Feng, Paul Wei Ping-Ao, Lo Wei

In early 20th century Shanghai, Chen Zhen returns to Jingwu School to marry his fiancée. However, tragic news awaits him: his master Huo Yuanjia has died, apparently from illness. Chen is deeply saddened and traumatised by the sudden demise of his teacher. During the funeral, people from a Japanese dojo in Hongkou District arrive to taunt the Jingwu students. Wu En, the Japanese dojo's grandmaster Hiroshi Suzuki's translator and adviser, taunts Chen by slapping him on the cheek several times, and dares him to fight him. Then the Japanese students, along with Wu, leave. Shortly thereafter, Chen goes to the Hongkou dojo alone to engage in a fight. Chen defeats all of them, including the students' master.

, 2h14
Directed by Tsui Hark
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Biography, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jet Li, Yuen Biao, Jacky Cheung, Rosamund Kwan, Jimmy Wang Yu, Xiong Xin-xin

The film is set in Foshan, China sometime in the late 19th century during the Qing dynasty. Liu Yongfu, the commander of the Black Flag Army, invites Wong Fei-hung on board his ship to watch a lion dance. Some sailors on board a nearby American ship hear the sound of firecrackers and mistakenly think that Liu's ship is opening fire at them, so they return fire and injure the dancers. Wong picks up the lion head and finishes the performance. Liu comments about the perilous situation China is in, and then gives Wong a hand fan inscribed with all the unequal treaties signed between China and other countries.

, 1h36
Directed by Yuen Woo-ping
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Chin Siu-ho (錢小豪), Yuen Cheung-Yan, Mark Cheng, Wu Jing

Junbao and Tienbo grow up together in a Shaolin Temple as monks, studying the martial arts and generally getting into trouble. They are both expelled from the temple after Tienbo almost kills a fellow student who cheats in a fight against him. Aided in their escape by their sympathetic teacher, they receive final instructions regarding the potential paths of their different personalities, with a specific warning given to Tienbo. They both then go into the outside world to find their way in life. Meanwhile, a gang of henchmen are forcibly taking money from a local shop owner. A woman named Miss Li steals the money and returns it. Having noticed the money gone, the henchmen start to fight with Miss Li. Miss Li holds her own during the fight, but soon gets into a bit of trouble due to her being outnumbered. Junbao comes to her aid and defeats the gang. Army reinforcements arrive to break up the fight and so the trio run away to escape capture. At this moment the eunuch governor travels through the town, roughing up the locals as he does so. Tienbo realizes that he wants to be as rich and powerful as the governor, but Miss Li warns him that he has "a heart of a viper" and wonders if he could handle this power. Miss Li then shows them to a pub to get food.

, 1h27
Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Martial arts films, Films about apes, Mise en scène d'un tigre, Kung fu films, Wuxia films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Panda
Actors Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu

An opening prologue set years before the events of the first film tells that Lord Shen, the scion of a peacock clan that rules Gongmen City in ancient China, seeks to harness fireworks as a weapon. After discovering from the court's goat Soothsayer that "a warrior of black-and-white" will defeat him if he does not change his ways, Shen leads an army of wolves to exterminate the panda population to avert the prophecy. Shen's parents are horrified at this atrocity and exile their son, who swears revenge.

, 1h28
Directed by Tsui Hark, Ching Siu-tung, Raymond Lee
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Wuxia films
Actors Tony Leung Ka-fai, Maggie Cheung, Donnie Yen, Yuen Cheung-Yan, Xiong Xin-xin, Lawrence Ng

This is a period film set during the Ming Dynasty in the desert region of China.

, 1h48
Directed by Sammo Hung, Yuen Woo-ping
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Sammo Hung, Kwan Tak-hing, Yuen Biao, Chung Fat, Fan Mei-sheng, Lam Ching Ying

Lam Sai-wing (Sammo Hung), also known as Butcher Wing, is a student of Wong Fei-hung (Kwan Tak-hing). Butcher Wing's long-lost brother Lam Sai-kwong (Chiang Kam) comes to town with his beautiful bride Yuet Mei (Tang Jing). Ko Tai-hoi (Fung Hak-on), the son of Master Ko (Lee Hoi San), sees Yuet Mei and, lusting for her, abducts her. The abduction is witnessed by Master Ko's goddaughter Lan Hsing (JoJo Chan Kei-kei).

, 1h41
Directed by Jackie Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Kung fu, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Maggie Cheung, Charlie Cho, Jackie Chan, Chu Yuan, Sean Lau, Bill Tung

Inspector Chan Ka-kui has been demoted to highway patrol as the result of his handling of his previous case, which involved the violent arrest of crime lord Chu Tao and heavy property damage. The new duty pleases his girlfriend, May, who is glad that her boyfriend is no longer taking difficult cases and has more time to see her.