Movies Like The Shadow Boxing (1979)

The Shadow Boxing is a 1979 action, comedy, horror film from Lau Kar-Leung with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Fantasy Mission Force and Rigor Mortis.

Action Comedy Horror

Fantasy Mission Force

1983

A force of loners and fighters is put together to try and rescue the generals and save the war effort with the promise of gold and pardons of past crimes.

4.7

MagicScore

Rigor Mortis

2013

When a former actor moves into an apartment building with the intention of commiting suicide, he is saved by a Taoist priest who used to specialize in hunting Chinese hopping vampires: or Jiāngshī. Elsewhere in the building, a woman turns to a specialist in black magic to bring her husband back to life.

6.0

MagicScore

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024

Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past.

7.0

MagicScore

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016

While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China, forcing Po to form a ragtag army to fight back.

6.9

MagicScore

Ip Man 4: The Finale

2019

Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son.

7.3

MagicScore

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

1972

Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.

7.1

MagicScore

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011

Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.

7.0

MagicScore

Return of the Sentimental Swordsman

1981

Li Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He had decided to have a normal life, but a group of skilled martial arts fighters and leaders are bent on killing him, so they can be ranked top by Bai Xiaosheng in his renowned list of the best warriors in the martial arts world. Li Xunhuan battles them as he searches for his estranged friend A'fei, who is now married and living in seclusion. Li asks A'fei to join forces and fight against a new threat that wants to rule the world: the Money Clan.

7.0

MagicScore

No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers

1990

Two feuding brothers (one a policeman, the other a martial arts expert) of different political views, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent, killed by the mafia.

6.4

MagicScore

#10

Revenge of the Ninja

1983

After his family is killed in Japan by ninjas, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new life. He opens a doll shop but is unwittingly importing heroin in the dolls. When he finds out that his friend has betrayed him, Cho must prepare for the greatest battle he has ever been involved in.

6.2

MagicScore

#11

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

2016

A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.

6.2

MagicScore

#12

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.

5.6

MagicScore

#13

Righting 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.

7.6

MagicScore

#14

Police 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.

7.5

MagicScore

#15

Kung Fury

2015

During an unfortunate series of events, a friend of Kung Fury is assassinated by the most dangerous kung fu master criminal of all time, Adolf Hitler, a.k.a Kung Führer. Kung Fury decides to travel back in time to Nazi Germany in order to kill Hitler and end the Nazi empire once and for all.

7.5

MagicScore

#16

The Legend of Drunken Master

1994

Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong 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-Hong must fight against the foreigners using his Drunken Boxing style, and overcome his father's antagonism as well.

7.4

MagicScore

#17

Drunken Master

1978

After getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a brutal, but slovenly old beggar, who teaches him the secret of the Drunken Fist.

7.4

MagicScore

#18

Heroes of the East

1978

Gordon Liu stars as a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese wife. When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals into an international incident, he's forced to take on seven of Japan's most powerful martial arts masters, each an expert in a different discipline, ranging from karate to samurai to ninjitsu.

7.3

MagicScore

#19

Kung Fu Panda

2008

When the Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the "chosen one" and trains to become a kung fu hero, but transforming the unsleek slacker into a brave warrior won't be easy. It's up to Master Shifu and the Furious Five -- Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey -- to give it a try.

7.3

MagicScore

#20

Dirty Ho

1979

A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Shadow Boxing?

The top films similar to The Shadow Boxing by MovieMagicScore are Fantasy Mission Force (4.7), Rigor Mortis (6.0), Kung Fu Panda 4 (7.0). Each shares action/comedy/horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Shadow Boxing worth watching?

The Shadow Boxing holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 5 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Shadow Boxing?

The Shadow Boxing (1979) is a action, comedy, horror film directed by Lau Kar-Leung, starring Wong Yu, Gordon Liu Chia-Hui, Cecilia Wong.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Shadow Boxing?

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About movies like The Shadow Boxing

This ranked list pairs The Shadow Boxing (1979), a action and comedy and horror film from Lau Kar-Leung, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Wong Yu take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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