Movies Like Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

Big Trouble in Little China is a 1986 action, adventure, comedy, fantasy film from John Carpenter with a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Ip Man 4: The Finale and Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion.

Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy

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

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion

2019

In the city of Orario, beneath an impossibly tall tower, lies the dungeon. Only adventurers who form partnerships with the gods themselves have any hope of defeating the monsters that lie within. But the dungeon is not the only place where monsters exist. Far from Orario, in the ruins of an ancient city, a new threat arises. To counter this threat, the goddess Artemis has come to Orario in search of a champion—but it’s not Ais Wallenstein (the legendary Sword Princess) nor Ottar (the strongest warrior to ever enter the dungeon) that she chooses. Rather it is Bell Cranel, a newbie adventurer partnered with a low-tier goddess.

7.7

MagicScore

Magic Crystal

1986

Archaeologist Shum finds an antique jade with supernatural power in Greece. The stone is wanted both by KGB's agent Karoff and the Interpol. Shum asks his friend Nike for help. However, Shum is finally caught by KGB but the jade is slipped into the hands of a boy called Pan.

6.3

MagicScore

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

Forest Warrior

1996

John McKenna is a spiritual being who is able to transform into bear, wolf or eagle. He lives in the forests of Tanglewood and has dedicated his life to protect them. One day a gang of evil lumberjacks led by Travis Thorne arrive Tanglewood to chop the forest down. McKenna cannot let this happen, and together with his new friends - Lords of the Tanglewood, a band of children who love to play in the forest - he battles against Thorne and his evil gang.

4.3

MagicScore

The Last Dragon

1985

A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.

6.5

MagicScore

Mercenary for Justice

2006

Mercenary John Seeger is one of the best in the business. John and his crew battle some soldiers on Galmoral Island in Southern Africa as they're trying to rescue the French Ambassador -- there's a coup going on. Some of John's soldiers unload their machine guns into the Ambassador and his family, blowing the mission and getting his best friend Radio Jones killed. He heads back to the US and visits Radio's wife Shondra to tells her the news, and then promises that he'll take care of her and her son Eddie. But shortly after he makes that vow, Shondra and Eddie get kidnapped.

4.4

MagicScore

The Street Fighter

1974

Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.

6.8

MagicScore

The Shepherd: Border Patrol

2008

A Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

Deadly Prey

1987

A group of sadistic mercenaries led by Col. John Hogan kidnap Michael Danton from his home, and set him loose on the grounds of their secret camp to be used as training for new recruits. Danton has been called the "most perfect killer ever." Now, he'll have to prove it again. This prey has become DEADLY!

4.8

MagicScore

#11

Immortals

2011

Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.

6.0

MagicScore

#12

Wonder Women

1973

Dr. Tsu is a brilliant surgeon with her own exotic island off the coast of Manila. Using her sexy, all-girl army of martial-arts experts, Tsu kidnaps some of the world's greatest athletes. She is able to transplant any body part, so she uses the athletes for spare parts to sell to the world's richest men. Mike Harber is a womanizing, wise-cracking insurance investigator for Lloyd's of London sent to Manila to investigate the disappearance of a jai-alai player, and becomes involved with Dr. Tsu's mad mission.

4.5

MagicScore

#13

Detective Chinatown 1900

2025

In 1900, a white woman was murdered in Chinatown in San Francisco, and the suspect was a Chinese man. The murder caused social shock, and people demanded the closure of Chinatown.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

Chan Is Missing

1982

Two cabbies search San Francisco's Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with their $4000. Their quest leads them on a humorous, if mundane, journey which illuminates the many problems experienced by Chinese-Americans trying to assimilate into contemporary American society.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

The Seventh Curse

1986

When Dr. Yuen attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a jungle in Thailand, he is damned with seven deadly "blood curses" and must return there to find a permanent cure.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

Flower Drum Song

1961

A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown, from Hong Kong, with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

Hammett

1982

Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

Go Brother!

2018

Shi Miao hates her brother Shi Fen. So, she makes a birthday wish: She wants her brother gone. However, she did not expect the wish come true.

7.1

MagicScore

#19

NiNoKuni

2019

Adapted from the video game series of the same name, NiNoKuni follows high school peers Yuu and Haru who must travel between two separate yet parallel worlds to help save their childhood friend, Kotona, whose life is in danger. In this magical quest complicated by love, the three teens will be tasked with making the ultimate choice.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown

2020

Goblin Slayer and his party head up to the snowy mountains in the north after receiving that request from the Sword Maiden to find any information on the Noble Fencer that disappeared after leaving to slay some goblins. A small village gets attacked, they encounter a mysterious chapel, and something about how these goblins are acting bothers the Goblin slayer. In order to save the captured Noble Fencer, the Goblin Slayer and his party head to an ancient fortress covered in snow to face off with a powerful foe and a horde of goblins!

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Big Trouble in Little China?

The top films similar to Big Trouble in Little China by MovieMagicScore are Ip Man 4: The Finale (7.3), Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion (7.7), Magic Crystal (6.3). Each shares action/adventure/comedy/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Big Trouble in Little China worth watching?

Big Trouble in Little China holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10 from 3,186 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Big Trouble in Little China?

Big Trouble in Little China (1986) is a action, adventure, comedy, fantasy film directed by John Carpenter, starring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun.

Where can I find more recommendations like Big Trouble in Little China?

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About movies like Big Trouble in Little China

This ranked list pairs Big Trouble in Little China (1986), a action and adventure and comedy and fantasy film from John Carpenter, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Kurt Russell 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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