Movies Like Terrorizers (1986)

Terrorizers is a 1986 crime, drama film from Edward Yang with a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with A Brighter Summer Day and Mahjong.

Crime Drama

A Brighter Summer Day

1991

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

8.2

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Mahjong

1996

Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters, and expats collide, with a naive French teenager and a sensitive young local who tries to protect her caught dangerously in the middle.

7.4

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Yi Yi

2000

Each member of a Taipei family asks hard questions about life's meaning as they experience everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother-in-law is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.

7.9

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Dust in the Wind

1986

A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. They move to Taipei, where A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night school, and A-yun works as a helper at a tailors. Everyone thinks they are meant for each other, and so do they. They fail to see time and fate are beyond their control.

7.6

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Eat Drink Man Woman

1994

Retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu lives in modern day Taipei, with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each daughter encounters a new man in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes.

7.6

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Taipei Story

1985

A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.

7.5

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Rebels of the Neon God

1994

In Taipei, revenge and love twist the paths of wayward youths.

7.3

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Goodbye South, Goodbye

1996

In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.

6.8

MagicScore

Left-Handed Girl

2025

A mother and her two daughters move to Taipei to open a noodle stand at a vibrant night market, but family secrets and tradition test their fresh start.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

Goodbye, Dragon Inn

2003

On a dark and rainy night, a historic and regal Taipei cinema sees its final film: 1967 martial arts feature "Dragon Inn".

6.7

MagicScore

#11

Taipei Exchanges

2010

Doris simply wanted to open a refined, stylish coffee shop in a bohemian Taipei neighborhood, but when she's stuck with a load of useless gifts from the opening celebration, her younger sister Josie turns the café into a burgeoning bartering business. There, even a soulful song (by Japanese singer Atari Kosuke in a cameo) is a tradable commodity. One day, a traveler brings in 35 soaps from around the world with a story for each of them, awakening Doris' imagination about the outside world that she has never seen.

6.6

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#12

Moneyboys

2021

Fei works illegally to support family, but they reject his lifestyle. Through Long, Fei finds hope, until encountering Xiaolai, his past love, who makes him confront his guilt.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

The Skywalk Is Gone

2002

A young woman wandering around meets a young man going to a casting call for a pornographic film.

5.7

MagicScore

#14

That Day, on the Beach

1983

Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert pianist just back from a European tour and the other has just started a new business.

7.6

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#15

A Confucian Confusion

1994

Over the course of a few days, the paths of a group of young friends, lovers, and acquaintances in Taipei crisscross, prompting them to arrive at realizations about their lives.

7.5

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#16

18×2 Beyond Youthful Days

2024

Having lost his job and the company he built, a 36-year-old man at rock bottom goes on a wistful solo trip to Japan in search of the love he left behind.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

1985

An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

In Our Time

1982

Four vignettes, each set in different decades from the 1950s through the 1980s, deal with protagonists at different stages of life between childhood and young adulthood.

7.2

MagicScore

#19

Who Killed Cock Robin

2017

An ambitious journalist who witnessed a hit-and-run years ago reboots his investigation led by newly emerged clues. As he beats the clock to save the only survivor after her sudden disappearance, layers of unimaginable dark truths around a corrupted system start peeling.

7.0

MagicScore

#20

Millennium Mambo

2001

Vicky recalls her romances with her exes Hao Hao and Jack in the neon-lit clubs of Taipei.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Terrorizers?

The top films similar to Terrorizers by MovieMagicScore are A Brighter Summer Day (8.2), Mahjong (7.4), Yi Yi (7.9). Each shares crime/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Terrorizers worth watching?

Terrorizers holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10 from 162 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Terrorizers?

Terrorizers (1986) is a crime, drama film directed by Edward Yang, starring Cora Miao, Lee Lichun, King Shih-Chieh.

Where can I find more recommendations like Terrorizers?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more crime recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Terrorizers

This ranked list pairs Terrorizers (1986), a crime and drama film from Edward Yang, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Cora Miao 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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