15 Movies Like A Chinese Ghost Story
Loved A Chinese Ghost Story? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
Erotic Ghost Story III
A wanderer meets a monk with magical powers and becomes entranced by a mural of exquisite dancing women. He enters the painting, unaware of the conspiracy behind it, and must rescue the women who are trapped within.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.
Shaolin Soccer
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.
Rigor Mortis
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.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.
Erotic Ghost Story
After one thousand years, three vixens transform into humans. They seduce a poor young scholar who soon finds himself in a horrifying situation.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.
Suicide Squad
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Chinese Ghost Story.
Kung Fu Hustle
It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.
Wonder Woman 1984
A botched store robbery places Wonder Woman in a global battle against a powerful and mysterious ancient force that puts her powers in jeopardy.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Chinese Ghost Story.
Damsel
A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Chinese Ghost Story.
From Beijing with Love
A Chinese secret agent travels to Hong Kong to reclaim a dinosaur fossil but experiences hilarious incidents because of his incompetence.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.
Drunken Master
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.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.
The Great Wall
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked A Chinese Ghost Story.
Police Story 3: Super Cop
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.
Infernal Affairs
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.
Game of Death
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to A Chinese Ghost Story.