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15 Movies Like Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind

Loved Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind? 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.

Shaolin Soccer
#1

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 Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
#2

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 Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.

Kung Fu Hustle
#3

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 Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.

From Beijing with Love
#4

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 Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.

The Untold Story
#5

The Untold Story

Macau cops begin to suspect a man running a pork buns restaurant of murder, after tracing the origin of a case full of chopped up human remains that washed ashore, which leads them to him.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.

Infernal Affairs
#6

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 Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.

A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
#7

A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella

This sequel to "Pandora's Box" continues director Jeffrey Lau's adaptation of the Buddhism saga "Journey to the West". Stranded five centuries in the past, Joker Monkey King must battle a variety of monsters, seductive women and super-powered villains to save the dying Pak Jing-Jing.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.

Wanted
#8

Wanted

Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan, the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley, through intense training, to tap into dormant powers and hone his innate killing skills. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.

Rumble in the Bronx
#9

Rumble in the Bronx

Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up some neighborhood thugs who cause problems at the market. One of those petty thugs in the local gang stumbles into a criminal situation way over his head.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.

The Way of the Dragon
#10

The Way of the Dragon

After a Chinese restaurant in Rome is threatened by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to acquire the property, the owner recruits a family friend in Hong Kong, kung fu expert Tang Lung, to help them defend their business.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.

Armour of God
#11

Armour of God

Jackie Chan stars as Asian Hawk, an Indiana Jones-style adventurer looking to make a fortune in exotic antiquities. After Hawk discovers a mysterious sword in Africa, a band of Satan-worshipping monks kidnap his ex-girlfriend Lorelei, demanding the sword as ransom as well as other pieces of the legendary Armour of God - a magical outfit dating back to the Crusades.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.

Who Am I?
#12

Who Am I?

A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor, suffering severe amnesia, is nursed to recovery by a kindly native tribe who call him "Whoami" after the question he keeps asking. With the help of a mysterious reporter Christine, Whoami pieces together his past and tracks the turncoat agent and his criminal cohorts.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.

New Police Story
#13

New Police Story

Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai
#14

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai

While battling a psychic gambler, Sing hurtles back in time to 1937 Shanghai. Now he must come to grips with his family history and get back to 1991.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
#15

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

In 1980s Hong Kong, troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun, a mainland refugee, struggles to survive in the Kowloon Walled City by joining underground fights. Betrayed by crime boss Mr. Big while trying to buy a fake ID, he steals drugs from him and seeks refuge in the Walled City, where he encounters Cyclone, a compassionate yet authoritative crime lord.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind.