15 Movies Like Keeper of Darkness

Loved Keeper of Darkness? 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
#1

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 Keeper of Darkness.

Kung Fu Hustle
#2

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 Keeper of Darkness.

Robotrix
#3

Robotrix

When evil inventor Ryuichi Yamamoto transfers his mind into that of a powerful cyborg, he becomes a murderer and rapist. But when one of his victims, Police officer Selina Lam becomes super robot Eve-R27, she teams up with android sidekick Ann and together they seek to bring the criminally insane scientist to justice.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Keeper of Darkness.

Erotic Ghost Story
#4

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 Keeper of Darkness.

Crazy Love
#5

Crazy Love

What was supposed to be summer school in England becomes an adventurous, exotic and romantic journey for a beautiful teenage girl. [from the Tai Seng Catalog] A nice story of a free-spirited (or, depending on your viewpoint, prick-teasing) young woman on a short journey of discovery.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Keeper of Darkness.

Yu Pui Tsuen II
#6

Yu Pui Tsuen II

Before Michael Mak’s Sex And Zen became a cult favourite in the ’90s, there was Ho Fan’s Yu Pui Tsuen (The Carnal Prayer Mat, 1987). But without sex bomb Amy Yip, coarse humour or lesbian love affairs, Yu Pui Tsuen had to rely on the nudity and sex from his cast of relative unknowns to save the day. When a young man dreams that he drowns after a night of carnal passion, he asks a buddhist monk to translate the experience for him. The monk replies that the dream is a warning not to indulge the pleasures of the flesh to excess, but the man ignores his advice, marrying a virgin and making love to her constantly. However, after several torrid affairs, the man begins to realise the sagacity of the monk's warning.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Keeper of Darkness.

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
#7

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 Keeper of Darkness.

In the Mood for Love
#8

In the Mood for Love

In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Keeper of Darkness.

Moonlight Express
#9

Moonlight Express

Hitomi still mourns her fiance who died in a car crash. One day, during a visit to Hong Kong, she bumps into Karbo who looks uncannily like him. Karbo, however, is a fugitive from the police.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Keeper of Darkness.

Due West: Our Sex Journey
#10

Due West: Our Sex Journey

Set in contemporary Hong Kong, several young people are searching for romance and struggling to learn the difference between lust and love in an adventure that takes them to the mainland where pleasure is much more readily available.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Keeper of Darkness.

Chungking Express
#11

Chungking Express

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Keeper of Darkness.

Dust Bunny
#12

Dust Bunny

Ten-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Keeper of Darkness.

The Gigolo
#13

The Gigolo

Fung looks like a super-heartthrob and was born with a special endowment, making him the high school idol. He was expelled from school when he was caught fighting on campus. When his mom, the sole provider of his family with her poultry business, had to stop working due to her back problems, Fung decides to support his family financially. And from that moment, his life takes on a tumultuous change…

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Keeper of Darkness.

A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
#14

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 Keeper of Darkness.

A Chinese Ghost Story
#15

A Chinese Ghost Story

A naïve young tax collector for the imperial government winds up spending the night in a haunted temple. There he falls in love with a beautiful woman who, unfortunately, is dead. With the aid of a powerful Daoist Swordsman, he must defeat undead hordes, overcome a sinister Tree Demoness, and descend to the pits of hell, to fight for the spirit he loves.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Keeper of Darkness.