swap_horiz Born to Be King Alternatives

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Made in Hong Kong

Made in Hong Kong is Fruit Chan's 1997 independent drama, produced by Andy Lau and winner of Best Picture at the 1998 Ho...

Youth INDIE Gangster 1990S

8.1 Great

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Hiroshima Death Match

Hiroshima Death Match is the 1973 second Battles Without Honor and Humanity film by Kinji Fukasaku, centered on hitman S...

Japanese Yakuza 1970S Sequel

7.8 Good

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The Long Arm of the Law

Long Arm of the Law is a 1984 Hong Kong crime film by Johnny Mak, ranked No. 6 in the 2005 Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictu...

Crime Gangster 1980S Hong Kong

7.7 Good

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God of Gamblers

God of Gamblers is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy by Wong Jing, starring Chow Yun-fat as Ko Chun and launching a major g...

Action 1980S Gambling Hong Kong

7.6 Good

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A Better Tomorrow II

A Better Tomorrow II is a 1987 Hong Kong action crime film by John Woo, notable as a heroic-bloodshed sequel with Chow Y...

Action 1980S Sequel Hong Kong

7.4 Good

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Full Contact

Full Contact is a 1992 Hong Kong action film by Ringo Lam, starring Chow Yun-fat in a Bangkok revenge story that became...

Action Revenge Gangster 1990S

7.4 Good

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As Tears Go By

As Tears Go By is Wong Kar-wai's 1988 Hong Kong directorial debut, a Mong Kok triad drama starring Andy Lau, Maggie Cheu...

Crime Romance 1980S Hong Kong

7.4 Good

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Friend

Friend is Kwak Kyung-taek's 2001 South Korean Busan gangster drama, a semi-autobiographical hit that set a domestic box-...

Korean Gangster 2000S Friendship

7.4 Good

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Proxy War

Proxy War is the 1973 third Battles Without Honor and Humanity film by Kinji Fukasaku, leading into the early-1960s Hiro...

Japanese Yakuza 1970S Sequel

7.4 Good

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City of Men

City of Men is a 2007 Brazilian crime drama directed by Paulo Morelli, notable for continuing the TV story of two friend...

2000S Brazilian Gang Favela

7.3 Good

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Police Tactics

Police Tactics is the 1974 fourth Battles Without Honor and Humanity film by Kinji Fukasaku, set as police crack down be...

Japanese Yakuza 1970S Sequel

7.3 Good

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Final Episode

Final Episode is Kinji Fukasaku's 1974 Japanese yakuza film, closing the five-part Battles Without Honor and Humanity cy...

Japanese Yakuza 1970S Sequel

7.3 Good

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Young and Dangerous

Young and Dangerous is a 1996 Hong Kong triad film by Andrew Lau, based on the Teddy Boy comic and central to the long C...

Youth Series 1990S Hong Kong

7.1 Good

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Kidulthood

Kidulthood is a 2006 British drama directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Noel Clarke, notable for its single-day portra...

Youth London British 2000S

6.7 Fair

15

Young and Dangerous 2

Young and Dangerous 2 is a 1996 Hong Kong sequel by Andrew Lau, expanding the Hung Hing saga through Chicken Chiu's Taiw...

Youth Sequel 1990S Hong Kong

6.7 Fair

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Young and Dangerous 3

Young and Dangerous 3 is a 1996 Hong Kong triad sequel by Andrew Lau, notable for Roy Cheung's Crow and a plot that esca...

Youth Sequel 1990S Hong Kong

6.6 Fair

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Adulthood

Adulthood is a 2008 British crime drama written and directed by Noel Clarke, notable as the Kidulthood sequel following...

London British 2000S Sequel

6.5 Fair

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Casino Raiders

Casino Raiders is a 1989 Hong Kong gambling action drama by Jimmy Heung and Wong Jing, starring Andy Lau and Alan Tam du...

Action 1980S Gambling Hong Kong

6.5 Fair

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Young and Dangerous 4

Young and Dangerous 4 is a 1997 Hong Kong sequel by Andrew Lau, focusing on a Tuen Mun branch election that tests Chicke...

Youth Sequel 1990S Hong Kong

6.4 Fair

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Dead or Alive: Final

Dead or Alive: Final is Takashi Miike's 2002 Japanese cyberpunk yakuza film, concluding the loose trilogy led by Riki Ta...

Japanese Yakuza Crime 2000S

5.9 Mediocre