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10 Best Movies Like The Empty Hands

If you loved The Empty Hands, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Empty Hands for fans of Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Following his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi tries to make a life with his young son in Hong Kong, waiting tables at a bar that caters to expats. But it's not long before the ...

#2
Never Back Down: No Surrender

Never Back Down: No Surrender

2016★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Empty Hands for fans of Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again....

#3
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers

No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers

1990★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Empty Hands for fans of Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Two feuding brothers (one a policeman, the other a martial arts expert) of different political views, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent, killed by th...

#4
The Challenge

The Challenge

1982★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Empty Hands for fans of Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between two brothers, one who follows t...

#5
Embattled

Embattled

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Empty Hands for fans of Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued....

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Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin

Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin

1978★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Empty Hands for fans of Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Jackie Chan stars as the young warrior Hsu Yiu Fong. Hsu has been entrusted with the book of the "Art of the Snake and Crane," after the mysterious disappearance of the eight Shaol...

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