Movies like House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers (2004) is a action movie directed by Zhang Yimou. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
★ 6.9 · 860 votes · Action, Drama, Fantasy
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
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2. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
★ 6.6 · 450 votes · Action, Adventure, Drama
When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.
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3. The Assassin (2015)
★ 6.4 · 578 votes · Action, Adventure, History
9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.
