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The Way of the Dragon
1972· 1h 40m· Action, Crime
7.41.3K
Best Chinese Action Movies of 1972
This collection ranks 75 Chinese action movies released in 1972. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is The Way of the Dragon.
75 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Fist of Fury
1972· 1h 48m· Drama, Action, Thriller
7.21.1K - 3
Five Fingers of Death
1972· 1h 46m· Action, Drama
6.7119 - 4
One-Armed Boxer
1972· 1h 33m· Action, Adventure, Drama
7.071 - 5
The Boxer from Shantung
1972· 2h 14m· Action, Crime, Drama
6.951 - 6
Hapkido
1972· 1h 37m· Action, Drama
6.852 - 7
The Hurricane
1972· Adventure, Action
—0 - 8
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
1972· 1h 27m· Action, Drama
6.250 - 9
Iron Fist Adventure
1972· 1h 30m· Action
8.03 - 10
The 14 Amazons
1972· 2h 3m· Action, Adventure, War
6.726 - 11
Furious Slaughter
1972· 1h 26m· Action
8.22 - 12
On The Waterfront
1972· 1h 30m· Action
—0 - 13
The Water Margin
1972· 2h 5m· Action, Drama
6.923 - 14
Man of Iron
1972· 1h 39m· Action, Drama, Crime
7.119 - 15
Queen Boxer
1972· 1h 32m· Action
5.25 - 16
The Big Fight
1972· 1h 34m· Action
4.24 - 17
The Delightful Forest
1972· 1h 32m· Action, Drama
6.515 - 18
The Lion's Heart
1972· 1h 29m· Action
6.01 - 19
The Black Enforcer
1972· 1h 35m· Action, Drama
6.01 - 20
Revenge of the Dragon
1972· 1h 32m· Crime, Action
6.01 - 21
The Death Duel
1972· Action, Adventure
—0 - 22
Trust and Brotherhood
1972· 1h 28m· Drama, Action, Adventure
3.01 - 23
The Deadly Knives
1972· 1h 28m· Action, Drama
4.53 - 24
Black List
1972· 1h 24m· Action
5.48 - 25
Tough Duel
1972· 1h 31m· Action, Adventure
—0 - 26
A Girl Fighter
1972· Action
7.02 - 27
Lady Whirlwind
1972· 1h 29m· Action, Drama
6.220 - 28
Trilogy of Swordsmanship
1972· 1h 48m· Action, Drama
6.56 - 29
The Bloody Fists
1972· 1h 37m· Action
5.314 - 30
Gecko Kung Fu
1972· 1h 40m· Action
—0 - 31
The Escape
1972· 1h 28m· Action
7.01 - 32
The Black Tavern
1972· 1h 27m· Action, Drama
6.011 - 33
The Hunchback
1972· Drama, Action, Adventure
—0 - 34
Four Riders
1972· 1h 53m· Action, Drama, Crime
6.112 - 35
Filial Son
1972· 1h 30m· Action, Adventure
—0 - 36
The Dark Alley
1972· 1h 24m· Action
—0 - 37
The Devil's Mirror
1972· 1h 30m· Action, Fantasy
6.511 - 38
The Blind Hero Fighting Evil Wolf
1972· Drama, Action, Adventure
6.01 - 39
Action Tae Kwon Do
1972· 1h 31m· Action
2.01 - 40
The Fugitive
1972· 1h 17m· Action, Drama, Crime
7.84 - 41
Crush
1972· 1h 21m· Drama, Action, Adventure
8.73 - 42
Pursuit
1972· 1h 28m· Drama, Action
7.82 - 43
The Angry Guest
1972· 1h 30m· Action, Crime, Drama
5.710 - 44
The Dragon's Vengeance
1972· 1h 28m· Action, Adventure
—0 - 45
The Thunderbolt Fist
1972· 1h 26m· Action
5.77 - 46
The Mighty One
1972· 1h 26m· Action
7.04 - 47
The King of Boxers
1972· 1h 30m· Action
6.213 - 48
The Brutal Boxer
1972· 1h 14m· Drama, Action
4.67 - 49
The Young Avenger
1972· 1h 22m· Action
6.46 - 50
The Prodigal Boxer
1972· 1h 30m· Action
6.18
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Frequently asked questions
How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?
75 movies with real rating data match this collection.
How are these movies ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
Which movie is ranked #1?
The Way of the Dragon currently holds the top position in this collection.
How often is this list updated?
Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.