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One of the best modern action movies, and the movie that inspired Keanu Reeves’ acclaimed John Wick franchise, is due to leave Netflix soon. So, watch it while you can! Released in 2010, The Man from Nowhere hails from South Korea and follows a mysterious pawnshop owner who, when a child he grows close with is kidnapped, reveals himself to be an expert killer. While it may sound familiar, The Man from Nowhere is by far one of the best installments in the mysterious figure with a particular set of skills action subgenre.

Sadly, The Man from Nowhere is now due to leave Netflix later this week in Friday, February 20, so you don’t have long to bask in the bloody violence of this critically acclaimed quest for revenge. Written and directed by Lee Jeong-beom, the action thriller stars Won Bin, Kim Sae-ron, Kim Hee-won, Kim Sung-oh, and Kim Tae-hoon, and...

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John Wick is one of those film that changed the film industry in a very visible way, which is also one of the million reasons to love the Keanu Reeves‘ action films. After John Wick came out there were many films that tried to replicate its action, simple story-telling, and thrilling entertainment and for all the Netflix subscribers we made a list of the best action movies like John Wick that are available on Netflix right now.

Extraction Credit – Netflix

Extraction is an action thriller film directed by Sam Hargrave from a screenplay by Joe Russo. The 2020 film follows Tyler, a ruthless mercenary with a tragic past as he accepts the job of rescuing an Indian crime lord’s teenage son from Bangladesh. But when he gets there he finds himself in an ambush and has to fight his way through.

If your only introduction to the Indian Film Industry is S. S. Rajamouli‘s Rrr, prepare for another bloody ride in Kill. The Hindi language film is one of the most violent and gory films ever made. Written and directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, the 2024 film follows the story of Amrit, an army commando who is on a train to New Delhi, but his train ride becomes a blood-filled journey when a couple of bandits come on board. Kill stars Lakshya in the lead role, with Raghav Juyal, Tanya Maniktala, Adrija Sinha, Abhishek Chauhan, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Harsh Chhaya starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the gore, brilliant action sequences, unapologetic violence, non-stop deaths, and an incredible story in Kill, here are some similar action films you should watch next.

John Wick Credit – Lionsgate Movies

John Wick is a high-octane action thriller directed by Chad Stahelski from a screenplay by Derek Kolstad.

Jessica Alba is back in action after her break of nearly four years. Directed by Mouly Surya from a screenplay co-written by John Brancato, Josh Olson, and Halley Gross, the Netflix film titled Trigger Warning follows the story of Parker, a Special Forces commando, as she returns to her hometown to take ownership of her family’s bar after her father suddenly dies. But soon, she finds herself fighting against a dangerous, violent gang terrorizing her hometown. So, if you like the action and thrills of Trigger Warning, here are some similar action films you should check out next.

The Equalizer (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Sony Pictures

The Equalizer is an action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua from a screenplay by Richard Wenk. Based on a 1980s series of the same name created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim, the 2014 film follows the story of Robert McCall,...

Monkey Man is one of the most imaginative action films to come out sometimes and it comes from a first-time director who also stars in the lead role Dev Patel. Described as “Indian John Wick,” the action-thriller film follows the story of a young underground fighter who goes on a rampage against the city’s elite to avenge the injustices done by them to his mother and village. Monkey Man also stars Sobhita Dhulipala, Sikandar Kher, Adithi Kalkunte, Makarand Deshpande, Sharlto Copley, Brahim Achabbakhe, Ashwini Kalshekar, Pitobash Tripathy, and Vipin Sharma. So, if you loved the action and heartfelt story told in Monkey Man by the first passionate first-time director Dev Patel, here are some similar movies you should check out next.

John Wick Credit – Lionsgate Movies

Monkey Man is being described as “Indian John Wick,” so this film had to be on this list. Directed by Chad Stahelski, John...

My Demon is a fantasy romance K-drama created by Choi Ah-il. The Netflix series revolves around a workaholic CEO, who thinks that she has no time for romantic entanglement in her life but when a demon loses his powers and comes to work for her as a new recruit, things change and they both fall in love with each other.

The fantasy K-drama is going to be filled with cute and melodramatic moments just like all of the other K-dramas we love and because of its fantasy element, it seems similar to other K-dramas like Doom at Your Service and Tale of the Nine Tailed.

My Demon – Episode Guide (When are the Episodes Coming Out?) Credit – Netflix

My Demon consists of sixteen episodes in total. The series is premiering on Netflix with its first episode on November 24, with the next episode coming out the next day on November 25. The rest...

Queenmaker is a new Korean Netflix series directed by Jin Suk Oh and starring Kim Hee-ae, Luna So-ri and Su-yeong ryu.

Queenmaker is a curious Korean series with a very, very special protagonist played by Kim Hee-ae. A mix of comedy and drama quite, quite interesting and, above all, with a different flavor.

A series that makes the “bad guys” (supposedly) a little more human (just a little).

Plot

An excellent image consultant does the impossible: she cleans up the image of the meanest and cruelest bosses in town. After suffering an accident, she faces her greatest challenge: to make a woman lawyer becomes the mayor.

Is it really possible to give a lawyer a good image?

About the series

A fun and entertaining series that, at least, has a different plot, and that is appreciated among a grid of repetitive series and hackneyed plots.

Yes, South Korea is currently...

Hong Kong Family by Eric Tsang Hing Weng – The Humiliated Family Man

The first half hour of “Hong Kong Family” unfortunately promises much more than the film can eventually deliver. The characters are introduced, precisely and already in a bitingly ironic tone. It’s about the titular family. It consists of a father, a mother, a daughter and a son. At the beginning of the film, they are just getting into the car to go to the grandmother, the mother of the mother, to celebrate her birthday. The first argument breaks out when the man wants to keep the basket of pastries on his lap so that it doesn’t spill out in the trunk during the drive, but the woman puts it in the trunk anyway. Then it is about the fact that the man has no job and, according to his wife’s idea, does not try hard...

Bonds and relationships are not always formed the “regular way”, with people meeting, finding out they like each other and eventually start hanging out. Sometimes, people come together just because one has what the other needs and vice versa. Kim Tae-hoon seems to focus on this second case, in his debut feature film.

Big Sleep is screening at Busan International Film Festival

Ki-young is a kind-hearted middle aged man, who hides his character, though, under a seemingly distant demeanor. His need to take care of people is either turned down, as in the case of his step-mother, who takes care of his bedridden father and is not particularly keen on Ki-young, or exploited, as in the case of his boss, who eventually involves him in a scheme of illegal waste dumping. Furthermore, a girl he likes at work, is not sure about him, with any potential romantic notion staying unfulfilled.

Korean filmmaker Lee Jeong-hong’s A Wild Roomer and Shivamma, from India’s Jaishankar Aryar, were the winners of the New Currents Awards at the close of an encouragingly busy Busan International Film Festival.

A Wild Roomer, about a 30-something drifter, picked up multiple honors at the festival, also taking the Netpac Award, Critic b Award and Kbs Independent Film Award. Set in an Indian village, Shivamma is about an illiterate woman who falls for a pyramid selling scheme.

The Kim Jiseok Awards went to Scent Of Wind, from Iranian filmmaker Hadi Mohaghegh, which also played as Biff’s opening film, and Alteration from Uzbekistan’s Yalkin Tuychiev.

Other winners included Aamir Bashir’s The Winter Within, which took the Kb New Currents Audience Award, and Vinay Shukla’s documentary While We Watched, which was presented with the Busan Cinephile Award (see full list of winners below...

Venue: Louis Koo Cinema, Hong Kong Arts Centre

Date: 2022.08.12 – 2022.08.13

Price: HK80 / HK64*

Encouraged by the welcoming response from our audiences last year, the Hong Kong Arts Centre and the Seoul Independent Film Festival continue to bring you indie films by Korean women filmmakers! The liberal and ambitious spirit of Korean film development has allowed its creators to explore a great variety of stories and styles, and women are taking the stage to express themselves with films that are more widely available on global film distribution and festival circuits, gaining recognition and enriching different cultures.

This year, our selection carries on with telling stories of Korean women of different generations and their life choices – overcoming misfortune and stigmas to bring about new discoveries, enlightenments and connections with the hope of addressing realities that do not only involve women, but everyone – such as women’s changing priorities in their role, the phenomenon...

The concept of good and bad people is one that has been “tormenting” people forever, both in terms of definition of the two terms and of the ways people can be classified in that fashion. Jung Wook-ii directs a film about this concept, interconnecting it with another eternal question, that of the definition of truth.

“Good Person” is screening at Florence Korea Film Festival

Kyeong-seon is a high school teacher who tries to be good and fair in all of his interactions with his students, a tactic that has deemed him somewhat popular among them. One day, his wallet is stolen from him, and the rest of the class seem to identify Se-ik as the culprit. Kyeong-seon does not act on the accusation immediately, but talks to the young man solo at the end of the class, asking him to write the truth into a piece of paper, promising that...