If you loved Mr. Nice Guy, try My Lucky Stars

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. My Lucky Stars has roughly 3.1× fewer votes than Mr. Nice Guy — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Action / Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Mr. Nice Guy, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What My Lucky Stars is

Two Hong Kong cops hop a plane to Tokyo chasing a jewel-fenced ex-cop. Left alone after his partner gets kidnapped by ninjas the straight-laced cop reluctantly reunites his orphanage gang, the Five Lucky Stars, for a rescue. They make it back in one piece give or take a few windows.

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