The Brothers Sun
Summary
WhileThe Brothers Sunfollows a fresh approach to the warlike art musical style , other appearance and even film deal standardized themes and sensibilitiesas the Netflix show . The Brothers Sunis a in darkness humorous action comedy that centers around the generational watershed between its protagonist ’s stock American life , and his family ’s status as the most notorious Triad gang in Taiwan , with Michelle Yeoh as the matriarch who attempts to keep the family together . After the successful first time of year , babble out ofThe Brothers Sunseason 2inspire hope that the first season ’s unique portmanteau word of humour and martial humanities will hang in .
The Brothers Suncast of charactersaid significantly in giving the show a distinct style as most action picture catered to American audiences incline to be more in line with action vehicle likeThe ExpendablesandJohn Wick . However , base a show around the cultural and generational complexness of Taiwanese class offers a unique perspective rarely fancy in mainstream production , thus contributing toThe Brothers Sun ’s overall positive reception . As much of a game auto-changer as the novel show is , there areother quality projects exchangeable toThe Brothers Sunthat are also worth checking out .
Academy Award - bring home the bacon Everything Everywhere All At Once revitalized Yeoh ’s life history by doing one thing Netflix ’s The Brothers Sun continues to do .
10Animal Kingdom (2016 - 2022)
Centers around the ruination of a southern Californian family due to their greed.
beast Kingdomfollows the Cody category ’s descent into desperation as their lustfulness for rapacity and mogul breaks the family aside in many treacherous ways . Across its six season , animate being Kingdomtreats viewing audience to carefully make drama that not only manages to make for compelling television set , but also reinforces to its audience the primal theme of covetousness and its damaging encroachment on a family . AlthoughAnimal Kingdomis innocent of martial arts , its themes and standard pressure more than make it a show in a similar lane asThe Brothers Sun .
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9Warrior (2019)
Warrior sees Chinese immigrants attempting to establish themselves in 1870s San Francisco.
base on actual daybook entries by the legendary warriorlike art icon Bruce Lee , Warriorcenters around an immigrant from China named Ah Sahm , who finds himself embroiled in organize offence in 1870s San Francisco , California . WhileWarrior ’s focusing is more on its protagonist ’s survival in the peaked underworld of Chinese and American gangsters , the improbable familial bonds mold between Ah Sahm and some of the other charactersperfectly demonstrate the similarity betweenWarriorandThe Brothers Sun .
8Fubar (2023)
FUBAR centers around a CIA operative mending his relationship with his daughter.
FUBARsees action movie icon Arnold Schwarzenegger as Luke Brunner , a renowned C.I.A. operative on the edge of retirement who ’s bring back into the fray after find that his daughter also secretly works for the C.I.A. Filled with plenty of action and leaning more into Schwarzenegger ’s ofttimes underutilized comedic side , FUBARoffers audiences a heartfelt story about mob and doing what one must to maintain and preserve their relationships with their loved ones . WhileThe Brothers Sunemphasizes the action and gore , FUBAR ’s familial sensibilities are in line with it .
7Into the Badlands (2015 - 2019)
Various families use martial arts to survive the rigors of the post-apocalypse.
Into the Badlandscenters around protagonist Sunny and his supernatural familiar as they traverse through the perilous post - Book of Revelation in lookup of Age of Reason . Featuring plenty of well - choreographed fight scenes and enough drama to keep its less grueling moments grounded and engaging , Into the Badlandsexcels in its power to create a world in which role from multiple backgrounds bail over their shared lot of surviving the apocalypse . In addition to its keen action successiveness and well - write characters , the phylogenesis of each character and their relationship isInto the Badlands ' strongest connection toThe Brothers Sun .
6Gangs of London (2020 - Present)
Gangs of London centers around various families thriving in the world of organized crime.
Gangs of Londonis a offense dramatic event series that pore around London ’s most powerful gangs butting heads in a power struggle for control of the city that sees relationship , both personal and professional , being put to the test . Rife with deceptive characters , tense drama , and enough action to give its contest a run for its money , Gangs of London ’s emphasis on the relationships between its criminal case utterly mimics that of an existent kinsfolk . Combined with the dramatic twists and turns introduce in each season , Gangs of London ’s artistic shares many thing in common withThe Brothers Sun ’s sensibilities .
Netflix ’s martial nontextual matter - drollery serial The Brothers Sun has a fast - paced ending with multiple patch twists to keep audiences guessing .
5American Born Chinese (2023)
The Fantasy teen comedy series reunites Yeoh with Key Hu Quan and Stephanie Hsu.
American Born Chinesecenters around American high - schooler Jin Wang as his aliveness is uproot after finding himself mat in a war between mythological Chinese gods . Filled with outstanding performances by some of the industry ’s best comedic talent , American Born Chinesemasterfully blends its action sequence and circle - spell with the more grounded and humorous tone of Jin ’s rest home and school day life story . feature Yeoh in the theatrical role of Guayin Pusa , American Born Chinesealso interpret her alongsideEverything Everywhere All At Onceco - asterisk Key Hu Quan and Stephanie Hsu , thus cement the family comedy vibration ofThe Brothers Sun .
4Bloodhounds (2023)
Bloodhounds sees its leads develop a brotherly bond while taking on members of organized crime.
Three youths in debt decide to use their warriorlike arts skills to take on the most notorious and influential members of organized crime in a South Korean action drama rife with actions and suspense . AlthoughBloodhoundsdoesn’t slant into clowning as much as shows likeFUBARandThe Brothers Sun , the show ’s heavy reward of its brotherly dearest themes between its protagonistshelps keep it in line withThe Brothers Sun . moreover , Bloodhoundsfeatures plenty of violence throughout its eight episodes that more than makes up for its obtrusive deficiency of wittiness .
3Vincenzo (2021)
Vincenzo is a South Korean crime drama that centers around familial bonds and tradition.
Vincenzois a South Korean crime drama that sees its protagonist , Vincenzo , a Korean - Italian lawyer , take on members of unionized crime in a narrative rife with themes of class , honour , and tradition . AlthoughVincenzoonly has a single season to its acknowledgment , it absolutely demonstrates the cultural difference between South Korea and Italywhile also assert its composition of family and tradition through its paralegal protagonist . Whereas other display in the crime drama fly high on their violence , Vincenzomakes a strong impression on its audience by highlighting the distance one will go through to preserve their class ’s honor .
2Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992)
Police Story 3: Super Cop sees Yeoh exchange fists and laughs with Jackie Chan in her breakout role.
Police Story 3 : Supercopsees Yeoh team up with Hong Kong military action asterisk and soldierlike arts fable Jackie Chan , in an legal action pic rife with Chan ’s touch brand of humor and bravado that audiences both foreign and domestic have come to love . Police tarradiddle 3 : Supercopsees the two bring down a ruthless Taiwanese drug lord in one of thebest motion-picture show in thePolice Storyfranchise , as well as Yeoh ’s breakout office as she holds her own with the wildcard that is Chan . Coupled with their chemical science , Police Story 3 : Supercopis the second - closest moving-picture show toThe Brothers Sun .
1Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
Yeoh’s Oscar-winning film shares similar sensibilities and themes with The Brothers Sun.
Oscar winnerEverything Everywhere All At Oncesees Yeoh as Evelyn Wang , a meek small business owner struggling to observe both her clientele and family as her daughter ’s homosexuality threatens to break up the more traditional members of the Wang household . The film utilizes multiverses in a fresh way that shows Evelyn and audiences the importance of and value in appreciate mob just the way they are . Additionally , Everything Everywhere All At Onceis just as hilarious as it is fill with creative martial arts scene , thus make it most likeThe Brothers Sunin Yeoh ’s filmography .
