| poster | titles | ratings | year|origin | 10 word summary | keywords | keyplayers |
 | Mad Monkey Kung Fu 瘋猴 Feng hou |   | 1979 Hong Kong | Young thief avenges maimed expert who taught him monkey boxing KEY TOPICS AnimalStyleKungFu, DubstyleFun, ShawBrothers KEY PLAYERS HsiaoHo, LauKarLeung, LoLieh |
 | Magic Blade, The 天涯明月刀 Tien ya ming yue dao | | 1976 Hong Kong | Rival swordsmen stop death duel to take on common foe KEY TOPICS ShawBrothers KEY PLAYERS FungHakOn, KuFeng, LoLieh, SharonYeungPanPan, TiLung, YuenBiao, YuenWah |
 | Magnificent Bodyguards 飛渡捲雲山 Fei du juan yun shan aka Master of Death |  | 1978 Hong Kong | Exponent hired to escort dying man through so-called Stormy Mountains KEY PLAYERS BruceLeung, JackieChan |
 | Magnificent Butcher 林世榮 Lin Shi Rong |  | 1979 Hong Kong | Mischievous student creates trouble, but gets bailed out by Master Beggar KEY TOPICS BeggarSo, DubstyleFun, ModernEra, WongFeiHung KEY PLAYERS FungHakOn, LeeHoiSang, SammoHung, YuenBiao |
 | Magnificent, The 龍形刁手金鐘罩 Long Xing Dao Shou Jin Zhong Jun aka Dragon Master | | 1978 Hong Kong, Korea | KEY TOPICS DubstyleFun, QingDynasty KEY PLAYERS CarterWong, CasanovaWong, ChanSing, DragonLee |
 | Man With the Iron Fists, The | | 2012 USA, China | Wu Tang Rapper RZA stars in postmodern kung fu production KEY TOPICS QingDynasty, SourceMaterial KEY PLAYERS ChenKuanTai, GordonLiu |
 | Man With the Iron Fists 2, The | | 2015 USA | Ode to fun kung fu campy of 70's and 80's KEY TOPICS QingDynasty, SourceMaterial |
 | Marco Polo | | 2014 USA | Dedicated to artful storytelling, Netflix cancelled good series midway through KEY TOPICS [TV]Series, MongolEmpire, SourceMaterial KEY PLAYERS MichelleYeoh |
 | Marco Polo 馬哥波羅 Ma Ge Bo Luo aka The Four Assassins | | 1975 Hong Kong | Story happens in general vicinity of dude named Marco Polo KEY TOPICS MongolEmpire, Shaolin, ShawBrothers, SourceMaterial KEY PLAYERS AlexanderFuSheng, BryanLeung, CarterWong, ChiKuanChun, GordonLiu, JohnnyWang, PhillipKwok |
 | Martial Arts of Shaolin 南北少林 Nanbei Shaolin aka Shaolin Temple 3 | | 1986 Hong Kong | Jet Li's reprisal of mischievous monk role equals non-stop action KEY TOPICS AnimalStyleKungFu, FormDemos, Shaolin, ShawBrothers, Staff KEY PLAYERS JetLi, JiChunHua, Sequel, YuChengHui, YuHai |
 | Martial Club 武館 Wu Guan aka Instructors of Death | | 1981 Hong Kong | First-rate action in this Wong Fei-Hung coming of age tale KEY TOPICS AnimalStyleKungFu, ShawBrothers, WongFeiHung KEY PLAYERS GordonLiu, HsiaoHo, JohnnyWang, KuFeng, LauKarLeung |
 | Martial Mania 武痴 Wu Chi | | 2012 China | Martial arts obsessed simpleton seeks mastery despite pressure to conform KEY TOPICS [TV], FormDemos, ModernEra |
 | Masked Avengers, The Cha Shou | | 1982 Hong Kong | The bad guys wear hairy gold masks and wield tridents KEY TOPICS ShawBrothers, VenomMob KEY PLAYERS ChinSiuHo, LuFeng, PhillipKwok, WongLik |
 | Master of Kung Fu, The 黃飛鴻 Huang Fei-hong aka Death Kick | | 1973 Hong Kong | Righteous hero must overcome past regrets to subdue heinous villain KEY TOPICS ShawBrothers, WongFeiHung KEY PLAYERS KuFeng |
 | Master of the Drunken Fist: Beggar So 醉俠蘇乞兒 Zui xia su qi er | | 2016 China | From riches to rags; origin story of beggar clan chief KEY TOPICS [TV], BeggarSo, QingDynasty |
 | Master of Zen 達摩祖師 Da Mo Zu Shi | | 1994 Hong Kong | Tamil prince embraces Buddhism, renounces kingdom, travels China, founds Shaolin KEY TOPICS Buddhism, LiangDynasty, Shaolin KEY PLAYERS FanSiuWong |
 | Master, The 黃飛鴻'92之龍行天下 Huang Fei Hong Jiu Er Zhi Long Xing Tian Xia |  | 1992 Hong Kong | Movie was originally shelved by studio upon completion, deemed unreleasable KEY TOPICS ModernEra KEY PLAYERS JetLi, YuenWah |
 | Master, The 師父 Shifu aka The Final Master | | 2015 China | Wing chun master seeks to open school in tough city KEY TOPICS ButterflySwords, ModernEra, WingChun KEY PLAYERS ChenKuanTai |
 | Master Strikes Back, The 教頭發威 Jiaotou fawei | | 1985 Hong Kong | Weird movie - worth watching once -- if you can stomach it KEY TOPICS Sequel, ShawBrothers, SourceMaterial, Staff KEY PLAYERS FanSiuWong, KuFeng, PhillipKoFei, TiLung |
 | Master Z:The Ip Man Legacy 葉問外傳：張天志 Ye wen waizhuan: Zhangtianzhi | | 2018 Hong Kong | Painfully bad script somewhat redeemed by combat scenes and roster KEY TOPICS ButterflySwords, FastForwarded, Gangster, IpMan, ModernEra, SourceMaterial, WingChun KEY PLAYERS MaxZhang, MichelleYeoh, TonyJaa, XingYu, YuenWah |
 | Men from the Monastery 少林子弟 Shaolin zidi aka Disciples of Death; Dragon's Teeth | | 1974 Hong Kong | Undercooked biopic about Shaolin heros fighting Wudang traitors, Qing troops KEY TOPICS FongSaiYuk, PaiMei, QingDynasty, Shaolin, ShawBrothers, SourceMaterial, Wudang KEY PLAYERS AlexanderFuSheng, ChenKuanTai, ChiKuanChun, FungHakOn |
 | Merantau aka Merantau Warrior | | 2009 Indonesia | Young man leaves home to complete ritual rite of passage KEY TOPICS ModernEra, Silat KEY PLAYERS IkoUwais |
 | Method Man 小子命大 Xiaozi ming da aka The Avenging Boxer; Fearless Young Boxer; Bad Dog Kung Fu | | 1979 Hong Kong | Son witnesses assassin kill his father for medallion, vows revenge KEY TOPICS Comedy, DNF, FastForwarded KEY PLAYERS CasanovaWong |
 | Mighty One, The 童子功 Tong zi gong | | 1971 Hong Kong | Invicible villain will stop at nothing for ultimate secret manual KEY TOPICS SecretManual, ShawBrothers, Wuxia |
 | Miracle Fighters, The 奇門遁甲 Qi Men Dun Jia | | 1982 Hong Kong | Comedic chinese opera with Beggar clan, midgets, magic, batmen, snakes KEY TOPICS BeggarSo, Comedy, QingDynasty KEY PLAYERS BryanLeung |
 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan Монгол Mongol aka Mongol: The Rise to Power of Genghis Khan | | 2007 Russia, Germany, Kazakhstan | The trials, tribulations and ascension of young Temujin to power KEY TOPICS MongolEmpire, SourceMaterial |
 | Monk Comes Down the Mountain 道士下山 Dao shi xia shan aka A Monk in a Floating World | | 2015 China | Resembles Kung Fu Hustle in style and shifting character focus KEY TOPICS ModernEra, SourceMaterial KEY PLAYERS DannyChan, WangBaoQiang, YuenWah |
 | Monkey King, The 大鬧天宮 Xi You Ji: Da Nao Tian Gong aka Monkey King: Wreaking Havoc in Heavenly Palace | | 2014 China | Origin story and formative years of the legendary Monkey King KEY TOPICS AnimalStyleKungFu, MonkeyKing, SourceMaterial, Supernatural KEY PLAYERS DonnieYen, FanSiuWong |
 | Monkey King II, The 西遊記之孫悟空三打白骨精 Xi you ji zhi: Sun Wukong san da Baigu Jing | | 2016 China | Monkey King protects young monk on journey to retrieve scriptures KEY TOPICS Buddhism, MonkeyKing, SourceMaterial, Supernatural, TangDynasty |
 | Monkey Kung Fu 出籠馬騮 Chu Long Ma Liu aka Stroke of Death | | 1979 Hong Kong | Half a token will learn you the Gibbon Clan Fist KEY TOPICS AnimalStyleKungFu, ShawBrothers, Staff |
 | Muay Thai Giant ส้มตำ Somtum | | 2008 Thailand | Sufferable flick only because big guy finally gets lead role KEY TOPICS ModernEra, MuayThai |
 | Mulan | | 2020 USA | Daughter, disguised as male soldier, takes father's place in battle KEY TOPICS SourceMaterial, WarEpic KEY PLAYERS ChengPeipei, DonnieYen, JasonScottLee, JetLi, LiuYifei |
 | Mulan: Rise of a Warrior 花木蘭 Hua Mulan | | 2009 China | Disguised as a man, woman achieves military victories, becomes general KEY TOPICS SourceMaterial, WarEpic |
 | My Kingdom 大武生 | | 2011 China | Story with promise but poorly told -- I used FF often KEY TOPICS FastForwarded, ModernEra KEY PLAYERS YuenBiao |
 | My Kung Fu Sweetheart 野蠻秘笈 Ye man mi ji | | 2006 Hong Kong | Cheesy, cliche love story, sufferable only because of veteran cast KEY TOPICS Comedy, ModernEra, PaiMei KEY PLAYERS YuenQiu, YuenWah |
 | Myth, The 神話 Shen hua | | 2005 Hong Kong | Jackie Chan discovers evidence of his past life as general KEY TOPICS ModernEra KEY PLAYERS JackieChan |
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