12 movies like 'Mulan' you can watch on Netflix if you don't want to spend $30

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• Disney's live-action remake of "Mulan" is finally available to watch on Disney Plus, but you'll need to have subscription to the streaming service as well as pay $29.99 in order to access it.
• If you don't want to do that, you can wait until December — when the movie will be put on Disney Plus for free.
• Until then, we've come up with a list of action-packed movies you can watch on Netflix to fill the void of "Mulan" while you wait.
• Historical epics set in China such as "Shadow" or "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny" are available on the streaming service, as are female-led movies like "Furie," "The Princess and the Frog," and "The Grandmaster,"
• Insider has many movie and TV show lists to keep you occupied. You can read them all here.

"Mulan" is finally available to watch on Disney Plus after months of coronavirus-enforced delays, but access to the film comes at a price. If you want to watch Disney's live-action remake of "Mulan" now, you'll have to have a subscription to Disney Plus, plus pay a fee of $29.99.

However, if you don't want to spend all that money, you can wait until December — when the movie will be made available to watch for free on the streaming service.

In the meantime, we've come up with a handy slideshow of action-packed movies similar to "Mulan" that you can watch right now on Netflix.

The streaming service has some great live-action reimaginings of classic tales, like "Mowgli" or "Christopher Robin" with Ewan McGregor while it also has popular Disney movies like "Mary Poppins Returns" and "The Princess and the Frog."

Netflix is also home to plenty of historical action epics, like Chinese period movie "Shadow," Vietnamese thriller "Furie," and Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster."

Plus, Netflix has action wuxia (martial arts hero) films set in China, including the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny," the sequel to Ang Lee's Oscar-winning masterpiece.

Here are the 11 best movies (listed alphabetically) you can watch on Netflix right now while you wait to watch "Mulan" for free.

Note: Numerous Netflix titles drop off the service monthly, so the availability of titles below may change.