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10 Best Movies Like Bunraku

If you loved Bunraku, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Journey to the End of the Night

Journey to the End of the Night

2006★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bunraku for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In a dark and decadent area of São Paulo, the exiled Americans Rosso and his son Paul own a brothel. Paul is a compulsive gambler addicted in cocaine and his father is married with...

#2
The Stunt Man

The Stunt Man

1980★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bunraku for fans of Thriller & Action & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative d...

#3
The Man on the Train

The Man on the Train

2011★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bunraku for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A mysterious criminal rolls into a small town planning to knock off the local bank, assuming it will go off without a hitch. But when he encounters a retired poetry professor, his ...

#4
I Come with the Rain

I Come with the Rain

2009★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bunraku for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Kline, a former Los Angeles police officer turned private detective, is hired by a powerful pharmaceutical conglomerate boss to investigate in Asia the disappearance of his only so...

#5
Deep Sea Monster Raiga

Deep Sea Monster Raiga

2009★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bunraku for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When the Earth's ecosystem is disrupted due to global warming, a plethora of prehistoric sea monsters wage war on Japan. Led by the powerful Raiga, the monsters ravage the city of ...

#6
Gırgıriye

Gırgıriye

1981★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bunraku for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A bear-leading gypsy from the slums struggles to get back his sweetheart who works for a pavilion runner in the city, until she feels a wistful longing for where she thinks she is ...