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10 Best Movies Like Das Schwert der Samurai

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

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#1
Becoming Navalny

Becoming Navalny

2024★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Das Schwert der Samurai for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A portrait of Alexei Navalny (1976), the staunchest opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, severely poisoned in 2020, arrested in 2021 and died on February 16, 2024 in a Sib...

#2
Serial Teachers

Serial Teachers

2013★ 5.4

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

With only 12 percent of its pupils obtaining their baccalaureate, Jules Ferry High School is the worst school in France. The Inspector of Schools has already exhausted all the conv...

#3
G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

2013★ 5.7

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

Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are fo...

#4
The Armstrong Lie

The Armstrong Lie

2013★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Das Schwert der Samurai for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In 2009, Alex Gibney was hired to make a film about Lance Armstrong’s comeback to cycling. The project was shelved when the doping scandal erupted, and re-opened after Armstrong’s ...

#5
Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Das Schwert der Samurai for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the firs...

#6
A Good Day to Die Hard

A Good Day to Die Hard

2013★ 5.3

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

Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack - unaware that Jack is rea...