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10 Best Movies Like The Samurai

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

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#1
Red

Red

2003★ 5.8

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

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#2
Red

Red

1993★ 5.6

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

Based on the true story of Louis "Red" Deutsch. A New Jersey bar-owner is plagued with prank phone calls that prompt him to flip into psychotic, profanity-laden rages....

#3
Red

Red

2012★ 6.0

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

As the silhouette of a lonely girl runs through the woods, something in the shadows is lurking her....

#4
Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation

Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation

2012★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Samurai for fans of Action & Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After inheriting the family mortuary, a pyrophobic mortician accidentally exposes hundreds of un-cremated bodies to toxic medical waste. As the corpses re-animate, the mortician's ...

#5
Fantastic Return to Oz

Fantastic Return to Oz

2019★ 5.4

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

A year to the day after Dorothy and the people of the Emerald City defeated Urfin Jus, the villain is trying to exact his revenge. To command the army of Carraci, however, Urfin ne...

#6
Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure

Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure

2003★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Samurai for fans of Animation & Action & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After robbing a Moscow casino right under Zenigata's nose, Lupin is given a job to return 6 treasures to their original areas for an old friend of his, so Lupin can receive an even...