Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 26, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Yakuza

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

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#1
Apples

Apples

2021★ 6.3

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

As an unpredictable, sweeping pandemic causes people to develop sudden amnesia, a man finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help him build a new life. His treatm...

#2
Villa Rides

Villa Rides

1968★ 6.2

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

Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner and pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa and his band of dedicated men in a march across M...

#3
Platoon Leader

Platoon Leader

1988★ 5.5

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

West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp. Unlike his predecess...

#4
All the Way

All the Way

2016★ 6.7

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

Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, cu...

#5
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1962★ 7.4

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

Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever ...

#6
Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

1972★ 7.3

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

A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-on-one com...