Movies like The Last Samurai
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The Last Samurai (2003)
448K
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, New Zealand, Japan
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
Style:
epic, breathtaking, serious, captivating, exciting, intense, realistic, stylized, emotional, entertaining ...
Audience:
girls' night, manly
Plot:
samurai, sword fight, battles, war, military, courage, warrior, pride and honor, self discovery, katana, human spirit, martial arts, dignity, emperor, japanese army, honor, friendship, japanese history, loyalty, fight, army, spirituality, war hero, self sacrifice, foreigner in japan ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1870s, 1800s
Place:
japan, asia, africa, san francisco, pacific ocean, tokyo
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Most similar movies to The Last Samurai
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, epic, realistic and intense films with plots about battles, fight, violence, weapons, heroes, death and sacrifice mostly in Drama, Action and War genres. Some movies like The Last Samurai: Gladiator (2000), Braveheart (1995), The Patriot (2000), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), 47 Ronin (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to ...
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epic, captivating, breathtaking, emotional, exciting ...
Audience:
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revenge, ancient rome, vengeance, sword fight, roman empire, ancient history, gladiator, warrior, courage, slavery, freedom, pride and honor ...
Time:
ancient times, 50s, middle ages
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, germany, north africa ...
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90%
1.0M
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against ...
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epic, breathtaking, emotional, scenic, factual ...
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medieval, courage, war, freedom, sword fight, battles, vengeance, idealism, tragic hero, warrior, love story, beautiful scenery ...
Time:
middle ages, 14th century, 13th century, 19th century
Place:
scotland, england, scottish highlands, europe, united kingdom ...
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89%
280K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, ...
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epic, dramatic, rough, uplifting, sincere ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, kids, boys' night
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war, american revolution, battles, military, vengeance, freedom, revolution, human spirit, rebellion, heroic mission, wartime, soldier ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 1770s, 1780s
Place:
south carolina, southern usa, scotland, england, virginia ...
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88%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Morocco, USA, Italy, France
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Style:
epic, serious, exciting, realistic, scenic ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night
Plot:
sword fight, war, medieval, crusade, battles, knight, warrior, siege, christianity, crusader, king, muslim ...
Time:
12th century, middle ages, 19th century
Place:
jerusalem, middle east, palestine, holy land, england ...
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76%
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163K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Japan, Hungary
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Based on the original 1941 movie from Japan, and from ancient Japan’s most enduring tale, the epic 3D fantasy-adventure 47 Ronin is born. Keanu Reeves leads the cast as Kai, an outcast who joins Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), the leader of the 47 ...
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stylized, exciting, epic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, battles, ronin, shogun, medieval, beast, exile, rivalry, sword and sorcery, heroes, revenge ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
Wounded Civil War soldier, John Dunbar tries to commit suicide – and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
Style:
scenic, touching, breathtaking, epic, sentimental ...
Plot:
american civil war, native american, friendship, self discovery, culture clash, tribe, courage, native americans, native american white relationships, pride and honor, native, survival ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1840s, 1860s, 70s
Place:
kansas, south dakota, tennessee, usa, nebraska
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
107K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong.Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, heroic, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, wing chun, master warrior, contests and competitions, pride and honor, courage, martial artist, heroes, hopes, master, translator ...
Time:
50s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1949
Place:
hong kong, china, tokyo, japan, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
543K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Malta, UK
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was ...
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epic, exciting, heroic, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
sword fight, mythology, ancient, ancient history, warrior, war, betrayal, courage, greek mythology, battlefield, conquering, ancient world ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages
Place:
ancient greece, greece, rome italy, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
Style:
emotional, bleak, realistic, epic, disturbing ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
world war two, war, military, battles, survival, anti war, japanese history, japanese army, imperial japan, brutality, japanese military, violence ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century, year 2005, year 1945
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 201 min.
Story:
Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark ...
Style:
epic, atmospheric, breathtaking, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick
Plot:
sword fight, magic, battles, friendship, courage, good versus evil, magical, monster, army, sword and sorcery, warrior, wizards ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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172K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.
Style:
epic, breathtaking, serious, factual, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war, ancient history, conquering, battles, gay, warlord, ambition, ruler, military, greek, courage, destiny ...
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ancient times, middle ages
Place:
ancient greece, greece, persia, alexandria egypt, egypt ...
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60%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
Style:
epic, realistic, emotional, tense, sad ...
Plot:
war, korean war, military, soldier, survival, brothers, idealism, mission, military life, courage, fight, atrocity ...
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Place:
north korea, south korea, korea, seoul, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, ...
Style:
brutal, intense, stylized, epic, scenic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, roman, ancient history, roman empire, roman soldier, survival, war, fight, legion, medieval, soldier, sword fight ...
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50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan, UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
Style:
unusual plot structure, intense, visually appealing, harsh, tense ...
Plot:
samurai, sword fight, samurai sword, warrior, seppuku, battles, martial arts, revenge, fight, massacre, shogun, swordsman ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
830K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, Bulgaria
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band ...
Style:
epic, exciting, intense, scenic, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
warrior, sword fight, war, ancient, battles, courage, military, human spirit, legends and myths, head of state, mythology, sacrifice ...
Time:
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Place:
ancient greece, greece, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Style:
epic, realistic, breathtaking, captivating, rough ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick
Plot:
war, world war two, military, courage, battles, nazi, sniper, army, self sacrifice, d day, friendship, tank ...
Time:
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normandy, poland, germany, france, europe ...
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53%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Set in Hokkaido, Japan in the 1880s. Jubei Kamata (Ken Watanabe), who is on the side of the Edo shogunate government, kills many people. His name is infamous in Kyoto. When the battle at Goryoukaku is about to be finished, Jubei disappears. 10 years ...
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tense, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
samurai, lone wolves, bounty hunter, one last job, vengeance, human nature, redemption, hopes, aging, isolation, fight, cowboy ...
Time:
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Place:
japan, hokkaido
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
The young Shivudu is left as a foundling in a small village by his mother. By the time he’s grown up, it has become apparent that he possesses exceptional gifts. He meets the beautiful warrior/princess Avanthika and learns that her queen has been ...
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epic, colourful, lyrical, scenic, entertaining ...
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Place:
india, australia, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. ...
Style:
tense, emotional, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
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Time:
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iraq, middle east, usa, california, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
intense, realistic, emotional, sincere, epic ...
Plot:
war, world war two, military, battles, survival, guilt, propaganda, fame, political intrigue, suspense, wartime, loss of friend ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century
Place:
japan, asia, pacific ocean, iraq, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Country: Japan, France
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how their new-found power will corrupt them.
Style:
visually appealing, atmospheric, thought provoking, breathtaking, cerebral ...
Plot:
samurai, greed, vengeance, war, shakespeare, feudal japan, medieval, castle, betrayal, nihilism, insanity, politics ...
Time:
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Place:
japan, tokyo, india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 271 min.
Story:
Summer 1863. The Confederacy pushes north into Pennsylvania. Union divisions converge to face them. The two great armies clash at Gettysburg, site of a theology school. For three days, through such legendary actions as Little Round Top and ...
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Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
In 370 B.C, China was separated as seven nations and several other small tribes, one of these being the city state of Liang. The nation of Zhao is led by the terrifying Xiang Yangzhong who orders his troops to conquer the small city. Leaping to the ...
Style:
exciting, rough, stylized, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
war, siege, conquering, strategy, military, battles, fight, warrior, heroes, leadership, against the odds, heroic mission ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
ancient china, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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504K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, China, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Last months of World War II in April 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant in the 2nd Armored Division named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank called "Fury" and its five-man ...
Style:
serious, exciting, tense, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
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Plot:
world war two, war, tank, soldier, military, battles, heroism, american soldier, nazi germany, nazi, ambush, battlefield ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 20th century
Place:
europe, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
36K
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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japan, tokyo, india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Norway, Denmark, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of ...
Style:
intense, tense, brutal, factual, light ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, resistance, nazi, nazism, war, military, escape, gestapo, courage, manhunt, terrorism, sacrifice ...
Time:
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Place:
norway, scotland, germany, africa, russia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan, UK, South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her ...
Style:
captivating, anime, tense, exciting, epic ...
Plot:
samurai, revenge, shogun, ronin, martial arts, sword fight, one man army, katana, massacre, swordsman, soldier, swashbuckler ...
Place:
japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Croatia, USA, Italy
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
After General Flavius Aetius frees the Roman Empire from the clutches of Attila the Hun, Rome is once again secure. However, this assurance is short-lived, as Attila is no longer a threat, it only brings the Germanic tribes to once again unite ...
Style:
captivating, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, contemplative
Plot:
ancient rome, roman soldier, husband wife relationship, family relations, friendship, murder, love, violence, murder of father, horse, father son relationship, female nudity ...
Place:
rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Based on Frank Miller's latest graphic novel Xerxes and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster "300," this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield--on the sea--as Greek general ...
Style:
epic, heroic, exciting, entertaining, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
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sword fight, ancient history, war, master warrior, king, ancient, good versus evil, military, swords and armor, superhero, legends and myths, vengeance ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
One man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China.
Style:
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Plot:
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