Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Samurai

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

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#1
Revenge of the Ninja

Revenge of the Ninja

1983★ 6.3

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

A peaceful ex-ninja's life shatters when his son's kidnapping forces him back into violence amid an American-Japanese criminal drug war....

#2
The Challenge

The Challenge

1982★ 5.9

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

Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between two brothers, one who follows t...

#3
Fist of the Condor

Fist of the Condor

2023★ 7.2

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

Upon the empire’s fall to invading conquistadors, the 16th-century Incas quickly concealed a sacred manual containing the secrets behind their deadly fighting technique. But after ...

#4
No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder

No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder

1987★ 5.8

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

In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops....

#5
Blade of the 47 Ronin

Blade of the 47 Ronin

2022★ 6.4

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

A new class of warriors emerges among the Samurai clans to keep a sought-after sword from falling into the wrong hands....

#6
American Ninja

American Ninja

1985★ 6.0

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

Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in the Philippines after a judge gives him a choice ...

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