Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Mar 14, 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
The Outsider

The Outsider

2018★ 6.2

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

A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka....

#2
Black Rain

Black Rain

1989★ 6.6

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

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. Howeve...

#3
Trap House

Trap House

2025★ 6.5

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

An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbin...

#4
A Working Man

A Working Man

2025★ 6.7

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

Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by...

#5
Diablo

Diablo

2025★ 7.3

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

Ex-con Kris Chaney seizes the daughter of a Colombian gangster to fulfill a noble promise to the young girl's mother. When her father enlists both the criminal underworld and a psy...

#6
Showdown in Little Tokyo

Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991★ 6.4

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

An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-Ame...