Movies like Seven Samurai (1954)

Name: Seven Samurai
Released: 1954

10 films to watch after Seven Samurai, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

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Yojimbo (1961)

Fit 80%

Shares Drama with Seven Samurai.

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.
2

Kagemusha (1980)

Fit 75%

Shares Action and Drama with Seven Samurai.

A feudal epic presenting the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. The impostor becomes comfortable living his life among nobility, but his responsibilities to his station grow more demanding the longer he occupies it.
3

47 Ronin (2013)

Fit 63%

Shares Drama and Action with Seven Samurai.

Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their homeland, the warriors embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.
4

Last Knights (2015)

Fit 59%

Shares Action with Seven Samurai.

When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.
5

The Four Feathers (2002)

Fit 54%

Shares Action and Drama with Seven Samurai.

A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers as symbols of what they view as his cowardice. To redeem his honor, he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves their lives.
6

Witness (1985)

Fit 48%

Shares Drama with Seven Samurai.

While protecting an Amish boy—the sole witness to a brutal murder—and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.
7

Police Story (1985)

Fit 46%

Shares Action with Seven Samurai.

Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.
8

Serpico (1973)

Fit 45%

Shares Drama with Seven Samurai.

New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
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Police Story 4: First Strike (1996)

Fit 40%

Shares Action and Drama with Seven Samurai.

Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realises that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself to be a pawn of an organisation posing as Russian intelligence.
10

The Protector (2005)

Fit 38%

Shares Action and Drama with Seven Samurai.

A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.