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Movies that feel like47 Ronin (2013)

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.

If you loved 47 Ronin, the closest films we have are Before I Fall (2017), Harakiri (1962) and 13 Assassins (2010). All three share 47 Ronin's contemplative and melancholy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Villainess (2017).

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Before I Fall
2017 · dir. Ry Russo-Young
🍅 64%★ 6.4drama · fantasyStarz

The same preoccupation in both: suicide

The difference: Reviewed even better

Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was.

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Harakiri
1962 · dir. Masaki Kobayashi
🍅 100%★ 8.6action · drama · history

Both are working the same pair: japan, samurai

The difference: Easier on the dream logic than 47 Ronin

Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.

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13 Assassins
2010 · dir. Takashi Miike
🍅 95%★ 7.5adventure · drama · actionPrime Video

Both keep coming back to the same thing: katana

The difference: Trades the dream logic of 47 Ronin for an angle of its own

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.

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Batman Returns
1992 · dir. Tim Burton
🍅 81%★ 7.1action · fantasyMax

Both are built on the same subject: revenge

The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.

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The Northman
2022 · dir. Robert Eggers
🍅 90%★ 7action · adventure · fantasyNetflix

Common ground: revenge

The difference: Leans harder into adventure than 47 Ronin does

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.

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Kingdom: Ashin of the North
2021 · dir. Kim Seong-hun
★ 6.9drama · fantasy · thrillerNetflix

Contemplative and dreamlike in the same breath

Tragedy, betrayal and a mysterious discovery fuel a woman's vengeance for the loss of her tribe and family.

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Never Back Down
2008 · dir. Jeff Wadlow
🍅 21%★ 6.6drama · action

One thread runs through both: martial arts

Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent. After being trounced by Ryan in front of the entire school, Jake begins training under the firm, moral guidance of a MMA master, where he learns how to fight... and how to avoid a fight. But it becomes obvious that a rematch will be inevitable if Jake wants to stop Ryan and his bullying, once and for all.

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Damsel
2024 · dir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
🍅 56%★ 6.1fantasy · action · adventureNetflix

Both land momentum and relentlessness at once

A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 · dir. James Wan
🍅 33%★ 5.6action · adventure · fantasyMax

Action built on momentum, twice over

Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Arthur (Aquaman) forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.

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The Crow
1994 · dir. Alex Proyas
🍅 88%★ 7.5fantasy · action · thrillerParamount+Peacock

Both are built on the same subject: martial arts

Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.

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The Villainess
2017 · dir. Jung Byung-gil
🍅 85%★ 6.6action · thrillerPrime Video

Both keep coming back to the same thing: aggressive

Honed from childhood into a merciless killing machine by a criminal organization, assassin Sook-hee is recruited with the promise of freedom after ten years of service. However, secrets from her past destroy everything she’s worked for and now she embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge.

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Immortals
2011 · dir. Tarsem Singh
🍅 50%★ 6fantasy · action · drama

Contemplative drama in both cases

Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.

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