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Movies that feel like Shogun Assassin (1980)

If you loved Shogun Assassin, the closest films we have are The Mask of Zorro (1998), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). All three share Shogun Assassin's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 12 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, Disney Plus and fuboTV and others, checked against today's data.

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

🍅 82% Rotten Tomatoes7.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Robert Houstonkineticepicrelentless

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If Shogun Assassin hit the spot, these will too

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The Mask of Zorro
1998 · dir. Martin Campbell
🍅 86%6.8action · adventure

Both keep circling back to revenge

It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 · dir. Steven Spielberg
🍅 77%7.5adventure · action

The same mix in both: momentum, then scale

The difference: Missing the relentlessness of Shogun Assassin

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

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Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 · dir. Steven Spielberg
🍅 94%8.4adventure · action

Kinetic action in both cases

When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
1978 · dir. Lau Kar-leung
🍅 83%7.6action · adventure

Both trade on scale more than on being adventure

During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its secretive brand of martial arts to seek revenge.

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989 · dir. Steven Spielberg
🍅 84%8.2adventure · action

Action built on momentum, twice over

In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones Sr.. He sets out to rescue his father by following clues in the old man's notebook, which his father had mailed to him before he went missing. Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, Dr. Elsa Schneider, along with Marcus Brody and Sallah. Together they must stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life and taking over the world!

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Come Drink with Me
1966 · dir. King Hu
🍅 100%6.9action · adventure

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

Golden Sparrow is a fighter-for-hire who has been contracted by the local government to retrieve the governor's kidnapped son. Holding him is a group of rebels who are demanding that their leader be released from prison in return for the captured son. After a brief encounter with the gang at a local restaurant, Golden Sparrow is joined by an inebriated wanderer Drunken Cat who aids her in her mission.

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Gladiator
2000 · dir. Ridley Scott
🍅 80%8.5action · drama · adventure

Both built around revenge

The difference: Plays it as drama more than Shogun Assassin does

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015 · dir. Christopher McQuarrie
🍅 94%7.4action · adventure

The same action instincts

The difference: 35 years apart, and the 2010s show

Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF.

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🍅 77%6.2adventure · action

Both are adventure through and through

Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.

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Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018 · dir. Christopher McQuarrie
🍅 98%7.7action · adventure

Action approached the same way

When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.

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Hercules
2014 · dir. Brett Ratner
🍅 58%6action · adventure

Cut from the same adventure cloth

When a new enemy threatens the innocent, Hercules must lead his fearless team of warriors in a battle against overwhelming odds.

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009 · dir. Michael Bay
🍅 19%6science fiction · action · adventure

Action with a pulse of relentlessness, in both cases

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.

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