
Movies that feel like Yojimbo (1961)
If you loved Yojimbo, the closest films we have are A Man Escaped (1956), No Way Out (1987) and The Lives of Others (2006). All three share Yojimbo's contemplative and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and others, checked against today's data.
If Yojimbo hit the spot, these will too

Both circle black and white and period drama

Contemplative where it counts, tense underneath
The difference: 26 years apart, and the 1980s show

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Thriller built on tension, twice over

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Both trade on tension more than on being thriller

Both are drama through and through

Thriller approached the same way

The same drama instincts
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Cut from the same thriller cloth

The same drama instincts

Both are thriller through and through
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