20 movies like Rurouni Kenshin, ordered by similarity : 13 Assassins(2010), Dirty Heroes(1968), Tokyo Drifter(1966), The Assassin(2015), Zatoichi(2003), Norwegian Wood(2010), Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?(1959), Anthropoid(2016), Hero(2002), Midway(2019), Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison(1957), Morituri(1965) ...
Action, Drama
Japan
2012
134 Minutes
Yû Aoi Teruyuki Kagawa Yosuke Eguchi Munetaka Aoki Kôji Kikkawa Takeru Satô Emi Takei Taketo Tanaka
samurai fighter assassin suspenseful emotional japan war honor rivalry 18th century
A former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested.
Action, Drama, Adventure, History
Japan|UK
2010
126 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Takayuki Yamada Yusuke Iseya Goro Inagaki Mikijir? Hira Hiroki Matsukata Ikki Sawamura Arata Furuta Tsuyoshi Ihara Sosuke Takaoka Masachika Ichimura
samurai lord assassin warrior bodyguard government official brutal spectacular thrilling japan bordello village assassination violence abuse of power honor loyalty suicide mission pursuit wretched excess
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
Action
Italy|France|West Germany
1968
105 Minutes
Frédérick Stafford Daniela Bianchi Curt Jurgens John Ireland Adolfo Celi Helmut Schneider Michael Constantine Faida Nicols Howard Ross Anthony Dawson Jacques Monod
soldier war hero nazi prisoner of war thief bleak emotional intense engaging suspenseful netherlands amsterdam world war ii war crime war aftermath theft adventure rivalry escape pursuit
Holland. Spring 1945. Two armies face each other in the final confrontation of World War II. On the one hand are the powerful forces of the Allies, on the other, all that remains of the ... See full summary »
Action, Crime, Drama
Japan
1966
83 Minutes
Tetsuya Watari Chieko Matsubara Ryuji Kita Hideaki Nitani Tamio Kawaji Tsuyoshi Yoshida Eimei Esumi Eiji Gô Isao Tamagawa Michio Hino Tomoko Hamakawa
crime boss rival thug assassin young woman thrilling suspenseful eerie tokyo inner city countryside gang war betrayal murder plot crime pursuit rivalry revenge 1960s
After his gang disbands, a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him.
Drama, Action, Sports & Fitness
Taiwan|China|Hong Kong|France
2015
105 Minutes
Qi Shu Chang Chen Satoshi Tsumabuki Sheu Fang-yi Dahong Ni Zhen Yu Lei
young girl kidnapped child kidnapper nun female assassin love interest thrilling suspenseful engaging intense brutal emotional assassination plot true love martial arts conflict of interest romance adventure pursuit rivalry
A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.
Action, Adventure
2003
115 Minutes
"Beat" Takeshi Kitano Tadanobu Asano Michiyo Ohkusu Yui Natsukawa Yûko Daike Saburô Ishikura Daigorô Tachibana Ittoku Kishibe Akira Emoto
farmer nephew geisha bodyguard samurai assassin thrilling gory amusing emotional small town japan farm yakuza murder gangs massacre honor sword battles revenge
A master swordsman (Beat Takeshi) battles a formidable ronin (Tadanobu Asano) and a deadly clan terrorizing villagers.
Romance, Drama
2010
133 Minutes
Rinko Kikuchi Ken'ichi Matsuyama Tetsuji Tamayama Kengo Kôra Eriko Hatsune Shigesato Itoi Haruomi Hosono Kiko Mizuhara Reika Kirishima Tokio Emoto Takao Handa
student japanese man japanese woman rebel love interest suicide engaging emotional gripping melodramatic heartwarming patriotic tokyo japan public demonstration friendship political intrigue jealousy danger attraction
Drama, War
West Germany
1959
93 Minutes
Joachim Hansen Wilhelm Borchert Wolfgang Preiss Carl Lange Horst Frank Peter Carsten Richard Münch Günter Pfitzmann Sonja Ziemann Gunnar Möller
german officer nationalist german soldier enemy soldier engaging suspenseful fascinating gripping melodramatic heartwarming germany stalingrad stalingrad, russia war zone war world war ii ideologies nationalism national identity
In the winter of 1943, against the background of battle scenes, a young German Lieutenant who increasingly distrusts the inhuman Nazi ideology struggles with the concept of war.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama, History
Czech Republic|UK|USA|France
2016
120 Minutes
Cillian Murphy Jamie Dornan Charlotte Le Bon Anna Geislerová Toby Jones Harry Lloyd Alena Mihulová Bill Milner Pavel Reznícek Jirí Simek Sam Keeley
soldier resistance fighter agent nazi commandant assassin gripping tense intense thrilling suspenseful czechoslovakia world war ii assassination plot nazi occupation resistance fighters secret plans quest pursuit 1940s
Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler.
Sports & Fitness, Action, Drama, History
2002
93 Minutes
Jet Li Tony Leung Maggie Cheung Donnie Yen Chen Daoming Zhang Ziyi Liu Zhongyuan Tianyong Zheng
king warrior assassin gripping incredible spectacular rousing china palace desert love assassination betrayal revenge quest adventure rivalry 2nd century b.c.
Flashbacks reveal how a warrior (Jet Li) stopped the elusive assassins (Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) who tried to kill the emperor of China.
War, Drama, History
USA|Canada
2019
138 Minutes
Ed Skrein Patrick Wilson Luke Evans Woody Harrelson Dennis Quaid Mandy Moore Aaron Eckhart Nick Jonas Darren Criss Tadanobu Asano Geoffrey Blake
navy pilot fighter pilot japanese soldier american soldier wife naval officer brooding gripping emotional passionate patriotic spectacular naval base pacific ocean transport ship military base war zone ship world war ii battle of midway
The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it.
Adventure, Drama, Action, War
USA
1957
107 Minutes
nun marines enemy emotional suspenseful island japan cave romance survival friendship escape world war ii rescue transformation love 1940s
During World War II, an American marine and an Irish nun form an unlikely friendship after being stranded on a South Pacific island. They find comfort in one another as the two hope for a rescue.
War, Drama, Action
USA
1965
123 Minutes
Marlon Brando Yul Brynner Janet Margolin Trevor Howard Martin Benrath Hans Christian Blech Wally Cox Max Haufler Rainer Penkert William Redfield
deserter government official ship captain nazi british intelligence agent sailor tense suspenseful thrilling ship india japan ocean working undercover moral dilemma world war ii espionage mutiny blackmail quest
A war pacifist is blackmailed to pose as an SS officer and to disable the scuttling explosives on freighter carrying rubber cargo to be captured by the Allies.
Drama, War
USA
1956
107 Minutes
Jack Palance Eddie Albert Lee Marvin Robert Strauss Richard Jaeckel Buddy Ebsen Jon Shepodd Peter Van Eyck Jimmy Goodwin Steven Geray Jud Taylor
soldier lieutenant german troops coward captain suspenseful gripping patriotic belgium battlefield war world war ii arrogance battle of the bulge revenge escape rivalry 1940s
In 1945, an American Infantry company sets up an artillery observation post, but tensions between Captain Cooney and Lieutenant Costa run high.
Drama
USA
1933
89 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Nils Asther Walter Connolly Gavin Gordon Toshia Mori Richard Loo Lucien Littlefield Clara Blandick
warlord missionary fiancé spy servant expatriate tense melodramatic spirited intricate china war zone orphanage war missionary work suicide interracial romance opposites attract honor escape
A Chinese warlord and an engaged Christian missionary fall in love.
Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Action
Japan
2005
107 Minutes
Yukie Nakama Jô Odagiri Tomoka Kurotani Erika Sawajiri Kippei Shiina Takeshi Masu Mitsuki Koga Tak Sakaguchi Hôka Kinoshita Shun Ito Riri
ninja beautiful woman rival teacher fiery suspenseful passionate japan martial arts battle rivalry fighting lost loves revenge quest sacrifice 17th century
Star-crossed lovers must fight on opposing sides in a battle that will determine the next Shogun.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
soldier army recruit british officer british soldier british soldiers german soldier german troops bleak emotional moving patriotic powerful sad somber war zone france belgium united kingdom trenches training camp
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Drama
Japan
1950
88 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Machiko Ky? Masayuki Mori Takashi Shimura Minoru Chiaki Kichijiro Ueda Daisuke Kato Noriko Honma
husband assassin criminal samurai priest ghost crafty intricate witty suspenseful japan forest suicide rape assassination justice crime mystery pursuit 12th century
The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
Adventure
Philippines|USA
1959
85 Minutes
Keith Andes Susan Cabot Paraluman Nestor De Villa
guerrilla leader guerrilla fighter officer colonel japanese soldier army major gutsy suspenseful tense engaging patriotic spirited philippines world war ii guerrilla warfare leadership military japanese occupation survival escape
An officer leads a band of Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese in anticipation of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's return.
Drama, Action
Indonesia
2009
134 Minutes
Christine Hakim Mads Koudal Doni Alamsyah Iko Uwais Sisca Jessica Yusuf Aulia Alex Abbad Yayan Ruhian Laurent Buson Ratna Galih
samurai fighter orphan enemy psychopath gang leader brutal suspenseful thrilling powerful jakarta, indonesia city sumatra village orphanage fighting samurai human trafficking adventure rescue
A young man from the countryside uses his skills in silat martial arts to survive the slave trade.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama, History, Action
UK|USA
2016
119 Minutes
Brad Pitt Marion Cotillard Jared Harris Simon McBurney Lizzy Caplan Daniel Betts Matthew Goode Camille Cottin August Diehl Thierry Frémont Marion Bailey
intelligence officer resistance fighter frenchwoman nazi commander child brooding emotional intense suspenseful powerful north africa london apartment headquarters park car world war ii love spying
In 1942, a Canadian intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.