Top 20 movies like The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

眠狂四郎無頼控 is of 1 hour(s) and 22 minute(s). It is Produced By: TOHO. It was released on 1956-12-26. It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.

Genres: Drama

Top 20 Movies like The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

1. Love on the Run
2. The Fly
3. Full Metal Jacket
4. A Short Film About Killing
5. GoodFellas
6. Barbara
7. Two Women
8. Gandhi
9. La Haine
10. The Clink of Ice
11. Tokyo Story
12. Citizen Kane
13. The White Ribbon
14. Stray Dog
15. The Bad Sleep Well
16. D2: The Mighty Ducks
17. Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
18. The Beautiful Person
19. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
20. Man with a Movie Camera

1. Love on the Run (L'Amour en fuite)

Antoine is now 30, working as a proofreader and getting divorced from his wife. It's the first "no-fault" divorce in France and a media circus erupts, dredging up Antoine's past. Indecisive about his new love with a store clerk, he impulsively takes off with an old flame.

It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.

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2. The Fly

When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

It has an average vote of 7.404 on TMDB.

3. Full Metal Jacket

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

It has an average vote of 8.134 on TMDB.

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4. A Short Film About Killing (Krótki film o zabijaniu)

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

It has an average vote of 7.619 on TMDB.

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5. GoodFellas

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

It has an average vote of 8.464 on TMDB.

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6. Barbara (Barbara)

In 1980s East Germany, Barbara is a Berlin doctor banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Deeply unhappy with her reassignment and fearful of her co-workers as possible Stasi informants, Barbara stays aloof, especially from the good natured clinic head, Andre.

It has an average vote of 7.199 on TMDB.

7. Two Women (La ciociara)

Widowed shopkeeper Cesira and her 13-year-old daughter Rosetta flee from the allied bombs in Rome during the second World War; they travel to the remote village where Cesira was born. During their journey and in the village and onward, the mother does everything she can to protect Rosetta. Meanwhile, a sensitive young intellectual, Michele, falls in love with Cesira.

It has an average vote of 7.844 on TMDB.

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8. Gandhi

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

It has an average vote of 7.557 on TMDB.

9. La Haine (La Haine)

After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.

It has an average vote of 8.097 on TMDB.

10. The Clink of Ice (Le Bruit des glaçons)

An alcoholic writer is visited by an incarnation of his cancer.

It has an average vote of 5.902 on TMDB.

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11. Tokyo Story (東京物語)

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.

It has an average vote of 8.173 on TMDB.

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12. Citizen Kane

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

It has an average vote of 8.011 on TMDB.

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13. The White Ribbon (Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte)

An aged tailor recalls his life as the schoolteacher of a small village in Northern Germany that was struck by a series of strange events in the year leading up to WWI.

It has an average vote of 7.498 on TMDB.

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14. Stray Dog (野良犬)

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

It has an average vote of 7.502 on TMDB.

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15. The Bad Sleep Well (悪い奴ほどよく眠る)

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.

It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.

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16. D2: The Mighty Ducks

After Gordon Bombay's hockey comeback is cut short he is named coach of Team USA Hockey for the Junior Goodwill Games. Bombay reunites the Mighty Ducks and introduces a few new players, however, he finds himself distracted by his newfound fame and must regather if the Ducks are to defeat tournament favourites Iceland.

It has an average vote of 6.182 on TMDB.

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17. Urban Legends: Bloody Mary

On a prom-night dare, a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past with deadly consequences.

It has an average vote of 4.878 on TMDB.

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18. The Beautiful Person (La Belle Personne)

In the wake of her mother's tragic death, French teenager Junie transfers to a different high school. Though Junie lives mostly inside her own head, her beauty and stoicism win her the attention of the entire male student population. Junie begins dating the gentle Otto Cleves, but finds herself intensely drawn to her youthful Italian language teacher, Nemours. When Nemours begins to reciprocate, serious complications ensue.

It has an average vote of 6.476 on TMDB.

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19. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills the remainder of the Elm Street kids. However, Kristen, who can draw others into her dreams, wills her special ability to her new friend, Alice.

It has an average vote of 5.86 on TMDB.

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