Movies like Ran
If Ran's mix of assassination, kingdom and gun stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Ran's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Hidden Fortress
1958 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 139 min8.0
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Akira Kurosawa · Shares: jidaigeki, feudal japan · Also a Japanese drama
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 · Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · 204 min8.1
Why you'll like itWith Tatsuya Nakadai · Shares: dramatic, tragic · Also a Japanese drama
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service.
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A Night to Remember
1958 · Directed by Roy Ward Baker · 123 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: period drama, tragic · Also drama and action
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
2002 · Directed by Kevin Reynolds · 131 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: period drama · Also drama and history
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 201 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: kingdom, castle
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the…
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The Lion in Winter
1968 · Directed by Anthony Harvey · 134 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: castle · Also drama and history
Christmas 1183, Angevin Empire: King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne. Jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants his boy Prince John to take over.
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · Directed by D.W. Griffith · 197 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: tragic · Also drama and history
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
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Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
2003 · Directed by Curt Geda · 74 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: revenge · Also action and drama
As if the Penguin wasn't enough to contend with, a new vigilante has surfaced in Gotham City, and her strong-arm tactics give Batman cause for concern.
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Edward Scissorhands
1990 · Directed by Tim Burton · 105 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: castle, tragic
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
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The Man in the Iron Mask
1998 · Directed by Randall Wallace · 132 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: period drama · Also action and drama
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his…
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Hamlet
1990 · Directed by Franco Zeffirelli · 130 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: revenge · Also drama and history
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
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Robin Hood
2010 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 140 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: historical fiction · Also action and history
When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the…