Movies like Seventh Code
If Seventh Code's mix of japan, bratva (russian mafia) and kidnapping stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Seventh Code's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Yakuza
1974 · Directed by Sydney Pollack · 112 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: japan, kidnapping, mafia · Also drama and thriller
When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.
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Shoplifters
2018 · Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · 120 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: japan · Also a Japanese drama · From the same decade (2010s)
In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence…
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The World of Kanako
2014 · Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima · 118 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: japan · Also a Japanese mystery · From the same decade (2010s)
When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her.
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Protector
2026 · Directed by Adrian Grünberg · 90 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also action and thriller
Nikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.
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Running Scared
2006 · Directed by Wayne Kramer · 122 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: bratva (russian mafia) · Also action and drama
A low-ranking thug is entrusted by his boss to dispose of a gun that killed corrupt cops, but things spiral out of control when the gun ends up in wrong hands.
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The Deep End of the Ocean
1999 · Directed by Ulu Grosbard · 106 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also drama and mystery
A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.