Movies like Extro
If Extro's mix of samurai, mockumentary and filmmaking stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Extro's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Why Don't You Play in Hell?
2013 · Directed by Sion Sono · 130 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: samurai, filmmaking · Also a Japanese drama · From the same decade (2010s)
In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
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Sanjuro
1962 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 96 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: samurai · Also a Japanese drama
In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its…
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Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022 · Directed by Rob Minkoff · 94 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: samurai
A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their village off the map.
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7 Days in Hell
2015 · Directed by Jake Szymanski · 43 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: mockumentary · From the same decade (2010s)
A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out in a 1999 match that lasted seven days.
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The Truman Show
1998 · Directed by Peter Weir · 103 min8.2
Why you'll like itAlso comedy and drama
In a picture-perfect seaside town, an insurance salesman begins to realize that his entire existence may be staged and observed by a vast unseen audience as part of a long-running real-time reality TV show.