Thriller movies about samurai

A list of the best thriller movies about samurai according to visitors: Taboo, The Guest, Prisoners, Bridge of Spies, The Ledge, Doctor Sleep, Uncut Gems, Argo, Disconnect, Split.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrethriller, drama, history
CountryJapan, France, United Kingdom

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, thriller
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:35

    A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:33

      When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrethriller, drama, history
      CountryUSA, Germany, India
      Duration02:39

        During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, Germany, Saudi Arabia
        Duration01:41

        A thriller in which a battle of philosophies between a fundamentalist Christian and an atheist escalates into a lethal battle of wills.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom

        A traumatized, alcoholic Dan Torrance meets Abra, a kid who also has the ability to "shine." He tries to protect her from the True Knot, a cult whose goal is to feed off of people like them in order to remain immortal. Doctor Sleep is a sequel to Stephen King's 1977 novel "The Shining". Doctor Sleep is set several decades after the events of the first "Shining".

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA

        A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrethriller, drama, biography
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration02:00

        As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:55

          Disconnect interweaves multiple storylines about people searching for human connection in today’s wired world. Through poignant turns that are both harrowing and touching, the stories intersect with surprising twists that expose a shocking reality into our daily use of technology that mediates and defines our relationships and ultimately our lives.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA, Japan
          Duration02:27

          Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrethriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:20

            A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:55

              A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

              Markimdb: 7.8
              Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:14

                The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

                Markimdb: 8.1
                Genrethriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:59

                A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he’s trying to escape - and, just maybe, give him a taste of the loving family he’s never had.

                Markimdb: 6.7
                Genrethriller, detective
                CountryRussia, USA, United Kingdom, Cyprus

                Looking to investigate recruitment techniques of ISIS to lure women into Syria, Amy Whitaker, a journalist, creates a Facebook profile of a Muslim convert. When an ISIS recruiter contacts her online character, she experiences the process first hand.

                Markimdb: 6.3
                Genrehorror, thriller
                CountryUSA

                On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own.

                Markimdb: 7
                Genrethriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA, Canada
                Duration01:56

                Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.

                Markimdb: 8.1
                Genrethriller, drama, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:29

                  With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

                  Markimdb: 6.8
                  Genreaction, thriller
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:34

                  A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Stanton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer and a young conductor. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster.

                  Markimdb: 7.6
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime
                  CountrySpain, USA
                  Duration02:00

                  A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

                  Markimdb: 7.7
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:10

                  An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a 3rd person in the room. The intensity builds when a surprise twist alters everyone's perception of the crime.

                  Markimdb: 6.6
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:47

                  Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.

                  Markimdb: 8.1
                  Genrethriller, drama
                  CountryCanada, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
                  Duration02:32

                  Jack is a young boy of 5 years old who has lived all his life in one room. He believes everything within it are the only real things in the world. But what will happen when his Ma suddenly tells him that there are other things outside of Room?

                  Markimdb: 7.4
                  Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:02

                  Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.

                  Markimdb: 6.9
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                  CountryUSA, France
                  Duration02:00

                  The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris and, to find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.

                  Markimdb: 6.6
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA
                  Duration01:35

                  A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.

                  Markimdb: 6.9
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:07

                  Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.

                  Markimdb: 7.7
                  Genrethriller, drama, adventure, detective
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:09

                  In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a coldhearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad -- a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nearly a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.

                  Markimdb: 7.7
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography, history
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:21

                  Christine Collins is overjoyed when her kidnapped son is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, the police captain has her committed to an asylum.

                  Markimdb: 5.9
                  Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:41

                  Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day she gets a strange message from an unknown source. The message is coded. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout she remains in contact with this unknown person, who needs Terry to help save his life.

                  Markimdb: 6.6
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime
                  CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                  Duration01:47

                  When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.

                  Markimdb: 6.3
                  Genrethriller, drama, detective
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:38

                  A claustrophobic, Hitchcockian thriller. A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet the child vanishes and nobody admits she was ever on that plane.

                  Markimdb: 6.7
                  Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
                  CountryFrance, Germany, USA
                  Duration02:04

                    Connie is a wife and mother whose 11-year marriage to Edward has lost its sexual spark. When Connie literally runs into handsome book collector Paul, he sweeps her into an all-consuming affair. But Edward soon becomes suspicious and decides to confront the other man.

                    Markimdb: 6.7
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA, France
                    Duration01:59

                    When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After becoming involved with a young married woman, her husband hires Bobby to kill her. Later, she hires Bobby to kill the husband.

                    Markimdb: 7.1
                    Genrethriller, drama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:32

                    A young writer is interrogated by a sadistic secret policeman. She is accused of embedding political messages in her children's stories. The entire movie takes place in one room, with only the two actors. The movie is set in an unidentified, modern police state.

                    Markimdb: 7
                    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, military
                    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Canada, Belgium, USA
                    Duration01:47

                    France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.

                    Markimdb: 7.6
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:54

                    When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Kenzie and Gennaro face drug dealers, gangs and pedophiles. When they are about to solve the case, they are faced with a moral dilemma that tears them apart.

                    Markimdb: 7.5
                    Genrethriller, drama, detective
                    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                    Duration02:39

                    After Dr. Bill Hartford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

                    Markimdb: 7.2
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA, Germany
                    Duration01:48

                      A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.

                      Markimdb: 6.4
                      Genrethriller, drama, detective
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:40

                      Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.

                      Markimdb: 7.2
                      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
                      CountryUSA, Canada
                      Duration01:26

                      Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of events of five different characters and five different storylines that all converge to tell the story of murder and deceit.

                      Markimdb: 7.5
                      Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:04

                      A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

                      Markimdb: 6.6
                      Genreaction, thriller, detective
                      CountryUSA, Italy, Malta, France, United Kingdom
                      Duration02:29

                      When the curator of the Louvre is found murdered in the famed museum's hallowed halls, Harvard professor, Robert Langdon and cryptographer, Sophie Neve must untangle a deadly web of deceit involving the works of Leonardo da Vinci.

                      Markimdb: 6.8
                      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA, Canada
                      Duration01:53

                      Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.

                      Markimdb: 6.7
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA, France, Canada
                      Duration01:51

                      One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.

                      Markimdb: 7
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:56

                      John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.

                      Markimdb: 6.8
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:47

                        Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.

                        Markimdb: 7.8
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA, Canada
                        Duration01:27

                        Trevor is a troubled high school student, thanks to the effects of bullying. This is the story of his fight to break free.

                        Markimdb: 7.5
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Spain, USA
                        Duration02:10

                        A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

                        Markimdb: 6.6
                        Genreaction, thriller, drama
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:08

                        A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.




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