Movies Like Gozu (2003)

Gozu is a 2003 crime, horror, mystery, thriller film from Takashi Miike with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Yakuza Apocalypse and Ichi the Killer.

Crime Horror Mystery Thriller

Yakuza Apocalypse

2015

When young protege Akira Kageyama is bitten by his dying vampire boss, Genyo Kamiura, he must get used to his new powers before seeking revenge.

6.0

MagicScore

Ichi the Killer

2001

As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.

7.0

MagicScore

Layer Cake

2004

When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...

6.9

MagicScore

Chasing Sleep

2001

A college professor wakes up to find his wife has not returned home, then struggles to understand her disappearance.

6.0

MagicScore

Thieves and Robbers

1983

A Lothario, in trouble for fooling around with a Senator's wife, becomes an unwitting witness to a mob murder. Police Lieutenant Parker tries to solve the case in enough time to take his long-suffering family on vacation.

6.1

MagicScore

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

1972

In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.

7.5

MagicScore

Elsewhere

2009

A teen girl disappears after trying to meet men online in order to escape her small town. Apparently, only her best friend worries enough to investigate the mystery.

5.8

MagicScore

Monday

2000

A simple funeral turns a man's world Topsy turvy. He wakes up in a posh hotel room, totally clueless about how he got there. Slowly, he recalls what happened a day before.

6.9

MagicScore

Kung Fu Hustle

2004

It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.

7.5

MagicScore

#10

Blonde and Blonder

2008

Comic mayhem ensues when two lovely blondes, Dee and Dawn, are mistaken as international mob killers.

3.7

MagicScore

#11

Sinister 2

2015

A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.

5.9

MagicScore

#12

Boiling Point

1990

Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

Dead or Alive

1999

Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

Lost Highway

1997

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

7.5

MagicScore

#15

Pale Flower

1964

A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

1973

Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka family, Noboru Uchimoto.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

Dead or Alive 2: Birds

2000

Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good... much to the upset of the crime syndicates.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Black Rain

1989

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

Hoffa

1992

A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.

6.3

MagicScore

#20

Graveyard of Honor

1975

A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Gozu?

The top films similar to Gozu by MovieMagicScore are Yakuza Apocalypse (6.0), Ichi the Killer (7.0), Layer Cake (6.9). Each shares crime/horror/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Gozu worth watching?

Gozu holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 224 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Gozu?

Gozu (2003) is a crime, horror, mystery, thriller film directed by Takashi Miike, starring Show Aikawa, Yūta Sone, Kimika Yoshino.

Where can I find more recommendations like Gozu?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more crime recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Gozu

This ranked list pairs Gozu (2003), a crime and horror and mystery and thriller film from Takashi Miike, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Show Aikawa take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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