Movies Like Bunraku (2010)

Bunraku is a 2010 action, drama, thriller film from Guy Moshe with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with You Can Count on Me and The Oak Room.

Action Drama Thriller

You Can Count on Me

2000

A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town.

6.8

MagicScore

The Oak Room

2020

During a raging snowstorm, a drifter returns home to the blue-collar bar located in the remote Canadian town where he was born. When he offers to settle an old debt with a grizzled bartender by telling him a story, the night's events quickly spin into a dark tale of mistaken identities, double-crosses and shocking violence.

5.7

MagicScore

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974

An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.

7.1

MagicScore

Desperado

1995

El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.

6.9

MagicScore

Freelancers

2012

The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops. His new boss, Sarcone, will see if he has what it takes to be rogue through many trials and tribulations of loyalty, trust and respect. When the truth about his father's death is revealed revenge takes him over and he won't stop until justice has been truly served.

5.1

MagicScore

King of the Ants

2004

A young drifter, struggling to makes ends meet, accepts a job to kill a prominent accountant. When he isn't paid for the hit, revenge is now his path.

5.9

MagicScore

The Funeral

1996

After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.

6.8

MagicScore

Blue Ruin

2014

When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

6.8

MagicScore

A Woman's Face

1941

A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.

6.8

MagicScore

#10

The Way of the Gun

2000

Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Caught

1996

A middle-aged couple has a drifter enter their lives. The fish-store owners find that the mysterious young man awakens the couple in ways they didn't expect. Things get tense when the drifter begins an affair with the woman of the house.

5.7

MagicScore

#12

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

8.4

MagicScore

#13

Boiling Point

2021

A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

7.2

MagicScore

#14

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

7.4

MagicScore

#15

The Trial

1962

Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

C'mon C'mon

2021

Johnny and his young nephew forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they embark on a cross-country trip to see life away from Los Angeles.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

The Misfortunates

2009

13-year-old Gunther Strobbe grows up surrounded by alcohol, trash and his completely useless father and uncles. Slowly but surely, he's being prepared for the same hapless life. Can he defy his destiny?

7.2

MagicScore

#18

The Last Hurrah

1958

In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.

7.2

MagicScore

#19

Immortal Beloved

1994

A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his assistant, Schindler, searches for an elusive woman referred to in the composer's love letters as "immortal beloved." As Schindler solves the mystery, a series of flashbacks reveal Beethoven's transformation from passionate young man to troubled musical genius.

7.1

MagicScore

#20

Bunny Drop

2011

Daikichi learns that his recently deceased grandfather has an illegitimate daughter with an unknown mother. The girl's name is Rin and she is just 6 years old. Everybody in Daikichi's family looks at the girl as an embarrassment and wants no part of her. Daikichi, annoyed by his family's attitude, decides to raise Rin by himself. Even though Daikichi himself has no experience raising a child and is still single.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Bunraku?

The top films similar to Bunraku by MovieMagicScore are You Can Count on Me (6.8), The Oak Room (5.7), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (7.1). Each shares action/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Bunraku worth watching?

Bunraku holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 331 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Bunraku?

Bunraku (2010) is a action, drama, thriller film directed by Guy Moshe, starring Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson.

Where can I find more recommendations like Bunraku?

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About movies like Bunraku

This ranked list pairs Bunraku (2010), a action and drama and thriller film from Guy Moshe, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Josh Hartnett 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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