Movies Like Branded to Kill

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Youth of the Beast

1963·1h 32m·★ 7.3·Seijun Suzuki

2 shared crewDir. Seijun SuzukiDP: Kazue Nagatsuka

Story of a Prostitute

1965·1h 36m·★ 7.3·Seijun Suzuki

2 shared crewDir. Seijun SuzukiDP: Kazue Nagatsuka

Eight Hours of Terror

1957·1h 17m·★ 6.7·Seijun Suzuki

2 shared crewDir. Seijun SuzukiDP: Kazue Nagatsuka

Kagero-za

1981·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Seijun Suzuki

2 shared crewDir. Seijun SuzukiDP: Kazue Nagatsuka

Zigeunerweisen

1980·2h 24m·★ 6.9·Seijun Suzuki

2 shared crewDir. Seijun SuzukiDP: Kazue Nagatsuka

The Fable

2019·2h 3m·★ 6.6·Kan Eguchi

Themes: yakuza, hitman, assassinFans also likedAction & Crime

Triple Threat

2019·1h 36m·★ 5.6·Jesse V. Johnson

Themes: hitman, organized crime, assassinFans also likedThriller & Action

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

Themes: black and white, organized crimeTMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005·2h·★ 6.5·Doug Liman

TMDB recommendsThemes: hitman, assassinAction & Thriller

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023·2h 50m·★ 7.6·Chad Stahelski

Themes: hitman, organized crimeFans also likedAction & Thriller & Crime

Demon City

2025·1h 46m·★ 5.4·Seiji Tanaka

Themes: hitman, organized crimeFans also likedAction & Crime & Thriller

Crying Freeman

1995·1h 42m·★ 6.4·Christophe Gans

Themes: yakuza, hitmanFans also likedAction & Crime

John Wick: Chapter 2

2017·2h 2m·★ 7.4·Chad Stahelski

Themes: hitman, assassinFans also likedAction & Thriller & Crime

Hitman: Agent 47

2015·1h 36m·★ 5.7·Aleksander Bach

Themes: hitman, assassinFans also likedAction & Crime & Thriller

The Equalizer

2014·2h 12m·★ 7.3·Antoine Fuqua

Themes: hitman, organized crime, assassinThriller & Action & Crime

Gate of Flesh

1964·1h 30m·★ 7.2·Seijun Suzuki

Both star Joe Shishido & Isao TamagawaDir. Seijun Suzuki

Massacre Gun

1967·1h 29m·★ 7.0·Yasuharu Hasebe

DP: Kazue NagatsukaStarring Joe ShishidoCrime & Action

Bullitt

1968·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Peter Yates

TMDB recommendsAction & Crime & Thriller

Mantis

2025·1h 53m·★ 5.3·Lee Tae-sung

Themes: hitman, assassinAction & Crime & Thriller

Léon: The Professional

1994·1h 51m·★ 8.5·Luc Besson

Themes: hitman, assassinCrime & Action

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