# Movies like The Ambitious

> Films most similar to The Ambitious (1970) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-ambitious-1970/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[Samurai Assassin](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/samurai-assassin-1965/)** (1965) — ★ 7.4 · 62 votes · foreign-gem, dread, outsider
- **[The Sword of Doom](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-sword-of-doom-1966/)** (1966) — ★ 7.7 · 261 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, dread
- **[The Last Samurai](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-last-samurai-1974/)** (1974) — ★ 7.7 · 20 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, outsider
- **[Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/chuji-s-travel-diary-the-chuji-patrol-episode-1927/)** (1927) — ★ 7.6 · 10 votes · foreign-gem, outsider, raw
- **[Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/shinsengumi-assassins-of-honor-1969/)** (1969) — ★ 6.9 · 23 votes · epic, raw
- **[Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/lone-wolf-and-cub-sword-of-vengeance-1972/)** (1972) — ★ 7.4 · 249 votes
- **[Goyokin](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/goyokin-1969/)** (1969) — ★ 7.4 · 67 votes · foreign-gem, outsider, slow-burn
- **[Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/miyamoto-musashi-showdown-at-hannyazaka-heights-1962/)** (1962) — ★ 7.5 · 12 votes · foreign-gem, cerebral, outsider
- **[The Tale of Zatoichi](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-tale-of-zatoichi-1962/)** (1962) — ★ 7.3 · 152 votes · foreign-gem, outsider, raw
- **[When the Last Sword Is Drawn](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/when-the-last-sword-is-drawn-2003/)** (2003) — ★ 7.4 · 119 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, raw
- **[Battles Without Honor and Humanity](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/battles-without-honor-and-humanity-1973/)** (1973) — ★ 7.4 · 119 votes · foreign-gem, paranoid, raw

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