The Last Samurai (2003)

74

IMDb 492

7.8

/471589/

Trakt

77

/10964/

TMDb

76

/6551/

Letterboxd

3.7

/167300/

Tomatoes

66

/221/

Audience

83

/392699/

Metacritic

55

/44/

RogerEbert

3.5

Runtime: 154 min.

Status: Released

Certification: R

Parental Guide: 17+

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

Genres: Action, Drama, War

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Production companies: Cruise/Wagner Productions, Warner Bros., The Bedford Falls Company, Warner Bros. Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions , Radar Pictures