Related Titles
Movies Like Joe Butterfly
Find movies like Joe Butterfly (1957) using TMDB similarity plus Movie Rankings community context. Our top current pick is Sanjuro. Browse 18 related titles with direct links to rankings, cast pages, and matchup data.
These picks blend TMDB similar-title seeds with Movie Rankings community ranking context.
Open Joe Butterfly
Jump to the canonical movie page for ranking stats, credits, and deeper discovery paths.
See where to watch Joe Butterfly
Check current US streaming, rental, and purchase options for Joe Butterfly.
Compare Joe Butterfly
Browse popular head-to-head ranking pages and jump into a matchup for Joe Butterfly.
Language ranking
See how Joe Butterfly compares with other top-ranked English comedy movies.
Best English Comedy Movies
Studio ranking
See where Joe Butterfly lands among the top-ranked movies associated with Universal International Pictures.
Open best universal international pictures movies
Explore Language Rankings
Sanjuro
1962
In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
2008
An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket). Topics include the ongoing presidential campaign, the possibility of a black president, George W. Bush, gas prices, low-paid jobs, ringtones and bottled water, sex, relationships and the correct use of the n-word
Wood Job!
2014
After failing his university entrance exam, Yuki Hirano sets his eyes on the role of a forestry trainee. Setting off for training he doubts his decision many times, but eventually after passing the training course, he is sent to Kamusari Village for a year of work experience - where he becomes assimilated with the beauty of nature and the warm-hearted people of the village.
House
1977
Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.
Kamome Diner
2006
On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites her to stay with her.
Jim Jefferies: Freedumb
2016
Returning for a second Netflix comedy special, Jim Jefferies unleashes his famously ferocious black humor to a packed house in Nashville, Tennessee.
On-Gaku: Our Sound
2020
A bored trio of high school delinquents start a rock 'n' roll band together. They have no skill, money, or even a full set of drums, but are determined to jam out and impress their only friend.
Crows Zero II
2009
Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood between them. And the simmering embers of hatred are about to flare up again, burning away any last remnants of the truce they had so rigorously observed until now.
Kamikaze Girls
2004
Momoko, a strange and seemingly emotionless girl obsessed with 18th century France, befriends a Yanki biker and the two experience the ups and downs of their unusual lives in a rural Japanese town.
Top Secret!
1984
Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.
The Spiders: The Reckless Operation
1967
The Spiders, a Japanese pop group, in their first starring role, walk from Yokohama to Tokyo, to prove their love for a girl who told them "the person who can overcome any obstacle will be my lover"! Neither traffic, buildings, nor the police can stop them, in this madcap rock musical adventure!
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.
Samurai Fiction
1998
A warrior-in-training and his bumbling friends go in pursuit of a stolen sword.
Playing with Fire
2019
A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.
Major Payne
1995
Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.
The Baker
2007
Milo is a professional hit man living on the edge. When failing to fulfill a contract for the first time, he escapes the city to avoid the wrath of his employers. Hiding out in a remote rural village, the locals mistake him for the new baker.
Carry On Nurse
1959
In Haven Hospital, a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital altogether. The formidable Matron's debut gives everyone a chill every time she walks past, with only Reckitt standing up to her. There's a colonel who's a constant nuisance, a bumbling nurse, a romance between Ted York and Nurse Denton, and Bell wants his bunion removed straight away, so after a couple of pints, the men decide to remove the bunion themselves!
The Naked Gun
2025
Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.
What are the best movies like Joe Butterfly?
Sanjuro is the strongest current recommendation on this page for viewers looking for movies like Joe Butterfly.
How many recommendations are on the Joe Butterfly page?
This page currently lists 18 related titles for Joe Butterfly.
How often does the Movies Like Joe Butterfly page update?
This page refreshes whenever Movie Rankings rebuilds the related-title view for Joe Butterfly. It was last generated from site data on May 11, 2026.
Sources & freshness
Last refreshed from site data on May 11, 2026.