Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob. Jarmusch's spiritual gangster film tells the story of an inner-city hit man (Whitaker) who lives on a rooftop, training himself as a samurai in the strictest sense. He communicates primarily by carrier pigeon, while remaining loyal to a gangster (Tormey) who once saved his life.Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai featuring Forest Whitaker and John Tormey is streaming with subscription on HBO MAX, streaming with subscription on The Criterion Channel, and available for rent or purchase on VUDU. It's a crime and drama movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.5 (90,295 votes).
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Available to stream on a popular subscription service (HBO MAX and The Criterion Channel).
Available to rent or buy from $2.99 on 1 service (Vudu).
Not available to watch free online.
Not available to stream on a TV everywhere service.
#126 Ranked in Gangster Movies
#135 Ranked in Movies on The Criterion Channel
#410 Ranked in Crime Movies
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai has a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.5 (90,295 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.
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An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob. Jarmusch's spiritual gangster film tells the story of an inner-city hit man (Whitaker) who lives on a rooftop, training himself as a samurai in the strictest sense. He communicates primarily by carrier pigeon, while remaining loyal to a gangster (Tormey) who once saved his life.