
Movies that feel like Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
If you loved Assault on Precinct 13, the closest films we have are Caliber 9 (1972), Dirty Harry (1971) and Bullitt (1968). All three share Assault on Precinct 13's tense and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.
If Assault on Precinct 13 hit the spot, these will too

Two things both keep coming back to: police and gunfight
The difference: Not nearly as kinetic as Assault on Precinct 13

Both are working the same pair: ambush, psychopath

Both are built on the same subject: police

Both land tension and momentum at once

Both keep coming back to the same thing: shootout
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Both lean on grit more than on thriller

Tense action in both cases
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Assault on Precinct 13 does

Crime built on momentum, twice over

Gritty thriller, and it commits to that
The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

Action with a pulse of tension, in both cases

One thread runs through both: psychopath

Crime with a pulse of momentum, in both cases
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