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Movies that feel like Blood and Bone (2009)

If you loved Blood and Bone, the closest films we have are Jack Reacher (2012), Gangster Squad (2013) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). All three share Blood and Bone's kinetic and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential and Philo and others, checked against today's data.

In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.

6.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Ben Ramseykineticgrittytensecontemplativehopeful

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Jack Reacher
2012 · dir. Christopher McQuarrie
🍅 64%7crime · drama · thriller

Kinetic where it counts, gritty underneath

The difference: Not nearly as hopeful as Blood and Bone

One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The interrogation yields one written note: 'Get Jack Reacher!'. Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.

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Gangster Squad
2013 · dir. Ruben Fleischer
🍅 30%6.7crime · drama · action

Tense and contemplative in the same breath

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.

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The Dark Knight Rises
2012 · dir. Christopher Nolan
🍅 87%8.4action · crime · drama

Fight sits at the heart of each

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

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Need for Speed
2014 · dir. Scott Waugh
🍅 23%6.4action · crime · drama

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

The film revolves around a local street-racer who partners with a rich and arrogant business associate, only to find himself framed by his colleague and sent to prison. After he gets out, he joins a New York-to-Los Angeles race to get revenge. But when the ex-partner learns of the scheme, he puts a massive bounty on the racer's head, forcing him to run a cross-country gauntlet of illegal racers in all manner of supercharged vehicles.

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Mesrine: Killer Instinct
2008 · dir. Jean-François Richet
🍅 81%7.5drama · action · thriller

Crime built on grit, twice over

Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.

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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2016 · dir. Edward Zwick
🍅 37%6.2action · thriller · drama

Tense thriller, and it commits to that

Years after resigning command of an elite military police unit, the nomadic, righter-of-wrongs Reacher is drawn back into the life he left behind when his friend and successor, Major Susan Turner is framed for espionage. Reacher will stop at nothing to prove her innocence and to expose the real perpetrators behind the killings of his former soldiers.

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SPL: Kill Zone
2005 · dir. Wilson Yip
🍅 80%6.9action · crime · drama

The same preoccupation in both: martial arts

Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit, replacing Chan who wants an early retirement.

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The Killer
1989 · dir. John Woo
🍅 96%7.7action · crime · drama

Both trade on stillness more than on being drama

The difference: A 1980s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

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The Street Fighter
1974 · dir. Shigehiro Ozawa
6.9action · crime · thriller

Both built around martial arts

Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.

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Gone in 60 Seconds
1974 · dir. H.B. Halicki
🍅 43%6.3action · crime · thriller

Kinetic action in both cases

Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double-lives as unstoppable car thieves. When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one, a 1973 Ford Mustang, are in the bag. As Pace prepares to rip-off the fastback, codenamed "Eleanor", in Long Beach, he is unaware that his boss has tipped off the police after a business dispute.

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Across 110th Street
1972 · dir. Barry Shear
🍅 85%7action · crime · drama

Gritty crime, and it commits to that

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police?

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Heist
2015 · dir. Scott Mann
🍅 30%6.1action · crime · thriller

Tense thriller, and it commits to that

The difference: Plays it as tv movie more than Blood and Bone does

A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.

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