
Movies that feel like Branded to Kill (1967)
If you loved Branded to Kill, the closest films we have are Tokyo Drifter (1966), Lethal Weapon (1987) and Police Story 2 (1988). All three share Branded to Kill's tense and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Criterion Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel and HBO Max and others, checked against today's data.
If Branded to Kill hit the spot, these will too

Seijun Suzuki working the same nerve twice

Tense and gritty in the same breath
The difference: A 1980s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Thriller built on momentum, twice over

Crime with a pulse of tension, in both cases
The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Hitman runs into organized crime in each of them

Organized crime sits at the heart of each

Both trade on grit more than on being action

Kinetic thriller in both cases

Tense crime, and it commits to that

Action built on grit, twice over

Both built around assassin

Thriller built on momentum, twice over
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