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Movies that feel like Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

If you loved Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, the closest films we have are Loving Pablo (2017), R (2010) and Molly's Game (2017). All three share Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile's contemplative and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium and Kino Film Collection and others, checked against today's data.

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.

πŸ… 54% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Joe Berlingercontemplativegritty
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If Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile hit the spot, these will too

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Loving Pablo
2017 Β· dir. Fernando LeΓ³n de Aranoa
πŸ… 33%β˜… 6.4crime Β· drama

Two things both keep coming back to: biography and a true story

The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia's most famous journalist Virginia Vallejo throughout a reign of terror that tore a country apart.

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R
2010 Β· dir. Tobias Lindholm
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.1crime Β· drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: prison

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Imprisoned for violent assault, Rune is placed in the hardcore ward, where his survival depends on quickly learning the prison's parallel world of rules, honor, and obligations.

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Molly's Game
2017 Β· dir. Aaron Sorkin
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.4drama Β· crime

The same preoccupation in both: biography

Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.

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Holy Spider
2022 Β· dir. Ali Abbasi
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.3thriller Β· drama Β· crime

One thread runs through both: serial killer

The difference: Leans further into thriller

A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.

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Blow
2001 Β· dir. Ted Demme
πŸ… 56%β˜… 7.5crime Β· drama

Common ground: a true story

The story of how George Jung, together with the MedellΓ­n Cartel led by Pablo Escobar, established the billion-dollar cocaine empire in the United States in the 1970s.

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A Touch of Sin
2013 Β· dir. Jia Zhangke
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.1crime Β· drama

Contemplative where it counts, gritty underneath

Four people in different provinces are driven to violent ends: An angry miner is enraged by corruption in his village. A migrant discovers the possibilities of owning a firearm. A receptionist is pushed beyond her limits by an abusive client. A young factory worker goes from one job to the next.

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GoodFellas
1990 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8.7drama Β· crime

Both are built on the same subject: prison

The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

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A Prophet
2009 Β· dir. Jacques Audiard
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.8crime Β· drama

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.

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7 Prisoners
2021 Β· dir. Alexandre Moratto
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.1drama Β· crime

Gritty crime in both cases

An impoverished teen seeking to escape the clutches of a human trafficker must weigh living up to his moral code against his struggle to survive.

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The Power of the Dog
2021 Β· dir. Jane Campion
πŸ… 94%β˜… 6.8drama Β· western

Drama built on stillness, twice over

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

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Black Souls
2014 Β· dir. Francesco Munzi
πŸ… 89%β˜… 6.8crime Β· drama

Crime with a pulse of grit, in both cases

A former narcotics smuggler, now living peaceably in the Calabrian hills, is drawn back into his family’s drug-trade dynasty by his impetuous teenage son.

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First Cow
2020 Β· dir. Kelly Reichardt
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.1drama Β· western

The same drama instincts

In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cowβ€”the first, and only, in the territory.

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