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Movies that feel like Fallen Angels (1995)

If you loved Fallen Angels, the closest films we have are Wheels on Meals (1984), Batman (1989) and Batman Forever (1995). All three share Fallen Angels'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 Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and HBO Max Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.

An indifferent hitman, his infatuated business partner and an ex-convict search for love and meaning as their lives cross paths in Hong Kong.

🍅 96% Rotten Tomatoes7.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Wong Kar-Waikineticromantictendergrittydreamlike

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Charlie's Angels (2000)

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Wheels on Meals
1984 · dir. Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
7romance · action · comedy

The same mix in both: momentum, then romance

The difference: Not nearly as dreamlike as Fallen Angels

Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.

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Batman
1989 · dir. Tim Burton
🍅 77%7.5fantasy · action · crime

Gritty where it counts, dreamlike underneath

The difference: Missing the romance of Fallen Angels

Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman known as 'The Joker' seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale.

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Batman Forever
1995 · dir. Joel Schumacher
🍅 41%5.5action · crime · fantasy

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Batman faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, and the Riddler, a disgruntled ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor seeking revenge against his former employer by unleashing his brain-sucking weapon on Gotham City's residents. As the caped crusader also copes with tortured memories of his parents' murder, he has a new romance, with psychologist Chase Meridian.

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The Mask
1994 · dir. Chuck Russell
🍅 82%7comedy · fantasy · crime

Tender romance in both cases

The difference: Plays it as comedy more than Fallen Angels does

Timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask infused with the spirit of the Norse god Loki. Donning it transforms him into an unrestrained, green-faced, cartoon-like wild man. While the mask grants him the confidence to woo a local singer, it also makes him the target of a ruthless mobster.

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Baby Driver
2017 · dir. Edgar Wright
🍅 92%7.5action · crime

Both trade on romance more than on being crime

The difference: 22 years apart, and the 2010s show

After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.

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Happy Together
1997 · dir. Wong Kar-Wai
🍅 85%7.7drama · romance

Wong Kar-Wai directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

A couple travels from Hong Kong to Argentina to revive their relationship but experience turbulence when both men's lives drift in separate directions.

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In the Mood for Love
2000 · dir. Wong Kar-Wai
🍅 92%8drama · romance

Wong Kar-Wai working the same nerve twice

In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.

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Fast & Furious
2009 · dir. Justin Lin
🍅 28%6.5action · crime · thriller

Both keep circling back to gambling

When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And the two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.

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Maleficent
2014 · dir. Robert Stromberg
🍅 54%6.9fantasy · adventure · action

Action with a pulse of tenderness, in both cases

A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. She rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.

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Hancock
2008 · dir. Peter Berg
🍅 42%6.4fantasy · action

Romance built on dream logic, twice over

Hancock is a down-and-out superhero who's forced to employ a PR expert to help repair his image when the public grows weary of all the damage he's inflicted during his lifesaving heroics. The agent's idea of imprisoning the antihero to make the world miss him proves successful, but will Hancock stick to his new sense of purpose or slip back into old habits?

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Léon: The Professional
1994 · dir. Luc Besson
🍅 76%8.5crime · drama · action

Assassin and hitman, at the center of both

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.

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Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · dir. Richard Donner
🍅 82%7.3action · thriller · crime

Gritty crime, and it commits to that

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.

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