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Movies that feel like Fan (2016)

If you loved Fan, the closest films we have are Jawan (2023), Ong Bak 2 (2008) and The Villainess (2017). All three share Fan's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.

A man who bears a striking resemblance to a renowned movie star becomes an obsessive fan, but when his fierce love is spurned by the star, he decides to destroy the star's life and reputation.

πŸ… 81% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Maneesh Sharmakineticepictenserelentlessobsessivedread
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If Fan hit the spot, these will too

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Jawan
2023 Β· dir. Atlee
β˜… 6.9action Β· thriller

Common ground: revenge

The difference: None of the scale Fan is built on

An emotional journey of a prison warden, driven by a personal vendetta while keeping up to a promise made years ago, recruits inmates to commit outrageous crimes that shed light on corruption and injustice, in an attempt to get even with his past, and that leads him to an unexpected reunion.

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Ong Bak 2
2008 Β· dir. Tony Jaa
πŸ… 49%β˜… 6.2adventure Β· action Β· thriller

Both are built on the same subject: revenge

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Tien, the son of Lord Sihadecho β€” a murdered nobleman β€” is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut.

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The Villainess
2017 Β· dir. Jung Byung-gil
πŸ… 85%β˜… 6.6action Β· thriller

Kinetic and tense in the same breath

Honed from childhood into a merciless killing machine by a criminal organization, assassin Sook-hee is recruited with the promise of freedom after ten years of service. However, secrets from her past destroy everything she’s worked for and now she embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge.

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Shogun Assassin
1980 Β· dir. Robert Houston
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.3action Β· adventure

The same mix in both: scale, then relentlessness

The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

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Mutiny
2026 Β· dir. Jean-FranΓ§ois Richet
β˜… 6.4action Β· thriller

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

After witnessing his billionaire boss' murder and being framed for the crime, Cole Reed boards a cargo ship on a one-man crusade to avenge his boss' death only to discover an international conspiracy.

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Crumb
1995 Β· dir. Terry Zwigoff
πŸ… 95%β˜… 8documentary

Both keep coming back to the same thing: obsession

The difference: Leans harder into documentary than Fan does

This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, ex-wife and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.

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Headshot
2016 Β· dir. Kimo Stamboel
πŸ… 73%β˜… 6.3action Β· thriller Β· drama

Tense thriller, and it commits to that

A young man washes ashore, his memory gone - but his past comes back to haunt him after he is nursed back to health and his killing ability is needed when he takes on a powerful drug lord.

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Tony Takitani
2004 Β· dir. Jun Ichikawa
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.2drama

The same preoccupation in both: obsession

A reclusive illustrator falls in love with a young woman who addictively shops for clothing.

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Naked Weapon
2002 Β· dir. Tony Ching Siu-Tung
β˜… 5.5action Β· drama Β· thriller

Relentless adventure in both cases

A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative Jack Chen follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, Jack suspects that Madame M is back in business.

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Below Zero
2021 Β· dir. LluΓ­s QuΓ­lez
πŸ… 86%β˜… 6.2action Β· crime Β· thriller

Both lean on momentum more than on action

When a prisoner transfer van is attacked, the cop in charge must fight those inside and outside while dealing with a silent foe: the icy temperatures.

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Padmaavat
2018 Β· dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
πŸ… 53%β˜… 7.1drama Β· history Β· romance

Adventure built on obsession, twice over

Rajputana, India, 13th century. The tyrannical usurper Alauddin Khilji, sultan of Delhi, becomes obsessed with Queen Padmavati, wife of King Ratan Singh of Mewar, and goes to great lengths to satisfy his greed for her.

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Pathaan
2023 Β· dir. Siddharth Anand
πŸ… 85%β˜… 5.8action Β· adventure Β· thriller

Thriller built on scale, twice over

A soldier caught by enemies and presumed dead comes back to complete his mission, accompanied by old companions and foes.

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