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Movies that feel like Four Brothers (2005)

If you loved Four Brothers, the closest films we have are Run All Night (2015), A Bittersweet Life (2005) and The Punisher (2004). All three share Four Brothers' kinetic 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, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.

6.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. John Singletonkineticgrittyrelentless
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If Four Brothers hit the spot, these will too

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Run All Night
2015 · dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
🍅 59%6.6action · crime · thriller

Two things both keep coming back to: revenge and murder

The difference: Sits closer to thriller than Four Brothers does

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

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A Bittersweet Life
2005 · dir. Kim Jee-woon
🍅 100%7.5action · drama · crime

The same preoccupation in both: revenge

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Four Brothers does

Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.

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The Punisher
2004 · dir. Jonathan Hensleigh
🍅 30%6.4action · crime · drama

Both land momentum and grit at once

When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.

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A Better Tomorrow
1986 · dir. John Woo
🍅 95%7.4action · crime · drama

Common ground: brothers and sisters

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

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The Italian Job
2003 · dir. F. Gary Gray
🍅 72%7action · crime

One thread runs through both: murder

Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.

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Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003 · dir. Robert Rodriguez
🍅 66%6.3action · crime · thriller

Action built on relentlessness, twice over

A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.

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New Police Story
2004 · dir. Benny Chan
🍅 63%6.9action · thriller · crime

Kinetic crime, and it commits to that

Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.

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Crank
2006 · dir. Brian Taylor
🍅 62%6.9action · thriller · crime

Action with a pulse of grit, in both cases

Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote.

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Below Zero
2021 · dir. Lluís Quílez
🍅 86%6.2action · crime · thriller

Both lean on relentlessness more than on crime

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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Desperado
1995 · dir. Robert Rodriguez
🍅 71%7.1thriller · action · crime

Kinetic action in both cases

El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.

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The Equalizer 2
2018 · dir. Antoine Fuqua
🍅 52%6.7action · thriller · crime

Both lean on grit more than on crime

Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his former partner is murdered.

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Green Street Hooligans
2005 · dir. Lexi Alexander
🍅 45%7.4crime · drama

Both sit in the same relentless register

The difference: None of the momentum Four Brothers is built on

After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt learns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world. 'Green Street Hooligans' is a story of loyalty, trust and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge.

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