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Movies that feel likeLaw Abiding Citizen (2009)

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.

If you loved Law Abiding Citizen, the closest films we have are Memories of Murder (2003), A History of Violence (2005) and We Own the Night (2007). All three share Law Abiding Citizen's contemplative and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Silence (2010).

🍅 26% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. F. Gary Graycontemplativegrittytense
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Memories of Murder
2003 · dir. Bong Joon Ho
★ 8.1crime · drama · thriller

Both are working the same pair: assassin, the investigation

A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.

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A History of Violence
2005 · dir. David Cronenberg
🍅 88%★ 7.4drama · thriller · crimeMax

Contemplative and gritty in the same breath

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.

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We Own the Night
2007 · dir. James Gray
🍅 57%★ 6.8drama · crime · thriller

Common ground: the investigation

A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.

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The Accountant
2016 · dir. Gavin O'Connor
🍅 53%★ 7.3crime · thriller · dramaRent or buy

One thread runs through both: prison

As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.

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Good Time
2017 · dir. Benny Safdie
🍅 91%★ 7.3crime · thriller · dramaRent or buy

The same preoccupation in both: prison

After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.

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The Town
2010 · dir. Ben Affleck
🍅 92%★ 7.5crime · drama · thrillerMax

Both lean on tension more than on drama

A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.

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The Yellow Sea
2010 · dir. Na Hong-jin
🍅 88%★ 7.3drama · thriller · crime

Contemplative crime, and it commits to that

A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.

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The Bank Job
2008 · dir. Roger Donaldson
🍅 79%★ 7.2thriller · crime · dramaPrime Video

Gritty thriller in both cases

Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry recognises the danger but realises this may be the opportunity of a lifetime.

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Holy Spider
2022 · dir. Ali Abbasi
🍅 82%★ 7.3thriller · drama · crime

Drama built on tension, twice over

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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The Silence
2010 · dir. Baran bo Odar
🍅 87%★ 6.9crime · thriller · drama

Crime with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.

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Neighboring Sounds
2012 · dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho
🍅 91%★ 7.1thriller · drama · crime

Both lean on grit more than on thriller

An independent private security firm arrives at a middle-class neighborhood in Recife, Brazil.

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Lord of War
2005 · dir. Andrew Niccol
🍅 62%★ 7.6crime · drama · thrillerPrime Video

Tense drama in both cases

Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.

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