
Movies that feel likeMarathon Man (1976)
If you loved Marathon Man, the closest films we have are The Parallax View (1974), The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and Donnie Brasco (1997). All three share Marathon Man's tense and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Cutter's Way (1981).
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If Marathon Man hit the spot, these will too

Common ground in both: conspiracy and psychological thriller

The same preoccupation in both: conspiracy
The difference: Easier on the grit than Marathon Man

New York City shapes both of them
The difference: 21 years apart, and the 1990s show

Both land tension and grit at once
The difference: Sits closer to action than Marathon Man does

The same mix in both: stillness, then paranoia
The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

Thriller built on tension, twice over

Both lean on grit more than on crime

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Common ground: psychological thriller

Paranoid thriller in both cases
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Crime with a pulse of tension, in both cases

Both lean on grit more than on drama
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