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Movies that feel like Munich (2005)

If you loved Munich, the closest films we have are The Post (2017), Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010) and Bridge of Spies (2015). All three share Munich's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV and others, checked against today's data.

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.

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The Post
2017 Β· dir. Steven Spielberg
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.2drama Β· history

The same hand behind both of them: Steven Spielberg

The difference: Missing the tension of Munich

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.

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Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
2010 Β· dir. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
πŸ… 47%β˜… 6.2drama Β· action Β· history

Both keep coming back to the same thing: assassination

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

The Japanese forces occupy Shanghai and slowly start spreading terror in the city. Chen Zhen, who was presumed dead, returns to fight against the Japanese and put an end to their tyrannical rule.

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Bridge of Spies
2015 Β· dir. Steven Spielberg
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.6thriller Β· drama

Steven Spielberg working the same nerve twice

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

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The Impossible
2012 Β· dir. J. A. Bayona
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.5drama Β· thriller Β· history

Contemplative where it counts, epic underneath

In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror.

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Zero Dark Thirty
2012 Β· dir. Kathryn Bigelow
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.4thriller Β· drama

The same preoccupation in both: mossad

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.

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127 Hours
2010 Β· dir. Danny Boyle
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.5adventure Β· drama Β· thriller

Tense drama in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Munich does

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

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Lincoln
2012 Β· dir. Steven Spielberg
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.3history Β· drama

Contemplative history, and it commits to that

The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

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War Horse
2011 Β· dir. Steven Spielberg
πŸ… 74%β˜… 7.2war Β· history Β· drama

Both lean on scale more than on thriller

On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile, Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.

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Deliverance
1972 Β· dir. John Boorman
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.6drama Β· adventure Β· thriller

Drama built on tension, twice over

The difference: Made in the 1970s, in a different era of the craft

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

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Coach Carter
2005 Β· dir. Thomas Carter
πŸ… 63%β˜… 7.4drama Β· history

History with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.

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The Walk
2015 Β· dir. Robert Zemeckis
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.3history Β· drama Β· adventure

One thread runs through both: 1970s

The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

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Hard Candy
2006 Β· dir. David Slade
πŸ… 67%β˜… 7drama Β· thriller

Tense thriller, and it commits to that

Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. Jeff thinks it’s his lucky night. He’s in for a surprise.

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