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Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

If you loved One Battle After Another, the closest films we have are Cocaine Bear (2023), Bad Genius (2017) and The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017). All three share One Battle After Another's tense and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Andhadhun (2018).

🍅 94% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Paul Thomas Andersontensegrittywittyplayful
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Cocaine Bear
2023 · dir. Elizabeth Banks
🍅 65%★ 5.9thriller · comedy · crimePeacock

Both land tension and grit at once

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Inspired by a true story, an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.

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Bad Genius
2017 · dir. Nattawut Poonpiriya
🍅 100%★ 7.6drama · crime · thrillerNetflix

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Leans harder into drama than One Battle After Another does

Lynn, a brilliant student, after helping her friends to get the grades they need, develops the idea of starting a much bigger exam-cheating business.

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The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017 · dir. Patrick Hughes
🍅 44%★ 6.9action · comedy · crimeRent or buy

Both are built on the same subject: life on the run

The difference: Sits closer to action than One Battle After Another does

The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.

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No Other Choice
2025 · dir. Park Chan-wook
🍅 97%★ 7.5comedy · crime · thrillerHulu

Thriller built on tension, twice over

After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.

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The Italian Job
1969 · dir. Peter Collinson
🍅 82%★ 7.2crime · comedy · thriller

Gritty crime, and it commits to that

The difference: Made in the 1960s, in a different era of the craft

Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of Jaguars, and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, steal a fortune in gold and escape in the chaos.

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Seven Psychopaths
2012 · dir. Martin McDonagh
🍅 82%★ 7.1comedy · crime

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

The difference: Easier on the tension than One Battle After Another

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

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The Hustle
2019 · dir. Chris Addison
🍅 13%★ 5.5comedy · crimeParamount+

Both lean on play more than on crime

Two female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, compete to swindle a naïve tech prodigy out of his fortune. A remake of the 1988 comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."

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Andhadhun
2018 · dir. Sriram Raghavan
🍅 100%★ 8.2crime · mystery · thrillerRent or buy

Tense thriller in both cases

A series of mysterious events changes the life of a blind pianist who now must report a crime that was actually never witnessed by him.

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In for a Murder
2021 · dir. Piotr Mularuk
★ 5.5crime · comedyNetflix

Gritty comedy, and it commits to that

A stay-at-home mom and avid reader of crime stories discovers the deepest secrets of a small town's residents while investigating a woman's murder.

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Get Hard
2015 · dir. Etan Cohen
🍅 28%★ 6comedy · crimeParamount+

Witty crime, and it commits to that

When millionaire hedge fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, James desperately turns to Darnell-- a black businessman who's never even had a parking ticket -- for help. As Darnell puts James through the wringer, both learn that they were wrong about many things, including each other.

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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024 · dir. Adil El Arbi
🍅 65%★ 6.5action · comedy · crimeHulu

The same preoccupation in both: life on the run

After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.

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Cruella
2021 · dir. Craig Gillespie
🍅 75%★ 7.3comedy · crimeDisney+

Playful comedy, and it commits to that

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

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