
Movies that feel like R (2010)
If you loved R, the closest films we have are My Name Ain't Johnny (2008), Black Souls (2014) and Straight Time (1978). All three share R's gritty and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Criterion Channel and ARROW and others, checked against today's data.
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If R hit the spot, these will too

The same mix in both: grit, then stillness

Gritty crime, and it commits to that

One thread runs through both: prison
The difference: Made in the 1970s, in a different era of the craft

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Both lean on grit more than on crime

The same preoccupation in both: prison

Contemplative drama in both cases

Both play crime straight
The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Common ground: prison cell
The difference: Sits closer to action than R does

The drama is handled with the same confidence

Crime approached the same way

Drama in the same key
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