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Movies that feel likeRaging Bull (1980)

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

If you loved Raging Bull, the closest films we have are The Magician (1958), Public Enemies (2009) and Silence (2016). All three share Raging Bull's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Room 237 (2012).

πŸ… 92% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 8.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Martin Scorsesecontemplativeepicparanoid
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The Magician
1958 Β· dir. Ingmar Bergman
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.5drama

One thread runs through both: paranoia

The difference: Takes it somewhere less epic than Raging Bull does

A traveling magician and his troupe arrive in a Swedish town in the 1840s, where their act is scrutinized by local authorities and a skeptical medical official. Their stay leads to a series of confrontations that test the boundaries between performance, belief, and deception.

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Public Enemies
2009 Β· dir. Michael Mann
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.9crime Β· history Β· drama

Common ground: biography

The difference: Sits closer to crime than Raging Bull does

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.

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Silence
2016 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.2drama Β· historyRent or buy

Martin Scorsese directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: 36 years apart, and the 2010s show

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.

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Dogtooth
2009 Β· dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.1drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: paranoia

Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission.

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Snowden
2016 Β· dir. Oliver Stone
πŸ… 61%β˜… 7.3drama Β· history Β· crimeNetflixStarz

Both are built on the same subject: biography

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

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Gandhi
1982 Β· dir. Richard Attenborough
πŸ… 89%β˜… 8drama Β· history

Both land stillness and scale at once

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

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The Man in the Iron Mask
1998 Β· dir. Randall Wallace
πŸ… 32%β˜… 6.5adventure Β· action Β· drama

Both lean on paranoia more than on drama

The difference: Leans harder into adventure than Raging Bull does

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

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The Manchurian Candidate
1962 Β· dir. John Frankenheimer
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.9thriller Β· drama

Contemplative history, and it commits to that

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.

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Barry Lyndon
1975 Β· dir. Stanley Kubrick
πŸ… 78%β˜… 8.1drama Β· history

Drama with a pulse of scale, in both cases

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.

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The Baader Meinhof Complex
2008 Β· dir. Uli Edel
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.3action Β· crime Β· dramaPrime Video

Paranoid history in both cases

When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader. Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin, they form the violent Red Faction Army, and together perpetrate a slew of terrorist attacks as a way of disrupting the fabric of what they see as an increasingly fascist state.

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Room 237
2012 Β· dir. Rodney Ascher
πŸ… 94%β˜… 6.2documentary

Drama built on stillness, twice over

A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.

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Donnie Brasco
1997 Β· dir. Mike Newell
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.7crime Β· drama Β· thrillerNetflix

New York City shapes both of them

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.

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