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Movies that feel like RocknRolla (2008)

If you loved RocknRolla, the closest films we have are The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019), Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012) and The Outlaws (2017). All three share RocknRolla's kinetic and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.

When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their slice.

πŸ… 60% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Guy Ritchiekineticgrittytense

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The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
2019 Β· dir. Lee Won-tae
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7action Β· crime Β· thriller

The same two preoccupations: gangster, and gang

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

After barely surviving a brutal attack by a sadistic serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su is left humiliated. Determined to catch the killer known as K, he forms an uneasy alliance with Jung Tae-seok, a relentless and incorruptible detective who often disrupts his illegal business. However, while Jang Dong-su wants K dead, Jung Tae-suk is determined to bring him to justice. With a deal in placeβ€”whoever finds K first will decide his fateβ€”the hunt begins, blurring the lines between crime and law.

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Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
2012 Β· dir. Anurag Kashyap
πŸ… 91%β˜… 8.2action Β· thriller Β· crime

Both are built on the same subject: gang

In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier.

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The Outlaws
2017 Β· dir. Kang Yun-sung
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.2action Β· crime Β· thriller

Kinetic and gritty in the same breath

In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.

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Infernal Affairs II
2003 Β· dir. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7.2action Β· thriller Β· crime

Common ground: gangster

In this prequel to the original, a bloody power struggle among the Triads coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, setting up the events of the first film.

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Crank: High Voltage
2009 Β· dir. Mark Neveldine
πŸ… 64%β˜… 6.1action Β· thriller Β· crime

Action with a pulse of tension, in both cases

Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.

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Need for Speed
2014 Β· dir. Scott Waugh
πŸ… 23%β˜… 6.4action Β· crime Β· drama

The same preoccupation in both: money

The difference: Leans harder into drama than RocknRolla does

The film revolves around a local street-racer who partners with a rich and arrogant business associate, only to find himself framed by his colleague and sent to prison. After he gets out, he joins a New York-to-Los Angeles race to get revenge. But when the ex-partner learns of the scheme, he puts a massive bounty on the racer's head, forcing him to run a cross-country gauntlet of illegal racers in all manner of supercharged vehicles.

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The Raid 2
2014 Β· dir. Gareth Evans
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.9action Β· crime Β· thriller

Crime built on momentum, twice over

After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.

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The Protector
2005 Β· dir. Prachya Pinkaew
πŸ… 53%β˜… 7action Β· crime Β· drama

Gritty thriller in both cases

A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.

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Hyena
2015 Β· dir. Gerard Johnson
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.2crime Β· drama Β· thriller

London shapes both of them

The difference: None of the momentum RocknRolla is built on

Good policing doesn't necessarily mean doing everything by the book. But as the business of crime in London turns to favour the Albanians and Turks, how does a "good" policeman survive?

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Mesrine: Killer Instinct
2008 Β· dir. Jean-FranΓ§ois Richet
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.5drama Β· action Β· thriller

Tense action, and it commits to that

Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.

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Hard Target
1993 Β· dir. John Woo
πŸ… 63%β˜… 6.2action Β· thriller Β· crime

One thread runs through both: money

When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.

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Ong-Bak
2003 Β· dir. Prachya Pinkaew
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.1action Β· crime Β· thriller

Both lean on momentum more than on crime

When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.

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