
Movies that feel like Sholay (1975)
If you loved Sholay, the closest films we have are Shogun Assassin (1980), Dead Presidents (1995) and Lady Snowblood (1973). All three share Sholay's kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.
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If Sholay hit the spot, these will too

The same mix in both: momentum, then relentlessness
The difference: None of the melancholy Sholay is built on

Both keep coming back to the same thing: male friendship
The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Kinetic action, and it commits to that
The difference: Missing the melancholy of Sholay

Both lean on melancholy more than on action
The difference: Not nearly as warm as Sholay

The same preoccupation in both: male friendship
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Sholay does

Action with a pulse of relentlessness, in both cases

Both sit in the same melancholy register
The difference: 29 years apart, and the 1940s show

A streak of melancholy through both

Both run warm where it counts

Both work the same momentum

The shared currency is relentlessness

Both play action straight
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