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Movies that feel likeSicario (2015)

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

If you loved Sicario, the closest films we have are Prisoners (2013), No Country for Old Men (2007) and Wind River (2017). All three share Sicario's dread and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Suburra (2015).

πŸ… 91% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Denis Villeneuvedreadtensegrittybleak
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)

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Prisoners
2013 Β· dir. Denis Villeneuve
πŸ… 81%β˜… 8.2drama Β· thriller Β· crime

The same hand behind both of them: Denis Villeneuve

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Sicario does

After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search descends into obsession and moral compromise.

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No Country for Old Men
2007 Β· dir. Joel Coen
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8.2crime Β· thriller Β· westernParamount+Peacock

The same preoccupation in both: texas

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

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Wind River
2017 Β· dir. Taylor Sheridan
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.7crime Β· mystery Β· thrillerNetflix

One thread runs through both: fbi

The difference: Easier on the bleakness than Sicario

An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.

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Killing Them Softly
2012 Β· dir. Andrew Dominik
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.2crime Β· thriller

Common ground: cynicism

The difference: Takes it somewhere less dread-soaked than Sicario does

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

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Sin City
2005 Β· dir. Robert Rodriguez
πŸ… 76%β˜… 8crime Β· thrillerPeacock

Tense where it counts, gritty underneath

Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home β€” Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.

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Legend
2015 Β· dir. Brian Helgeland
πŸ… 60%β˜… 6.9crime Β· thriller

Tense crime, and it commits to that

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.

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Suburra
2015 Β· dir. Stefano Sollima
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.4crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: corruption

A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long.

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Law Abiding Citizen
2009 Β· dir. F. Gary Gray
πŸ… 26%β˜… 7.4drama Β· crime Β· thrillerNetflix

Both are working the same pair: assassin, bomb

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.

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Rambo
2008 Β· dir. Sylvester Stallone
πŸ… 38%β˜… 7action Β· thriller Β· war

Both are built on the same subject: border

In Thailand, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn neighboring Myanmar to rescue a group of Christian aid workers who have been kidnapped by a ruthless local infantry unit.

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The Mule
2018 Β· dir. Clint Eastwood
πŸ… 69%β˜… 7crime Β· drama Β· thriller

One thread runs through both: mexico

Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.

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Black Crab
2022 Β· dir. Adam Berg
πŸ… 53%β˜… 5.7action Β· thrillerNetflix

Common ground: mission

To end an apocalyptic war and save her daughter, a reluctant soldier embarks on a desperate mission to cross a frozen sea carrying a top-secret cargo.

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The Unjust
2010 Β· dir. Ryoo Seung-wan
β˜… 6.5crime Β· thrillerNetflix

Thriller with a pulse of grit, in both cases

An honest cop has to compromise with his principles when he is told to find a scapegoat for a high-profile serial killer case in exchange for a big promotion.

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