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Movies that feel like Sisu (2022)

If you loved Sisu, the closest films we have are Rambo (2008), Extraction (2020) and Nobody (2021). All three share Sisu's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 12 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on fuboTV, YouTube TV and Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels and others, checked against today's data.

When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, German soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.

πŸ… 94% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Jalmari Helanderkineticbleaktense

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If Sisu hit the spot, these will too

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

Kinetic where it counts, bleak underneath

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

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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Extraction
2020 Β· dir. Sam Hargrave
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6.8action Β· thriller

Action built on tension, twice over

The difference: Missing the bleakness of Sisu

A hardened gun-for-hire's latest mission becomes a soul-searching race to survive when he's sent into Bangladesh to rescue a drug lord's kidnapped son.

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Nobody
2021 Β· dir. Ilya Naishuller
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.4action Β· thriller

Both trade on momentum more than on being thriller

Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor β€” a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.

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The Gray Man
2022 Β· dir. Joe Russo
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.5action Β· thriller

War with a pulse of tension, in both cases

When a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a sociopathic rogue operative who's put a bounty on his head.

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Atomic Blonde
2017 Β· dir. David Leitch
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.7action Β· thriller

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.

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American Sniper
2014 Β· dir. Clint Eastwood
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.3war Β· action

Bleak war in both cases

U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole missionβ€”protect his comradesβ€”to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind.

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Angel Has Fallen
2019 Β· dir. Ric Roman Waugh
πŸ… 38%β˜… 6.4action Β· thriller

Both trade on tension more than on being thriller

After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagues and the FBI, Banning begins a race against the clock to clear his name.

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Terminator Genisys
2015 Β· dir. Alan Taylor
πŸ… 26%β˜… 6.3science fiction Β· action Β· thriller

Bleak action, and it commits to that

The difference: Leans science fiction where Sisu does not

The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when TECOM spies reveal a new plot by SkyNet that will attack him from both fronts; past and future, and will ultimately change warfare forever.

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Looper
2012 Β· dir. Rian Johnson
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.4action Β· thriller Β· science fiction

Cut from the same action cloth

In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

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The Book of Eli
2010 Β· dir. Allen Hughes
πŸ… 46%β˜… 6.8action Β· thriller Β· science fiction

The same thriller instincts

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

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Escape Plan
2013 Β· dir. Mikael HΓ₯fstrΓΆm
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.7action Β· thriller

Both are action through and through

Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.

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Olympus Has Fallen
2013 Β· dir. Antoine Fuqua
πŸ… 49%β˜… 6.5action Β· thriller

Thriller approached the same way

When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.

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