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Movies that feel like SPL: Kill Zone (2005)

If you loved SPL: Kill Zone, the closest films we have are Jack Reacher (2012), Gangster Squad (2013) and Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008). All three share SPL: Kill Zone's kinetic and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential and Philo and others, checked against today's data.

Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit, replacing Chan who wants an early retirement.

πŸ… 80% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Wilson Yipkineticgrittycontemplativetenseatmospheric

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If SPL: Kill Zone hit the spot, these will too

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Jack Reacher
2012 Β· dir. Christopher McQuarrie
πŸ… 64%β˜… 7crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Kinetic where it counts, gritty underneath

The difference: Not nearly as atmospheric as SPL: Kill Zone

One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The interrogation yields one written note: 'Get Jack Reacher!'. Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.

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Gangster Squad
2013 Β· dir. Ruben Fleischer
πŸ… 30%β˜… 6.7crime Β· drama Β· action

The same mix in both: stillness, then tension

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and β€” if he has his way β€” every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.

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

Kinetic 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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The Dark Knight Rises
2012 Β· dir. Christopher Nolan
πŸ… 87%β˜… 8.4action Β· crime Β· drama

Gritty crime in both cases

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

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

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

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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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2016 Β· dir. Edward Zwick
πŸ… 37%β˜… 6.2action Β· thriller Β· drama

Both trade on tension more than on being thriller

Years after resigning command of an elite military police unit, the nomadic, righter-of-wrongs Reacher is drawn back into the life he left behind when his friend and successor, Major Susan Turner is framed for espionage. Reacher will stop at nothing to prove her innocence and to expose the real perpetrators behind the killings of his former soldiers.

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The Street Fighter
1974 Β· dir. Shigehiro Ozawa
β˜… 6.9action Β· crime Β· thriller

Both built around martial arts

The difference: A 1970s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.

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The Killer
1989 Β· dir. John Woo
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.7action Β· crime Β· drama

Action built on momentum, twice over

Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

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Blood and Bone
2009 Β· dir. Ben Ramsey
β˜… 6.7action Β· crime Β· thriller

Martial arts sits at the heart of each

In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.

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Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018 Β· dir. Stefano Sollima
πŸ… 62%β˜… 7.1action Β· crime Β· thriller

Neo-noir is the engine of both

Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.

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One False Move
1992 Β· dir. Carl Franklin
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.1crime Β· drama Β· thriller

The same preoccupation in both: neo-noir

Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.

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Across 110th Street
1972 Β· dir. Barry Shear
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7action Β· crime Β· drama

Both trade on grit more than on being crime

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police?

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