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Movies that feel likeThe Dark Knight (2008)

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

If you loved The Dark Knight, the closest films we have are Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012), RocknRolla (2008) and The Transporter (2002). All three share The Dark Knight's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Infernal Affairs II (2003).

🍅 94% Rotten Tomatoes★ 9.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Christopher Nolankinetictensegritty
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Batman Begins (2005) · The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

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Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
2012 · dir. Anurag Kashyap
🍅 91%★ 8.2action · thriller · crime

Both land momentum and tension at once

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

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RocknRolla
2008 · dir. Guy Ritchie
🍅 60%★ 7.2action · crime · thriller

Both lean on grit more than on action

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

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.

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The Transporter
2002 · dir. Corey Yuen
🍅 53%★ 6.8action · crime · thriller

A disciplined professional whose rules finally break

The difference: A lean B-movie — fun over philosophy

Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.

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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019 · dir. Chad Stahelski
🍅 89%★ 7.4action · thriller · crimeRent or buy

A mythic figure hunted through a city with its own criminal code

The difference: Stylized gun-fu ballet — cool where Gotham is heavy

Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.

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The Raid
2012 · dir. Gareth Evans
🍅 87%★ 7.6action · thriller · crimeHulu

Relentless escalation that never lets the tension breathe

The difference: Wall-to-wall martial arts — visceral, not psychological

Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the sixth floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission. Starring Indonesian martial arts sensation Iko Uwais.

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Infernal Affairs II
2003 · dir. Alan Mak Siu-Fai
🍅 75%★ 7.2action · thriller · crimeMax

Kinetic thriller in both cases

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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From Paris with Love
2010 · dir. Pierre Morel
🍅 37%★ 6.4action · crime · thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: anti hero

James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig—working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with Charlie Wax. Trigger-happy Charlie soon has James crying for his desk job, but when he learns that the same guys they're trying to catch are after him, James realises that Charlie may be his only hope of survival.

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Fast & Furious
2009 · dir. Justin Lin
🍅 29%★ 6.5action · crime · thrillerNetflix

Crime built on tension, twice over

When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And the two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.

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Hitman: Agent 47
2015 · dir. Aleksander Bach
🍅 8%★ 5.7action · crime · thriller

Common ground: a secret identity

An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.

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Ong-Bak
2003 · dir. Prachya Pinkaew
🍅 85%★ 7.1action · crime · thrillerPrime Video

Gritty action, and it commits to that

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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Cold Eyes
2013 · dir. Kim Byung-seo
★ 7.1crime · action · thriller

Thriller with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down James who is the cold-hearted leader of an armed criminal organization.

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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009 · dir. Tony Scott
🍅 51%★ 6.4crime · thriller · action

Crime with a pulse of tension, in both cases

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

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