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Movies that feel likeThe Italian Job (2003)

Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.

If you loved The Italian Job, the closest films we have are Four Brothers (2005), A Bittersweet Life (2005) and Crank (2006). All three share The Italian Job's kinetic and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is A Better Tomorrow (1986).

πŸ… 72% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. F. Gary Graykineticgrittyrelentlessplayful
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Four Brothers
2005 Β· dir. John Singleton
β˜… 6.8action Β· crimeParamount+

The same two preoccupations: revenge, and murder

The difference: Trades the play of The Italian Job for an angle of its own

Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.

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A Bittersweet Life
2005 Β· dir. Kim Jee-woon
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.4action Β· drama Β· crime

Both are built on the same subject: revenge

The difference: Reviewed even better

Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.

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Crank
2006 Β· dir. Brian Taylor
πŸ… 62%β˜… 6.9action Β· thriller Β· crime

Common ground: helicopter

The difference: Easier on the play than The Italian Job

Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote.

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003 Β· dir. Quentin Tarantino
πŸ… 85%β˜… 8.2action Β· crime

Kinetic and gritty in the same breath

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

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Ocean's Thirteen
2007 Β· dir. Steven Soderbergh
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.9crime Β· thrillerMaxStarz

One thread runs through both: master thief

The difference: Sits closer to thriller than The Italian Job does

Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team will do anything to bring down Willy Bank along with everything he's got. Even if it means asking for help from an enemy.

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Desperado
1995 Β· dir. Robert Rodriguez
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.1thriller Β· action Β· crimePrime Video

Relentless action in both cases

El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.

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The Punisher
2004 Β· dir. Jonathan Hensleigh
πŸ… 30%β˜… 6.4action Β· crime Β· drama

Crime built on momentum, twice over

When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.

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Run All Night
2015 Β· dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
πŸ… 59%β˜… 6.6action Β· crime Β· thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: murder

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his pastβ€”as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

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A Better Tomorrow
1986 Β· dir. John Woo
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.4action Β· crime Β· drama

Action with a pulse of grit, in both cases

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

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The Equalizer 2
2018 Β· dir. Antoine Fuqua
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.7action Β· thriller Β· crimeParamount+

Relentless crime, and it commits to that

Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his former partner is murdered.

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New Police Story
2004 Β· dir. Benny Chan
πŸ… 63%β˜… 6.9action Β· thriller Β· crime

Both lean on momentum more than on action

Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.

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Face/Off
1997 Β· dir. John Woo
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.3action Β· crime Β· science fiction

Crime with a pulse of grit, in both cases

In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.

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