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Movies that feel like The Killer (2023)

If you loved The Killer, the closest films we have are Scream VI (2023), Run All Night (2015) and The Equalizer (2014). All three share The Killer's gritty and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

πŸ… 85% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. David Finchergrittytensedarkly funnyrelentless
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Scream VI
2023 Β· dir. Tyler Gillett
πŸ… 77%β˜… 6.4horror Β· thriller Β· crime

New York City shapes both of them

The difference: Leans harder into horror than The Killer does

Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.

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

The same two preoccupations: hitman, and revenge

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

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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The Equalizer
2014 Β· dir. Antoine Fuqua
πŸ… 61%β˜… 7.3thriller Β· action Β· crime

Two things both keep coming back to: assassin and sociopath

The difference: None of the dark humor The Killer is built on

McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.

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Blue Ruin
2014 Β· dir. Jeremy Saulnier
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.1crime Β· thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: revenge

The difference: Not nearly as darkly funny as The Killer

When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

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

Common ground: assassin

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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Dogman
2018 Β· dir. Matteo Garrone
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.2crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Both land grit and tension at once

Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighborhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello will submit to an unexpected act of vengeance.

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I Care a Lot
2021 Β· dir. J Blakeson
πŸ… 79%β˜… 6.4crime Β· thriller Β· drama

One thread runs through both: dark comedy

A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.

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Below Zero
2021 Β· dir. LluΓ­s QuΓ­lez
πŸ… 86%β˜… 6.2action Β· crime Β· thriller

Both lean on relentlessness more than on crime

When a prisoner transfer van is attacked, the cop in charge must fight those inside and outside while dealing with a silent foe: the icy temperatures.

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Extraction 2
2023 Β· dir. Sam Hargrave
πŸ… 79%β˜… 7action Β· thriller Β· crime

Gritty thriller in both cases

Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.

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The Man from Nowhere
2010 Β· dir. Lee Jeong-beom
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.7action Β· thriller Β· crime

Both are built on the same subject: hitman

A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.

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Uncut Gems
2019 Β· dir. Benny Safdie
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.4drama Β· thriller Β· crime

The same preoccupation in both: dark comedy

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

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Wild Tales
2014 Β· dir. DamiΓ‘n Szifron
πŸ… 94%β˜… 8.1drama Β· thriller Β· comedy

Thriller built on dark humor, twice over

Injustice and the demands of the world can cause stress for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This includes a waitress serving a grouchy loan shark, an altercation between two motorists, an ill-fated wedding reception, and a wealthy businessman who tries to buy his family out of trouble.

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