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Movies that feel like The Square (2008)
Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla's husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps large sums of drug money in their home. With this in mind, Carla comes up with a plan: She and Ray will steal Greg's money, burn down her house, convince Greg the money was lost in the fire and then run away together. Carla's scheme, however, doesn't go off as planned.
If you loved The Square, the closest films we have are The Outfit (1973), New Police Story (2004) and The Salvation (2014). All three share The Square's gritty and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Cutter's Way (1981).
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If The Square hit the spot, these will too
Both keep coming back to the same thing: revenge
Leans harder into action than The Square does
Both are working the same pair: money, murder
Sits closer to western than The Square does
The same mix in both: grit, then stillness
Tense and relentless in the same breath
Both are built on the same subject: murder
Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases
Relentless thriller, and it commits to that
Tense crime in both cases
One thread runs through both: arson
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The best-reviewed films that share The Square’s defining feeling.
