
Movies that feel like Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)
If you loved Thriller: A Cruel Picture, the closest films we have are Gone in 60 Seconds (1974), The Street Fighter (1974) and Across 110th Street (1972). All three share Thriller: A Cruel Picture's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.
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If Thriller: A Cruel Picture hit the spot, these will too

The same mix in both: momentum, then tension
The difference: Without the same dread

Gritty where it counts, contemplative underneath

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Both land dread and unease at once

Tense thriller, and it commits to that
The difference: 48 years apart, and the 2020s show

Both are working the same pair: revenge, rape and revenge

One thread runs through both: rape
The difference: Leans further into mystery

Both lean on grit more than on crime

Dread-soaked horror in both cases
The difference: Played as comedy first

Drama built on stillness, twice over

Both keep coming back to the same thing: revenge

Both lean on momentum more than on action
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