
Movies that feel likeTo Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
If you loved To Live and Die in L.A., the closest films we have are Point Blank (1967), Deep Cover (1992) and SPL: Kill Zone (2005). All three share To Live and Die in L.A.'s gritty and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Tokyo Drifter (1966).
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If To Live and Die in L.A. hit the spot, these will too

Both are working the same pair: revenge, neo-noir
The difference: Takes it somewhere less kinetic than To Live and Die in L.A. does

The same preoccupation in both: neo-noir
The difference: Easier on the relentlessness than To Live and Die in L.A.

Both land grit and tension at once
The difference: Leans harder into drama than To Live and Die in L.A. does

Crime with a pulse of atmosphere, in both cases

Both are built on the same subject: revenge

Kinetic thriller, and it commits to that

One thread runs through both: counterfeit

Common ground: cop
The difference: 32 years apart, and the 1950s show

Both lean on grit more than on action

Tense crime in both cases
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Thriller built on relentlessness, twice over

Action with a pulse of atmosphere, in both cases
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