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Movies that feel likeBirds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)

Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.

If you loved Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), the closest films we have are Kick-Ass (2010), Headhunters (2011) and Lethal Weapon 3 (1992). All three share Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)'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 Enforcement (2020).

πŸ… 79% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Cathy Yankineticgrittydarkly funny
8 of 12 streaming nowHBO Max Β· Amazon Prime Video

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Kick-Ass
2010 Β· dir. Matthew Vaughn
πŸ… 78%β˜… 7.6action Β· crime

Costumed vigilante violence gets played for dark comic-book laughs

The difference: An amateur teen hero's origin, not an established anti-hero's chaos

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.

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Headhunters
2011 Β· dir. Morten Tyldum
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.5thriller Β· crime Β· action

A darkly comic chase escalates once a heist goes badly wrong

The difference: A Nordic cat-and-mouse thriller, not a comic-book anti-hero romp

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

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Lethal Weapon 3
1992 Β· dir. Richard Donner
πŸ… 63%β˜… 6.7action Β· thriller Β· crime

Wisecracking violence and buddy chemistry carry a crime plot forward

The difference: A straight buddy-cop sequel, not a female-led criminal-underworld romp

Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.

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Cold Pursuit
2019 Β· dir. Hans Petter Moland
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.2crime Β· action Β· dramaPrime Video

A methodical revenge spree cuts a dark comic path through the underworld

The difference: A snowbound solo vendetta, not a chaotic multi-woman team-up

The quiet family life of Nels Coxman, a snowplow driver, is upended after his son's murder. Nels begins a vengeful hunt for Viking, the drug lord he holds responsible for the killing, eliminating Viking's associates one by one. As Nels draws closer to Viking, his actions bring even more unexpected and violent consequences, as he proves that revenge is all in the execution.

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Cop Car
2015 Β· dir. Jon Watts
πŸ… 82%β˜… 6.3crime Β· thrillerPrime Video

Gritty where it counts, darkly funny underneath

The difference: Less kinetic, more its own thing

Two kids find themselves in the centre of a deadly game of cat and mouse after taking a sheriff's cruiser for a joy ride.

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

Frantic, high-stakes hustling never lets the chaos or tension let up

The difference: A gambling-addiction spiral, not a comic-book vigilante team-up

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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Suicide Squad
2016 Β· dir. David Ayer
πŸ… 26%β˜… 5.9action Β· adventure Β· fantasyMax

Both are built on the same subject: superhero

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.

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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
2022 Β· dir. Tom Gormican
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7action Β· comedy Β· crimeRent or buy

Absurd action comedy leans hard into its own ridiculous premise

The difference: A meta actor-comedy caper, not a comic-book vigilante ensemble

Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones.

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The Bling Ring
2013 Β· dir. Sofia Coppola
πŸ… 59%β˜… 5.6drama Β· crime

Dark comedy skewers a crime spree fueled by fame and easy opportunity

The difference: A celebrity-burglary satire, not a violent comic-book vigilante romp

Lured by stardom, a crew of aimless teens breaks into celebrity homes for a string of high-profile robberies and fame by appropriation.

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The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996 Β· dir. Renny Harlin
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6.8crime Β· action Β· mystery

A tough, capable woman fights her way through danger with dark wit

The difference: An amnesiac-assassin thriller, not a splintered vigilante ensemble

Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.

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Enforcement
2020 · dir. Anders Ølholm
πŸ… 82%β˜… 6.5action Β· crimeRent or buy

Both lean on momentum more than on action

The difference: Lighter on dark humor

The exact details of what took place while Talib Ben Hassi was in police custody remain unclear. Police officers Jens and Mike are on routine patrol in SvalegΓ₯rden's ghetto when news of Talib's death comes in over the radio, igniting uncontrollable, pent-up rage in the ghetto's youth, who lust for revenge. Suddenly, the two officers find themselves fair game and must fight tooth and claw to find a way out.

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In China They Eat Dogs
1999 Β· dir. Lasse Spang Olsen
β˜… 7.3action Β· comedy Β· crime

An ordinary person's life spirals into dark-comic criminal chaos

The difference: A Danish heist farce, not a superhero-adjacent underworld romp

Arvid is an ordinary bank clerk who lives a rather unassuming life with his dear girlfriend. But his life is turned completely upside down when he bravely manages to avert a robbery against the bank where he works.

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