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Movies that feel likeBrother 2 (2000)

Arriving in Moscow, Chechen War veteran Danila meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a US ice hockey team. Soon after this meeting, Danila discovers Konstantin dead and he sets out to avenge his death; a journey that leads him to Chicago and a whole new experience.

If you loved Brother 2, the closest films we have are Iron Monkey (1993), Infernal Affairs III (2003) and Chocolate (2008). All three share Brother 2'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 Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973).

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If Brother 2 hit the spot, these will too

Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Brother (1997)

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Iron Monkey
1993 · dir. Yuen Woo-ping
🍅 91%★ 7.5action · crime · drama

Kinetic where it counts, gritty underneath

In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.

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Infernal Affairs III
2003 · dir. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
★ 6.8crime · drama · actionMax

Both lean on stillness more than on action

Triad gangster turned corrupt cop Lau Kin-ming goes to dangerous lengths to avoid detection.

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Chocolate
2008 · dir. Prachya Pinkaew
🍅 71%★ 6.9action · crime

Kinetic crime in both cases

The difference: Trades the stillness of Brother 2 for an angle of its own

Zen, an autistic teenage girl with powerful martial arts skills, gets money to pay for her sick mother Zin's treatment by seeking out all the people who owe Zin money and making them pay.

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Law of Tehran
2019 · dir. Saeed Roustaee
🍅 95%★ 7.7action · crime · dramaRent or buy

Drama built on grit, twice over

Samad is nobody’s fool. The narcotics officer has seen his share of a drug dealer’s lies and games, and his patience has come to run thin. While searching for the infamous drug baron Nasser Khakzad, he and his colleague Hamid scour the streets of Tehran, turning an overcrowded prison on its head. With his rough and dubious approach, Samad finally manages to find the criminal’s whereabouts – but things do not quite go according to plan...

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Enforcement
2020 · dir. Anders Ølholm
🍅 82%★ 6.5action · crimeRent or buy

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

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 Svalegården'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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Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973 · dir. Kinji Fukasaku
★ 7.4crime · action · drama

Crime with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.

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Police Story: Lockdown
2013 · dir. Ding Sheng
🍅 25%★ 5.9action · crime · dramaPrime Video

Both lean on grit more than on drama

A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.

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Furioza
2021 · dir. Cyprian T. Olencki
★ 6.3action · crime · dramaNetflix

A 2020s answer to the same itch

A policewoman makes her ex-boyfriend an offer he can't refuse: either he infiltrates and informs on a gang of hooligans, or his brother goes to jail.

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Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018 · dir. Yuen Woo-ping
★ 6.5action · crime · dramaPrime VideoHulu

Both play crime straight

Following his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi tries to make a life with his young son in Hong Kong, waiting tables at a bar that caters to expats. But it's not long before the mix of foreigners, money, and triad leaders draw him once again to the fight.

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Bob le Flambeur
1956 · dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
🍅 97%★ 7.5drama · action · crime

The same drama instincts

In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob's luck turns sour, he begins to lose friends and makes the most desperate gamble of his life: to rob the Deauville casino during Grand Prix weekend, when the vaults are full. Unfortunately, Bob soon learns that the game is rigged and the cops are on to him.

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In the Line of Duty 4
1989 · dir. Yuen Woo-ping
★ 7.1action · crime · thriller

The action is handled with the same confidence

The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Brother 2 does

Two detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut down a drug-trafficking scheme that could be connected with international ties to organized crime. But in the midst of their investigation, innocent immigrant dock worker Luk Wan-Ting gets caught up in the mix when he witnesses the murder of an intelligence operative and is framed for the crime.

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Cold Eyes
2013 · dir. Kim Byung-seo
★ 7.1crime · action · thriller

Crime of the same temperament

Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down James who is the cold-hearted leader of an armed criminal organization.

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