
Movies that feel likeDog Day Afternoon (1975)
If you loved Dog Day Afternoon, the closest films we have are Panic Room (2002), Hannibal (2001) and Le Cercle Rouge (1970). All three share Dog Day Afternoon'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 Caliber 9 (1972).
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If Dog Day Afternoon hit the spot, these will too

Both rooted in New York City
The difference: Trades the play of Dog Day Afternoon for an angle of its own

The same two preoccupations: fbi, and psychological thriller
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Two things both keep coming back to: police and heist

Both are built on the same subject: psychological thriller

The same mix in both: grit, then stillness

Tense and unsettling in the same breath
The difference: Leans harder into action than Dog Day Afternoon does

Both lean on grit more than on crime
The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that


Both keep coming back to the same thing: heist

Common ground in both: hostage and bank robbery

Sidney Lumet working the same nerve twice
The difference: Sits closer to history than Dog Day Afternoon does
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