
Movies that feel likeFalling Down (1993)
If you loved Falling Down, the closest films we have are A Time to Kill (1996), Phone Booth (2003) and Red Rock West (1993). All three share Falling Down'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 Blood Simple (1985).
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If Falling Down hit the spot, these will too

Joel Schumacher working the same nerve twice

Joel Schumacher directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Falling Down does


Contemplative crime, and it commits to that

Gritty drama in both cases

Thriller built on stillness, twice over

Crime with a pulse of tension, in both cases

Both lean on grit more than on drama

Both are built on the same subject: detective

Contemplative thriller, and it commits to that

Tense crime, and it commits to that
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Both play drama straight
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