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Movies that feel likeIn the Fade (2017)

Katja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.

If you loved In the Fade, the closest films we have are The Salvation (2014), Green Street Hooligans (2005) and The Outfit (1973). All three share In the Fade's contemplative and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Square (2008).

πŸ… 75% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Fatih Akincontemplativegrittyrelentless
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The Salvation
2014 Β· dir. Kristian Levring
πŸ… 72%β˜… 6.7drama Β· westernParamount+

The same preoccupation in both: revenge

The difference: Sits closer to western than In the Fade does

In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.

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Green Street Hooligans
2005 Β· dir. Lexi Alexander
πŸ… 45%β˜… 7.4crime Β· drama

Common ground: revenge

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt learns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world. 'Green Street Hooligans' is a story of loyalty, trust and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge.

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The Outfit
1973 Β· dir. John Flynn
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7crime Β· drama

Contemplative where it counts, gritty underneath

The difference: 44 years apart, and the 1970s show

A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.

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The Square
2008 Β· dir. Nash Edgerton
πŸ… 86%β˜… 6.7crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Drama with a pulse of relentlessness, in both cases

Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla's husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps large sums of drug money in their home. With this in mind, Carla comes up with a plan: She and Ray will steal Greg's money, burn down her house, convince Greg the money was lost in the fire and then run away together. Carla's scheme, however, doesn't go off as planned.

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A Bittersweet Life
2005 Β· dir. Kim Jee-woon
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.4action Β· drama Β· crime

Contemplative crime in both cases

Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.

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Dogman
2018 Β· dir. Matteo Garrone
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.2crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Gritty drama, and it commits to that

Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighborhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello will submit to an unexpected act of vengeance.

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The Salesman
2016 Β· dir. Asghar Farhadi
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.7drama Β· thrillerPrime Video

Both lean on relentlessness more than on crime

Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.

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A Better Tomorrow
1986 Β· dir. John Woo
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.4action Β· crime Β· drama

Drama built on stillness, twice over

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

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New Police Story
2004 Β· dir. Benny Chan
πŸ… 63%β˜… 6.9action Β· thriller Β· crime

Both lean on grit more than on crime

Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.

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Blue Ruin
2014 Β· dir. Jeremy Saulnier
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.1crime Β· thrillerPrime VideoPeacock

Both sit in the same relentless register

The difference: Easier on the stillness than In the Fade

When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

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Lady Snowblood
1973 Β· dir. Toshiya Fujita
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.6action Β· crime Β· dramaMax

Cut from the same drama cloth

A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.

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Bleeder
1999 Β· dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
β˜… 6.8drama Β· crime

Both are built on the same subject: racism

Two stories for the price of one: a video store clerk tries to get acquainted with a waitress; a man beats his pregnant wife, unaware that her brother is a violent racist.

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