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Movies that feel likeLaw of Tehran (2019)

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...

If you loved Law of Tehran, the closest films we have are Enforcement (2020), Chocolate (2008) and Brother 2 (2000). All three share Law of Tehran'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).

🍅 95% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Saeed Roustaeekineticgrittycontemplative
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Enforcement
2020 · dir. Anders Ølholm
🍅 82%★ 6.5action · crimeRent or buy

Kinetic where it counts, gritty underneath

The difference: Easier on the stillness than Law of Tehran

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

Action built on momentum, twice over

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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Brother 2
2000 · dir. Aleksei Balabanov
★ 7.6action · crime · drama

Contemplative crime, and it commits to that

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.

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

Drama with a pulse of grit, in both cases

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

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

Both lean on stillness more than on action

The difference: 26 years apart, and the 1990s show

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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The Plagues of Breslau
2018 · dir. Patryk Vega
🍅 83%★ 6crime · action · thrillerNetflix

Kinetic crime in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Law of Tehran does

Every day at 6 pm a serial killer kills another person. Police officer Helena Rus thinks the killings are done by one man only and decides to reveal the killer's identity by getting back in 18th century history of the city.

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

Both lean on grit more than on drama

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

Contemplative action in both cases

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

Both working the same crime territory

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

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

Both play drama straight

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

Cut from the same action cloth

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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How I Fell in Love with a Gangster
2022 · dir. Maciej Kawulski
🍅 60%★ 6.1crime · action · dramaNetflix

Crime in the same key

A mysterious woman recounts the rise and fall of Nikodem "Nikoś" Skotarczak, one of the biggest gangsters in Poland's history. Inspired by a true story.

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