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Movies that feel likeMagnum Force (1973)

"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.

If you loved Magnum Force, the closest films we have are The Way of the Dragon (1972), Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) and Hang 'em High (1968). All three share Magnum Force's gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Bob le Flambeur (1956).

πŸ… 69% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Ted Postcontemplativegrittykinetic
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Dirty Harry (1971)

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The Way of the Dragon
1972 Β· dir. Bruce Lee
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.1action Β· crime

Both land grit and momentum at once

The difference: Trades the stillness of Magnum Force for an angle of its own

After a Chinese restaurant in Rome is threatened by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to acquire the property, the owner recruits a family friend in Hong Kong, kung fu expert Tang Lung, to help them defend their business.

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973 Β· dir. Kinji Fukasaku
β˜… 7.4crime Β· action Β· drama

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

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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Hang 'em High
1968 Β· dir. Ted Post
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7western Β· drama

Ted Post working the same nerve twice

The difference: Sits closer to western than Magnum Force does

Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and starts dispensing his own brand of Wild West justice.

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Django
1966 Β· dir. Sergio Corbucci
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.2action Β· western

Action with a pulse of grit, in both cases

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a Klan of Southern racists and a band of Mexican Revolutionaries.

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Bob le Flambeur
1956 Β· dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.5drama Β· action Β· crime

Both lean on stillness more than on crime

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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Infernal Affairs III
2003 Β· dir. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
β˜… 6.8crime Β· drama Β· actionMax

Kinetic drama in both cases

The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

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

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Iron Monkey
1993 Β· dir. Yuen Woo-ping
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.5action Β· crime Β· drama

Crime built on stillness, twice over

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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Brother
1997 Β· dir. Aleksei Balabanov
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.7crime Β· drama Β· action

Gritty action, and it commits to that

Danila goes to his successful brother, Victor, in Petersburg to start a new life. Unknown to Danila, Victor is a contract killer, but is in hiding after asking for too much money to assassinate a Chechen mob boss. To avoid exposure, Victor convinces Danila to kill the boss instead.

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Bullitt
1968 Β· dir. Peter Yates
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.4action Β· crime Β· thriller

Kinetic crime in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Magnum Force does

Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.

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Chocolate
2008 Β· dir. Prachya Pinkaew
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.9action Β· crime

Action of the same temperament

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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The Street Fighter
1974 Β· dir. Shigehiro Ozawa
β˜… 6.9action Β· crime Β· thriller

The same drama instincts

Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.

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Assault on Precinct 13
1976 Β· dir. John Carpenter
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.3thriller Β· action Β· crimePrime Video

Cut from the same crime cloth

A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.

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