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Movies that feel likeNeed for Speed (2014)

The film revolves around a local street-racer who partners with a rich and arrogant business associate, only to find himself framed by his colleague and sent to prison. After he gets out, he joins a New York-to-Los Angeles race to get revenge. But when the ex-partner learns of the scheme, he puts a massive bounty on the racer's head, forcing him to run a cross-country gauntlet of illegal racers in all manner of supercharged vehicles.

If you loved Need for Speed, the closest films we have are RocknRolla (2008), Premium Rush (2012) and The Last Stand (2013). All three share Need for Speed'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 Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013).

πŸ… 23% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Scott Waughkineticgrittycontemplativetense
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If Need for Speed hit the spot, these will too

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RocknRolla
2008 Β· dir. Guy Ritchie
πŸ… 60%β˜… 7.2action Β· crime Β· thriller

Common ground: money

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their slice.

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Premium Rush
2012 Β· dir. David Koepp
πŸ… 75%β˜… 6.5crime Β· action Β· thriller

Kinetic and gritty in the same breath

The difference: Easier on the stillness than Need for Speed

In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.

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The Last Stand
2013 Β· dir. Kim Jee-woon
πŸ… 61%β˜… 6.3action Β· crime Β· thrillerPrime Video

Action built on tension, twice over

Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts.

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Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
2013 Β· dir. Isaac Florentine
πŸ… 100%β˜… 6.2action Β· crime Β· thrillerPrime Video

Kinetic crime in both cases

Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.

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Fast & Furious 6
2013 Β· dir. Justin Lin
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7action Β· thriller Β· crimeNetflix

Both keep coming back to the same thing: street race

Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries; Dominic unexpectedly gets sidetracked with facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.

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Cold Eyes
2013 Β· dir. Kim Byung-seo
β˜… 7.1crime Β· action Β· thriller

Gritty thriller, and it commits to that

Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down James who is the cold-hearted leader of an armed criminal organization.

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Hitman: Agent 47
2015 Β· dir. Aleksander Bach
πŸ… 8%β˜… 5.7action Β· crime Β· thriller

Drama with a pulse of tension, in both cases

An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.

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Safe
2012 Β· dir. Boaz Yakin
πŸ… 59%β˜… 6.5action Β· crime Β· thrillerPrime Video

Both lean on momentum more than on action

After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.

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The Mechanic
2011 Β· dir. Simon West
πŸ… 54%β˜… 6.5action Β· thriller Β· crimeParamount+

Gritty crime, and it commits to that

Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code requiring professional perfection and total detachment. One of an elite group of assassins, Bishop may be the best in the business - with a unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. When Harry McKenna, his close friend and mentor, is murdered, Harry's son comes to him with vengeance in his heart and a desire to learn Bishop's trade, signaling the birth of a deadly partnership.

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From Paris with Love
2010 Β· dir. Pierre Morel
πŸ… 37%β˜… 6.4action Β· crime Β· thriller

Thriller built on tension, twice over

James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gigβ€”working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with Charlie Wax. Trigger-happy Charlie soon has James crying for his desk job, but when he learns that the same guys they're trying to catch are after him, James realises that Charlie may be his only hope of survival.

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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009 Β· dir. Tony Scott
πŸ… 51%β˜… 6.4crime Β· thriller Β· action

Both working the same action territory

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
2016 Β· dir. Edward Zwick
πŸ… 37%β˜… 6.2action Β· thriller Β· crimePrime VideoParamount+

Cut from the same crime cloth

Years after resigning command of an elite military police unit, the nomadic, righter-of-wrongs Reacher is drawn back into the life he left behind when his friend and successor, Major Susan Turner is framed for espionage. Reacher will stop at nothing to prove her innocence and to expose the real perpetrators behind the killings of his former soldiers.

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