Films like Assault on Precinct 13.

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) reads as Sombre, breathless, extreme action / thriller, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

The Savage Five (1974) poster
1. The Savage Five1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The New Shaolin Boxers (1976) poster
2. The New Shaolin Boxers1976

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Invincible Shaolin (1978) poster
3. Invincible Shaolin1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Bastard (1973) poster
4. The Bastard1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Street Law (1974) poster
5. Street Law1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Disciples of Shaolin (1975) poster
6. Disciples of Shaolin1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

King Boxer (1972) poster
7. King Boxer1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Five Shaolin Masters (1974) poster
8. Five Shaolin Masters1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Big Racket (1976) poster
9. The Big Racket1976

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Two Champions of Shaolin (1980) poster
10. Two Champions of Shaolin1980

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Shaolin Temple (1976) poster
11. The Shaolin Temple1976

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Men from the Monastery (1974) poster
12. Men from the Monastery1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Assault on Precinct 13’s neighbours — where are yours?

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