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Films like Johnny Gaddaar.

Johnny Gaddaar (2007) reads as Heavy, breathless, extreme thriller / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold. 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.

Outrage (2010) poster
1. Outrage2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ill Manors (2012) poster
2. Ill Manors2012

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Beyond Outrage (2012) poster
3. Beyond Outrage2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ek Hasina Thi (2004) poster
4. Ek Hasina Thi2004

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

May God Save Us (2016) poster
5. May God Save Us2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Badlapur (2015) poster
6. Badlapur2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Goodbye Kiss (2006) poster
7. The Goodbye Kiss2006

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Traffic Department (2013) poster
8. Traffic Department2013

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Longest Nite (1998) poster
9. The Longest Nite1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Collateral(2004)2004
10. Collateral2004

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Election (2005) poster
11. Election2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Unjust (2010) poster
12. The Unjust2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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