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Films like Lockout.

Lockout (2012) reads as Sombre, breathless, extreme action / thriller, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, epic, 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.

Déjà Vu (2006) poster
1. Déjà Vu2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Predator (2018) poster
2. The Predator2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Chappie (2015) poster
3. Chappie2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Upgrade (2018) poster
4. Upgrade2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

I Am Number Four (2011) poster
5. I Am Number Four2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Total Recall (2012) poster
6. Total Recall2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

I, Robot (2004) poster
7. I, Robot2004

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The One (2001) poster
8. The One2001

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Elysium (2013) poster
9. Elysium2013

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Pitch Black (2000) poster
10. Pitch Black2000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Cowboys & Aliens (2011) poster
11. Cowboys & Aliens2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Riddick (2013) poster
12. Riddick2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Lockout’s neighbours — where are yours?

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