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Films like Revolver.

Revolver (1973) reads as Heavy, breathless, extreme poliziotteschi / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, 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 Blood Brothers (1973) poster
1. The Blood Brothers1973

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sympathy for the Underdog (1971) poster
2. Sympathy for the Underdog1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Italian Connection (1972) poster
3. The Italian Connection1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

High Crime (1973) poster
4. High Crime1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969) poster
5. Japan Organized Crime Boss1969

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Caliber 9 (1972) poster
6. Caliber 91972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Execution Squad (1972) poster
7. Execution Squad1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Confessions of a Police Captain (1971) poster
8. Confessions of a Police Captain1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Boxer from Shantung (1972) poster
9. The Boxer from Shantung1972

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971) poster
10. The New One-Armed Swordsman1971

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Police Force (1973) poster
11. Police Force1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Four Riders (1972) poster
12. Four Riders1972

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Revolver’s neighbours — where are yours?

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