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Films like Riot.

Riot (2015) reads as Sombre, breathless, measured action / heist, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, 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.

A Dangerous Man (2009) poster
1. A Dangerous Man2009

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

The Package (2013) poster
2. The Package2013

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

Driven to Kill (2009) poster
3. Driven to Kill2009

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

Absolution (2015) poster
4. Absolution2015

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

The Marine 6: Close Quarters (2018) poster
5. The Marine 6: Close Quarters2018

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

Kill Switch (2008) poster
6. Kill Switch2008

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

The Marine 5: Battleground (2017) poster
7. The Marine 5: Battleground2017

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

Exit Speed (2008) poster
8. Exit Speed2008

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

Disturbing the Peace (2020) poster
9. Disturbing the Peace2020

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

The Cold Light of Day (2012) poster
10. The Cold Light of Day2012

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

12 Rounds 3: Lockdown (2015) poster
11. 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown2015

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

Extraction (2015) poster
12. Extraction2015

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

These are Riot’s neighbours — where are yours?

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