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Films like Running Scared.

Running Scared (2006) reads as Heavy, breathless, extreme action / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, epic, 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.

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006) poster
1. Undisputed II: Last Man Standing2006

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

Harsh Times (2005) poster
2. Harsh Times2005

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

Undisputed III: Redemption (2010) poster
3. Undisputed III: Redemption2010

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

The Score (2001) poster
4. The Score2001

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

Get the Gringo (2012) poster
5. Get the Gringo2012

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

Gangster Squad (2013) poster
6. Gangster Squad2013

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

New Police Story (2004) poster
7. New Police Story2004

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

The Sum of All Fears (2002) poster
8. The Sum of All Fears2002

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

Mercury Rising (1998) poster
9. Mercury Rising1998

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

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) poster
10. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back2016

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

The Siege (1998) poster
11. The Siege1998

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

Shooter (2007) poster
12. Shooter2007

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

These are Running Scared’s neighbours — where are yours?

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