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Films like Son of a Gun.

Son of a Gun (2014) reads as Sombre, breathless, measured action / crime, 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.

Welcome to the Punch (2013) poster
1. Welcome to the Punch2013

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

The Kitchen (2019) poster
2. The Kitchen2019

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

To Steal from a Thief (2016) poster
3. To Steal from a Thief2016

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

The Informer (2019) poster
4. The Informer2019

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

The Heineken Kidnapping (2011) poster
5. The Heineken Kidnapping2011

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

The Emperor of Paris (2018) poster
6. The Emperor of Paris2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Ida Red (2021) poster
7. Ida Red2021

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

Close (2019) poster
8. Close2019

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

7 Minutes (2014) poster
9. 7 Minutes2014

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

The Target (2014) poster
10. The Target2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Adulthood (2008) poster
11. Adulthood2008

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Burn Out (2018) poster
12. Burn Out2018

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

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