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Films like Takers.

Takers (2010) reads as Heavy, breathless, extreme action / crime, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

Street Kings (2008) poster
1. Street Kings2008

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

The Crazies (2010) poster
2. The Crazies2010

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

Non-Stop (2014) poster
3. Non-Stop2014

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

Survivor (2015) poster
4. Survivor2015

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

The First Purge (2018) poster
5. The First Purge2018

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

Along Came a Spider (2001) poster
6. Along Came a Spider2001

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

Rogue (2007) poster
7. Rogue2007

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

Machete Kills (2013) poster
8. Machete Kills2013

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

District 13: Ultimatum (2009) poster
9. District 13: Ultimatum2009

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the dense, packed storytelling — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) poster
10. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 32009

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the dense, packed storytelling — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Crank: High Voltage (2009) poster
11. Crank: High Voltage2009

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the dense, packed storytelling — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Safe (2012) poster
12. Safe2012

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the dense, packed storytelling — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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