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Films like The Foreigner.

The Foreigner (2017) reads as Heavy, breathless, extreme action / thriller, 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.

The Fate of the Furious (2017) poster
1. The Fate of the Furious2017

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

Death Wish (2018) poster
2. Death Wish2018

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

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

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

Den of Thieves (2018) poster
4. Den of Thieves2018

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

The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) poster
5. The Girl in the Spider's Web2018

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

Knox Goes Away (2024) poster
6. Knox Goes Away2024

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

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) poster
7. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit2014

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

A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) poster
8. A Good Day to Die Hard2013

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

Bullet to the Head (2012) poster
9. Bullet to the Head2012

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

12 Rounds (2009) poster
10. 12 Rounds2009

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

The Equalizer 3 (2023) poster
11. The Equalizer 32023

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

Boyka: Undisputed IV (2016) poster
12. Boyka: Undisputed IV2016

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

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