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Films like The Lineup.

The Lineup (1958) reads as Heavy, breathless, extreme noir / hitman, grounded 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.

The Killer Is Loose (1956) poster
1. The Killer Is Loose1956

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

The Phenix City Story (1955) poster
2. The Phenix City Story1955

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

Underworld U.S.A. (1961) poster
3. Underworld U.S.A.1961

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

The Hitch-Hiker (1953) poster
4. The Hitch-Hiker1953

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

The Big Combo (1955) poster
5. The Big Combo1955

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

Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) poster
6. Riot in Cell Block 111954

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

Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) poster
7. Odds Against Tomorrow1959

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

Plunder Road (1957) poster
8. Plunder Road1957

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

The Killers (1964) poster
9. The Killers1964

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

Man of the West (1958) poster
10. Man of the West1958

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

Cape Fear (1962) poster
11. Cape Fear1962

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

A Kiss Before Dying (1956) poster
12. A Kiss Before Dying1956

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

These are The Lineup’s neighbours — where are yours?

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