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Films like Marathon Man.

Marathon Man (1976) reads as Sombre, steady, extreme thriller, 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.

Fatal Attraction (1987) poster
1. Fatal Attraction1987

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Coma (1978) poster
2. Coma1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974) poster
3. What Have They Done to Your Daughters?1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Escape from Alcatraz (1979) poster
4. Escape from Alcatraz1979

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Death Occurred Last Night (1970) poster
5. Death Occurred Last Night1970

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Big Time Gambling Boss (1968) poster
6. Big Time Gambling Boss1968

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Girl with the Red Hair (1981) poster
7. The Girl with the Red Hair1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Prince of the City (1981) poster
8. Prince of the City1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Chase (1966) poster
9. The Chase1966

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

In the Web (1968) poster
10. In the Web1968

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972) poster
11. Seven Blood-Stained Orchids1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1968) poster
12. A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die1968

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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