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Films like Momentum.

Momentum (2015) 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.

Alex Cross (2012) poster
1. Alex Cross2012

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Marauders (2016) poster
2. Marauders2016

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Setup (2011) poster
3. Setup2011

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Pawn (2013) poster
4. Pawn2013

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

The Courier (2019) poster
5. The Courier2019

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

The Cold Light of Day (2012) poster
6. The Cold Light of Day2012

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

4Got10 (2015) poster
7. 4Got102015

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

Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016) poster
8. Sniper: Ghost Shooter2016

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

10 Minutes Gone (2019) poster
9. 10 Minutes Gone2019

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

House of the Rising Sun (2011) poster
10. House of the Rising Sun2011

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

Trigger Point (2021) poster
11. Trigger Point2021

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

Blood Out (2011) poster
12. Blood Out2011

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are Momentum’s neighbours — where are yours?

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