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Films like Point Blank.

Point Blank (2010) reads as Sombre, breathless, extreme thriller / action, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured. 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.

Sleepless Night (2011) poster
1. Sleepless Night2011

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

Anything for Her (2008) poster
2. Anything for Her2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Guardians (2012) poster
3. The Guardians2012

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

Cold Eyes (2013) poster
4. Cold Eyes2013

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

Legendary Assassin (2008) poster
5. Legendary Assassin2008

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

The Target (2014) poster
6. The Target2014

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

Commitment (2013) poster
7. Commitment2013

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

Midnight FM (2010) poster
8. Midnight FM2010

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

The Zero Hour (2010) poster
9. The Zero Hour2010

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

Retribution (2015) poster
10. Retribution2015

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

The Swordsman (2020) poster
11. The Swordsman2020

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

The Prey (2011) poster
12. The Prey2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a chilly detachment.

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