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Films like Run Lola Run.

Run Lola Run (1998) reads as Neutral, breathless, measured thriller / crime, inventive 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.

Duelist (2005) poster
1. Duelist2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Time and Tide (2000) poster
2. Time and Tide2000

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2007) poster
3. Yakuza: Like a Dragon2007

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Memories of Matsuko (2006) poster
4. Memories of Matsuko2006

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000) poster
5. Dead or Alive 2: Birds2000

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Heroic Trio (1993) poster
6. The Heroic Trio1993

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Face/Off (1997) poster
7. Face/Off1997

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Darkman (1990) poster
8. Darkman1990

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Romeo + Juliet (1996) poster
9. Romeo + Juliet1996

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The City of Lost Souls (2000) poster
10. The City of Lost Souls2000

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Across the Universe (2007) (2007) poster
11. Across the Universe2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) poster
12. Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame2010

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

These are Run Lola Run’s neighbours — where are yours?

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