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Films like The Limey.

The Limey (1999) reads as Heavy, steady, measured crime / thriller, inventive 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.

Gohatto (1999) poster
1. Gohatto1999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Deep Crimson (1996) poster
2. Deep Crimson1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) poster
3. I Shot Andy Warhol1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bad Education (2004) (2004) poster
4. Bad Education2004

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Belly (1998) poster
5. Belly1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Peppermint Candy (1999) poster
6. Peppermint Candy1999

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bringing Out the Dead (1999) poster
7. Bringing Out the Dead1999

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

In the Cut (2003) poster
8. In the Cut2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Made in Hong Kong (1997) poster
9. Made in Hong Kong1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Breaking the Waves (1996) poster
10. Breaking the Waves1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Mr. Death (1999) poster
11. Mr. Death1999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Beginning and the End (1993) poster
12. The Beginning and the End1993

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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