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Films like The Net.

The Net (1995) reads as Heavy, breathless, extreme crime / drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, epic, 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.

The Negotiator (1998) poster
1. The Negotiator1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Breakdown (1997) poster
2. Breakdown1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Payback (1999) poster
3. Payback1999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Score (2001) poster
4. The Score2001

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lock Up (1989) poster
5. Lock Up1989

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Jackal (1997) poster
6. The Jackal1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

New Police Story (2004) poster
7. New Police Story2004

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Hunted (2003) poster
8. The Hunted2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

U.S. Marshals (1998) poster
9. U.S. Marshals1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Boondock Saints (1999) poster
10. The Boondock Saints1999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Siege (1998) poster
11. The Siege1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) poster
12. Once Upon a Time in Mexico2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are The Net’s neighbours — where are yours?

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