Movies like Jack Reacher

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   Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

   Same saga

   2016 · 118 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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   Years after resigning command of an elite military police unit, the nomadic, righter-of-wrongs Reacher is drawn back into the life he left behind when his friend and successor, Major Susan Turner is framed for espionage. Reacher will stop at nothing to prove her innocence and to expose the real perpetrators behind the killings of his former soldiers.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same saga or cinematic universe
   • strong shared themes: ex army and investigation

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   Kiss the Girls

   Similar atmosphere

   1997 · 115 min · Crime · Mystery · Thriller

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   Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

   Why it connects

   • shared themes: detective and investigation
   • shared crime investigation movie style
   • shared production studio: Paramount Pictures

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   John Wick: Chapter 2

   Similar atmosphere

   2017 · 122 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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   John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   John Wick

   Genre overlap

   2014 · 101 min · Action · Thriller

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   Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.

   Why it connects

   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era
   • similar audience response

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   Along Came a Spider

   Same studio

   2001 · 104 min · Action · Crime · Mystery · Thriller

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   After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally. Teamed with Jezzie Flanigan, the Secret Service agent assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of clues that leads him to a stunning discovery - the kidnapper wants more than just ransom.

   Why it connects

   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared production studio: Paramount Pictures

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   Extraction 2

   Similar atmosphere

   2023 · 122 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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   Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   Rush Hour 3

   Genre overlap

   2007 · 90 min · Action · Comedy · Crime

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   After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Lee. Will the boys get the job done once and for all?

   Why it connects

   • shared genre DNA

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   John Wick: Chapter 4

   Similar atmosphere

   2023 · 170 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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   With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • similar audience response

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   Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

   Genre overlap

   2009 · 88 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery · TV Movie · Thriller

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   Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case.

   Why it connects

   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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    Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

    Similar atmosphere

    2014 · 102 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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    Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era

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