Movies like Panic
If Panic's mix of film noir and lynch mob stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Panic's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Brute Force
1947 · Directed by Jules Dassin · 98 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1940s)
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's…
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Killer's Kiss
1955 · Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 68 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also thriller and crime
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria.
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The Night Caller
1975 · Directed by Henri Verneuil · 125 min7.2
Why you'll like itAlso a French thriller
A serial-killer frightens Paris by phoning young ladies at night, telling them insults about their lives. Minos, as he calls himself, wants to prevent the world from free women and he targets at first these ones.
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36th Precinct
2004 · Directed by Olivier Marchal · 111 min6.9
Why you'll like itAlso a French crime film
In Paris, two cops are competing for the vacant job of chief of police, in the middle of the search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years…