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Movies like Death Wish (2018) Finished Death Wish and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Death Wish, and what it does not.
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Gun violence Violence begets violence Vigilante film Urban crime Revenge thriller Everyman Angry Moral ambiguity Your best matches Ranked against what Death Wish is actually about, not its genre labels.
70% Reverina match Top pick 2007 · Film · Drama · Action
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Why it matches Also vigilante film at heart Watched for the same thing: revenge thriller and revenge thriller Centres on the same everyman figure More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Speed 1994 · 1h 56m
Centres on the same everyman figure Built around the same moral ambiguity Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 134 candidates
Built around the same moral ambiguity What's different Not about urban crime or gun violence Does not promise vigilante justice Commitment 1h 45m
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Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Death Wish.
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2004 · Film · Drama · Action
Good match
Why it matches Also vigilante film at heart Watched for the same thing: revenge thriller and revenge thriller Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its angry register What's different Not built around moral ambiguity or violence begets violence Not about urban crime or gun violence Why this ranked above the others
The closest in pace and structure when ranked against Death Wish.
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2003 · Film · Drama · Thriller
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Why it matches Centres on the same everyman figure Built around the same moral ambiguity Shares its tense and angry register Builds as slowly What's different Does not promise revenge thriller or vigilante justice Not about urban crime or gun violence Less violent Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Death Wish.
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013 · 2h 26m
Built around the same moral ambiguity Shares its tense and angry register Mad Max 1979 · 1h 31m
Built around the same moral ambiguity Centres on the same antihero figure Taxi Driver 2021
Watched for the same thing: vigilante justice Built around the same moral ambiguity The Furious 2026 · 1h 53m
Watched for the same thing: revenge thriller and revenge thriller Built around the same moral ambiguity
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