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63% Reverina match Top pick 1979 · Film · Drama · War
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Also psychological thriller at heart Shares its high contrast and stylised look More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Centres on the same antihero figure What's different Not built around friendship or betrayal Not about social isolation or class divide More violent Commitment 2h 27m
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The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against The Social Network.
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1995 · Film · Drama · Thriller
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Told the same way, nonlinear Shares its high contrast look Centres on the same antihero figure What's different Not built around friendship or betrayal Not really psychological thriller or biographical drama More violent Why this ranked above the others
The closest in pace and structure when ranked against The Social Network.
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2020 · Series · Drama · Mystery
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Why it matches Also about ambition Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Also psychological thriller at heart Centres on the same antihero figure What's different Not built around friendship or betrayal Not about social isolation or class divide More violent Where it streams Netflix Rakuten Viki OnDemandKorea Why this ranked above the others
The closest in pace and structure when ranked against The Social Network.
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The Dark Knight 2008 · 2h 32m
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Centres on the same antihero figure 127 Hours 2010 · 1h 34m
Also biographical drama and psychological thriller at heart Centres on the same outsider figure Trainspotting 1996
Also about social isolation Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Stalker 1979 · 2h 42m
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Also psychological thriller at heart Fargo 1996
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Shares its naturalistic and high contrast look Pulp Fiction 1994
Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Told the same way, nonlinear 
