Films like Reservoir Dogs
9 picks with a similar feel
What defines Reservoir Dogs, going by its Boxlist taste profile: A larger-than-life crime thriller that is dark, smart and serious. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday. Its strongest markers on Boxlist are themes of injustice and vengeance, deep rivalry and underdogs, plus tags such as botched robbery, heist gone wrong and jewelry.
Here are 9 films with a similar feel, ranked by how closely they match that profile. Treat them as picks to try, not a definitive list.
Based on Reservoir Dogs (1992).
- 1
Now You See Me (2013)
Film7.4
Why it's like Reservoir Dogs: Also intricate and dark, with themes of deep rivalry and underdogs. Common ground: heist, escape.
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
Film8.5Slower burn
Why it's like Reservoir Dogs: Also dark and weighty, with themes of deep rivalry and an all-consuming quest. Common ground: nonlinear timeline, shared universe.
- 3
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Film8.2
Why it's like Reservoir Dogs: Also intricate and weighty, with themes of deep rivalry and mysteries that are not what they seem. Common ground: heist.
- 4
Heat (1995)
Film7.9Easier to follow
Why it's like Reservoir Dogs: Also dark and weighty, with themes of injustice and vengeance and deep rivalry. Common ground: gang, thief, betrayal.
- 5
Chinatown (1974)
Film7.9Slower burn
Why it's like Reservoir Dogs: Also dark and weighty, with themes of injustice and vengeance and deep rivalry.
- 6
Jackie Brown (1997)
Film7.3Slower burn
Why it's like Reservoir Dogs: Also weighty and intricate, with themes of deep rivalry and an all-consuming quest. Common ground: heist.
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Joker (2019)
Film8.2Slower burn
Why it's like Reservoir Dogs: Also heightened and dark, with themes of deep rivalry and underdogs.
- 8
What Happened to Monday (2017)
Film7.2
Why it's like Reservoir Dogs: Also heightened and dark, with themes of injustice and vengeance and deep rivalry. Common ground: betrayal.
- 9
Face/Off (1997)
Film7.0Easier to follow
Why it's like Reservoir Dogs: Also heightened and dark, with themes of injustice and vengeance and deep rivalry.
Boxlist compares Reservoir Dogs with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point. Ratings are TMDB audience scores out of 10.
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- What should I watch if I like Reservoir Dogs?
- Picks with a similar feel include Now You See Me, Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects and Heat. Each shares part of Reservoir Dogs's taste profile, themes or tags; the full list has 9 films.
- How are these films like Reservoir Dogs chosen?
- Boxlist compares Reservoir Dogs with every film in its catalogue on ten taste scores (pace, tone, weight, realism and more), story themes, genres and TMDB keywords, and ranks the closest. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 6.7 or more from at least 1,000 votes, new releases wait until their ratings settle, and only one title per franchise makes the list. It is an approximation of feel, so treat it as a starting point.