Assassination
2015South Korea★ 7.34 pt match
Like Den of Thieves, this one is rooted in loyalty under pressure. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions. The feel is the same: tense, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
Den of Thieves
2018USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Christian Gudegast★ 6.9
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
Themes and style
Tone
tensebrutalcold and detached
Pacing
methodicalescalatingslow build to explosion
Story
heistpursuitinvestigation
Emotion
loyalty under pressureguiltrageparanoia
Themes
corrupt institutionsclass and moneypoverty
Feel
exhaustingrewatchablecerebralcrowd pleaser
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
Foreign films like Den of Thieves
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Den of Thieves. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Steel Rain
2017South Korea★ 7.14 pt match
What ties these together is loyalty under pressure and paranoia. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions. The feel is the same: tense, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
Pathaan
2023India★ 6.44 pt match
Like Den of Thieves, this one is rooted in loyalty under pressure. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions. Same energy: tense and escalating.
Uprising
2024South Korea★ 73.5 pt match
Like Den of Thieves, this one is rooted in loyalty under pressure and rage. They share the same lens on class and money. Both move the same way too, brutal and escalating.
The Three Musketeers: Milady
2023France★ 6.43.5 pt match
What ties these together is loyalty under pressure and guilt. The feel is the same: tense, brutal, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
War
2019India★ 6.73.5 pt match
What ties these together is loyalty under pressure and guilt. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions. Both move the same way too, tense, brutal, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
Counterattack
2025Mexico★ 8.23.5 pt match
What ties these together is loyalty under pressure and rage. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions and poverty. Same energy: tense, brutal, escalating, and slow build to explosion.