John Wick: Chapter 3
2019USA★ 7.46.5 pt match
Like Lost Bullet, this one is rooted in loyalty under pressure. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions and class and money. Same energy: brutal, tense, relentless, and escalating.
Lost Bullet
Balle perdue
2020FranceLanguage: frDirected by Guillaume Pierret★ 6.6
Available in English: subtitled
A small time delinquent, turned police mechanic for a go fast task force, is forced to defend his innocence when his mentor is killed by dirty cops.
Themes and style
Tone
tensebrutaldark comedy
Pacing
relentlessescalatingslow build to explosion
Story
pursuitsurvivalescapeinvestigation
Emotion
loyalty under pressureinjusticeguiltredemption
Themes
corrupt institutionsclass and moneypoverty
Feel
exhaustingcatharticcrowd pleaserrewatchable
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Lost Bullet
If Lost Bullet hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017USA★ 7.36 pt match
Both films sit with loyalty under pressure and guilt. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions and class and money. Both move the same way too, brutal, tense, relentless, and escalating.
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018USA★ 7.45 pt match
Both films sit with loyalty under pressure and guilt. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions. Both move the same way too, tense, brutal, relentless, and escalating.
First Blood
1982USA★ 7.55 pt match
What ties these together is injustice and guilt. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions and class and money. Same energy: tense, brutal, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015USA★ 7.24.5 pt match
Both films sit with loyalty under pressure. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions. Both move the same way too, tense, dark comedy, relentless, and escalating.
John Wick
2014USA★ 7.54 pt match
Like Lost Bullet, this one is rooted in loyalty under pressure. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions and class and money. The feel is the same: brutal, tense, relentless, and escalating.
Speed
1994USA★ 7.24 pt match
Like Lost Bullet, this one is rooted in loyalty under pressure. Both move the same way too, tense, relentless, and escalating.
Point Break
1991USA★ 7.24 pt match
Both films sit with loyalty under pressure. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions and class and money. Both move the same way too, tense, escalating, and relentless.