RoboCop
1987USA★ 7.44.5 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are and redemption. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions and life under oppression. Both move the same way too, cold and detached and escalating.
Nikita
1990FranceLanguage: frDirected by Luc Besson★ 7.1
Available in English: subtitled
A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance – as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.
Themes and style
Tone
tensebleakmelancholiccold and detached
Pacing
escalatingslow burnmethodical
Story
survivalescapepursuitunraveling
Emotion
figuring out who you areredemptionlongingfeeling powerlessall-consuming love
Themes
corrupt institutionsmen and women navigating expectationslife under oppression
Feel
catharticcerebralquietly hauntingdiscussion starter
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Nikita
If Nikita hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Tropic Thunder
2008USA★ 6.73.5 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions and men and women navigating expectations. Both move the same way too, escalating.
Sicario
2015USA★ 7.43 pt match
What ties these together is feeling powerless and figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions and life under oppression. The feel is the same: bleak, tense, slow burn, and methodical.