Speed
1994USA★ 7.25 pt match
Both films sit with feeling powerless. Both move the same way too, tense, relentless, and escalating.
Under Paris
Sous la Seine
2024FranceLanguage: frDirected by Xavier Gens★ 5.9
Available in English: subtitled
In order to save Paris from an international bloodbath, a grieving scientist is forced to face her tragic past when a giant shark appears in the Seine.
Themes and style
Tone
tensebleakbrutal
Pacing
escalatingrelentless
Story
survivalpursuitsiege
Emotion
griefguiltredemptionfeeling powerless
Themes
corrupt institutionsold ways vs. new world
Feel
gut punchexhaustingfun scary
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Under Paris
If Under Paris hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Predator
1987USA★ 7.65 pt match
Like Under Paris, this one is rooted in feeling powerless. The feel is the same: tense, brutal, escalating, and relentless.