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Movies like High and Low (1963)

7 films to watch after High and Low, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

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    Stray Dog (1949)

    Fit 75%

    Shares Crime, Drama, Thriller and Mystery with High and Low.

    A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

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    Suspect X (2008)

    Fit 74%

    Shares Crime, Drama and Mystery with High and Low.

    A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and only a few small clues to help her disprove a seemingly "airtight" alibi...

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    Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

    Fit 61%

    Shares Crime, Drama and Mystery with High and Low.

    An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. Unscrupulous salesmen try to hawk dubious real estate to suckers.

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    The Big Combo (1955)

    Fit 57%

    Shares Drama and Crime with High and Low.

    Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

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    Brute Force (1947)

    Fit 53%

    Shares Crime, Drama and Thriller with High and Low.

    Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?

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    Laura (1944)

    Fit 44%

    Shares Drama and Mystery with High and Low.

    A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

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    Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)

    Fit 42%

    Shares Crime and Drama with High and Low.

    A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.

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