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Movies like High and Low (1963)
4 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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1Stray 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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2Kansas City (1996)
Fit 59%Shares Drama and Crime with High and Low.
A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.
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3The Juror (1996)
Fit 58%Shares Thriller and Crime with High and Low.
Struggling single mother Annie Laird impulsively agrees to serve on a jury, hoping for a little excitement in her humdrum life. But she gets far more than she bargained for when she's forced to sacrifice the truth to save her son from the mob's seductive, psychotic enforcer.
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4Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
Fit 46%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.
