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10 Best Movies Like Harsh Times

If you loved Harsh Times, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Cutter's Way

Cutter's Way

1981★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harsh Times for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Alex Cutter is a boozy, belligerent and deeply cynical Vietnam veteran whose encounter with a landmine during the war has left him minus an eye, a leg and an arm. When his drifter ...

#2
The Substitute

The Substitute

1996★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harsh Times for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute...

#3
What Doesn't Kill You

What Doesn't Kill You

2008★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harsh Times for fans of Crime & Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship....

#4
The Rookie

The Rookie

1990★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harsh Times for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But th...

#5
Killing Zoe

Killing Zoe

1993★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harsh Times for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Zed is an American vault-cracker who travels to Paris to meet up with his old friend Eric. Eric and his gang have planned to raid the only bank in the city which is open on Bastill...

#6
Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely

1975★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harsh Times for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade n...

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