If you loved Man Bites Dog, try In China They Eat Dogs
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. In China They Eat Dogs has roughly 3.4× fewer votes than Man Bites Dog — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the foreign gem, pitch black, raw mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Crime territory. If that's the register that drew you to Man Bites Dog, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What In China They Eat Dogs is
On paper, a bank clerk thwarting a robbery sounds heroic; in practice, it’s just the opening act of a very confused plot. Arvid’s newfound notoriety lands him in the crosshairs of a crime family convinced he’s hiding something valuable. Which, given the film’s trajectory, he probably is.

