If you loved The Thieves, try Tazza: The High Rollers
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Tazza: The High Rollers has roughly 3.3× fewer votes than The Thieves — 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
Both films are directed by Choi Dong-hoon, and they both carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Crime territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Thieves, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Tazza: The High Rollers is
A gambling movie that thinks it's about addiction. Go-ni is swindled out of his savings, then seeks revenge by learning from a legendary tazza, or card shark. Desire proves bottomless, as Go-ni seeks ever greater challenges. Turns out: gambling movies are about gambling.
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