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The Purge franchise is making massive bank. Not including the new film that came out on July 4, the films have made over $300 million against a budget of under $40 million.

The First Purge looks to continue this trend. And if you’re among the many who enjoy the franchise–as the box office returns clearly indicate–check out these similar films. Many are exploitative and crass. Most take a satirical approach to human violence. Others explore fear and personal choice. And all of them feature deranged, giddy psychopaths.

Here are 10 other movies that fans of The Purge need to watch. And if you liked this gallery, check out 15 Fun and Patriotic Movies and 30 Twisted and Sick Horror Movies as well.

Ant-Man and The Wasp is now in theaters, and while it is a Marvel superhero film, the movie is filled with moments of people and things growing to immense sizes and shrinking to the size of bugs. However, it’s not the only movie featuring this sci-fi trope, which feels very at home during the 1950’s science fiction craze. And while this theme isn’t new at all, it is predominantly featured in quite a few films over the past 60 years.

From Disney’s Alice shrinking in order to get into inside a door to Wayne Szalinski ruining his life by using his shrinking/growing machine, there are actually some solid movies about this concept–as well as a few mediocre ones. So we decided to take a quick look at some other movies featuring people growing and shrinking in size for you to check out before or after you see Ant-Man and The Wasp.

In our review of Ant-Man and the Wasp, GameSpot’s Mike Rougeau said, “Ant-Man and the Wasp is hilarious, fun, silly, self aware, and creative. Filled with pseudo-science gobbledigook, crazy action, and multiple villains all vying for screen time, it’s one of the most comic-booky MCU movies yet. The fates of all our favorite heroes after Avengers: Infinity War may still be up in the air, but in the meantime, Ant-Man and the Wasp is a welcome distraction.”

For more on Ant-Man and The Wasp, learn about the mid and post-credit scenes, the history of the character in the comics, and why the movie is set before Infinity War. Otherwise, check out these other movies about getting large or going small.

If you’ve fallen in love with the Yakuza series via Yakuza 0 or Kiwami, or have been with the franchise for years, you’ll most certainly want to get your hands on the Yakuza Kiwami 2 demo that is now available on PlayStation Network. This is the remake of the PS2 game Yakuza 2 that released in the West back in 2008; it’s been reimagined using the Dragon Engine which powered Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. Kiwami 2 has been out in Japan since last December, but the localized version is set to hit shelves worldwide on August 28 for PS4.

The demo itself, which you can download here, starts you out on Chapter Two of the story as Kiryu explores Sotenbori (a fictionalized version of Dotenbori in Osaka) on a search for the Dragon of Kansai, Ryuji Goda. Kiryu still remains loyal to the Tojo Clan despite getting out of the business, and he seeks to protect them from the rival Omi Alliance that had a shake-up in leadership at the hand of Goda. The story runs deeper as Kiryu starts to unravel the shady operations of his enemies with the help of the detective Kaoru Sayama. Gripping drama with moments of comical absurdity are core to the franchise and Yakuza 2 delivers.

Kiryu has a heart of gold, but you wouldn’t want to wrong him or his friends.

In the full game, you can play through a brand new campaign centered around fan-favorite character Goro Majima. While he plays a pivotal role in the original story of Yakuza 2, we’ll get a closer look on into his life between the first two games in what’s called The Truth of Goro Majima. Sure, he rocks that sweet hardhat while running his own construction company, but you’ll find out more about how he got there.

This demo does not contain the full game despite Sega’s previous mishap with Yakuza 6. You can read more about Yakuza Kiwami 2’s features here. If you’re curious about what makes this series great, we at GameSpot had an extensive discussion about why you should play the entire Yakuza series. Remasters of the third, fourth, and fifth games are currently in the works for Japan, and while no official word was given for Western releases, they are likely given that the original games were localized.