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Films like A.I. Rising.

A.I. Rising (2018) reads as Sombre, measured, measured sci-fi / drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Kiss of the Damned (2012) poster
1. Kiss of the Damned2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Mermaid Down (2019) poster
2. Mermaid Down2019

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Our House (2018) poster
3. Our House2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

One & Two (2015) poster
4. One & Two2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Monsters (2010) (2010) poster
5. Monsters2010

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Thale (2012) poster
6. Thale2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Prospect (2018) poster
7. Prospect2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

You Won't Be Alone (2022) poster
8. You Won't Be Alone2022

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Moth Diaries (2011) poster
9. The Moth Diaries2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Blue My Mind (2017) poster
10. Blue My Mind2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

To Kill the Beast (2021) poster
11. To Kill the Beast2021

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Scales (2019) poster
12. Scales2019

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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