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Films like Albatross.

Albatross (2011) reads as Neutral, steady, gentle drama / coming-of-age, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured. 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.

Every Day (2010) poster
1. Every Day2010

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

The Last Station (2009) poster
2. The Last Station2009

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

Tanner Hall (2011) poster
3. Tanner Hall2011

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

Losers' Club (2011) poster
4. Losers' Club2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

A Happy Event (2011) poster
5. A Happy Event2011

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

The Last Shift (2020) poster
6. The Last Shift2020

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

C.O.G. (2013) poster
7. C.O.G.2013

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

Not My Type (2014) poster
8. Not My Type2014

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

The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles (2014) poster
9. The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles2014

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

Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013) poster
10. Jimi: All Is by My Side2013

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

So Young (2013) poster
11. So Young2013

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

The Four-Faced Liar (2010) poster
12. The Four-Faced Liar2010

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

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