Films like Alice and Martin.

Alice and Martin (1998) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

Weekend Lover (1995) poster
1. Weekend Lover1995

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

A Muslim (1995) poster
2. A Muslim1995

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

L.I.E. (2001) poster
3. L.I.E.2001

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

Time Out (2001) poster
4. Time Out2001

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

I'm Not Scared (2003) poster
5. I'm Not Scared2003

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

Leila (1997) poster
6. Leila1997

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

The United States of Leland (2003) poster
7. The United States of Leland2003

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

Schizo (2004) poster
8. Schizo2004

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

Strayed (2003) poster
9. Strayed2003

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

Women's Prison (2002) poster
10. Women's Prison2002

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

The Crossing Guard (1995) poster
11. The Crossing Guard1995

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

So Close to Paradise (1998) poster
12. So Close to Paradise1998

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

These are Alice and Martin’s neighbours — where are yours?

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