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Films like Always Shine.

Always Shine (2016) reads as Heavy, measured, measured thriller / 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.

Tom at the Farm (2014) poster
1. Tom at the Farm2014

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

Inexorable (2021) poster
2. Inexorable2021

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

The Transfiguration (2016) poster
3. The Transfiguration2016

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

Master (2022 US) (2022) poster
4. Master (2022 US)2022

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

Queen of Earth (2015) poster
5. Queen of Earth2015

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

The Man Who Surprised Everyone (2018) poster
6. The Man Who Surprised Everyone2018

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

Censor (2021) (2021) poster
7. Censor2021

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

Bad Tales (2020) poster
8. Bad Tales2020

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

History of Fear (2014) poster
9. History of Fear2014

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

Naples in Veils (2017) poster
10. Naples in Veils2017

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

Debi (2018) poster
11. Debi2018

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

The Falling (2014) poster
12. The Falling2014

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

These are Always Shine’s neighbours — where are yours?

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