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Films like American Woman.

American Woman (2018) reads as Sombre, measured, measured drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, 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.

One of Us (2017) poster
1. One of Us2017

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

The Light Between Oceans (2016) poster
2. The Light Between Oceans2016

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Flag Day (2021) poster
3. Flag Day2021

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

And Breathe Normally (2018) poster
4. And Breathe Normally2018

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sami Blood (2016) poster
5. Sami Blood2016

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

The Overnighters (2014) poster
6. The Overnighters2014

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

All Our Desires (2011) poster
7. All Our Desires2011

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

Mario (2018) poster
8. Mario2018

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

By the Grace of God (2019) poster
9. By the Grace of God2019

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

Wednesday, May 9 (2015) poster
10. Wednesday, May 92015

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

Wet Season (2019) poster
11. Wet Season2019

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Citizen (2016) poster
12. The Citizen2016

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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