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Films like Ariel.

Ariel (1988) reads as Neutral, measured, measured drama / crime, 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.

Simple Men (1992) poster
1. Simple Men1992

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

Trust (Hal Hartley) (1990) poster
2. Trust (Hal Hartley)1990

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

Shadows in Paradise (1986) poster
3. Shadows in Paradise1986

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

Sherman's March (1985) poster
4. Sherman's March1985

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Mandi (1983) poster
5. Mandi1983

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

Ginger and Fred (1986) poster
6. Ginger and Fred1986

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Life Is Sweet (1990) poster
7. Life Is Sweet1990

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

Flirt (Hal Hartley) (1995) poster
8. Flirt (Hal Hartley)1995

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

Amateur (1994) poster
9. Amateur1994

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

Kicking and Screaming (1995) poster
10. Kicking and Screaming1995

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976) poster
11. Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 20001976

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) poster
12. My Beautiful Laundrette1985

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Ariel’s neighbours — where are yours?

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