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Films like Badla.

Badla (2019) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured crime / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, 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.

Lost in the Stars (2023) poster
1. Lost in the Stars2023

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

The Extortion (2023) poster
2. The Extortion2023

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Overheard (2009) poster
3. Overheard2009

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

Raat Akeli Hai (2020) poster
4. Raat Akeli Hai2020

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

The Girl on the Train (2021) poster
5. The Girl on the Train2021

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

The Girl in the Fog (2017) poster
6. The Girl in the Fog2017

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

In the Shadow of Iris (2016) poster
7. In the Shadow of Iris2016

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

The Invisible Guest (2017) poster
8. The Invisible Guest2017

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

10 Days of a Bad Man (2023) poster
9. 10 Days of a Bad Man2023

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Scribe (2016) poster
10. Scribe2016

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

The Invisible Guest (2016) poster
11. The Invisible Guest2016

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

Wazir (2016) poster
12. Wazir2016

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

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