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Films like Badlands.

Badlands (1973) reads as Sombre, measured, measured drama / crime, grounded 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.

Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971) poster
1. Pioneers in Ingolstadt1971

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

Gods of the Plague (1970) poster
2. Gods of the Plague1970

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

Rio das Mortes (1971) poster
3. Rio das Mortes1971

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

Iracema (1975) poster
4. Iracema1975

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

Belarmino (1964) poster
5. Belarmino1964

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

Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) poster
6. Beware of a Holy Whore1971

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

Women in New York (1977) poster
7. Women in New York1977

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

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) poster
8. McCabe & Mrs. Miller1971

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

You and Me (1971) poster
9. You and Me1971

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

Easy Rider (1969) poster
10. Easy Rider1969

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

The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) poster
11. The King of Marvin Gardens1972

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Wrong Move (1975) poster
12. The Wrong Move1975

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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