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Films like Boiling Point.

Boiling Point (1990) reads as Sombre, steady, measured yakuza / 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.

Taxi Blues (1990) poster
1. Taxi Blues1990

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Hit (1984) poster
2. The Hit1984

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ley Lines (1999) poster
3. Ley Lines1999

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Oak (1992) poster
4. The Oak1992

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

El Mariachi (1992) poster
5. El Mariachi1992

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Bezness (1992) poster
6. Bezness1992

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

Blues Harp (1998) poster
7. Blues Harp1998

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

The Living End (1992) poster
8. The Living End1992

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

As Tears Go By (1988) poster
9. As Tears Go By1988

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

Made in Hong Kong (1997) poster
10. Made in Hong Kong1997

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Worthless (1982) poster
11. The Worthless1982

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

Kansas City (1996) poster
12. Kansas City1996

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

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