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Films like Borgman.

Borgman (2013) reads as Heavy, steady, measured thriller / surreal, surreal 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.

The Double (2013) (2013) poster
1. The Double2013

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

High-Rise (Wheatley) (2015) poster
2. High-Rise (Wheatley)2015

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

Antiviral (2012) poster
3. Antiviral2012

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

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010) poster
4. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Demon (2015) poster
5. Demon2015

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

A Scanner Darkly (2006) poster
6. A Scanner Darkly2006

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

Last Night in Soho (2021) poster
7. Last Night in Soho2021

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Pontypool (2008) poster
8. Pontypool2008

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

Goltzius and the Pelican Company (2012) poster
9. Goltzius and the Pelican Company2012

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Thirst (2009) (2009) poster
10. Thirst2009

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

Me Too (2012) poster
11. Me Too2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Gozu (2003) (2003) poster
12. Gozu2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Borgman’s neighbours — where are yours?

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