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Films like Boycott.

Boycott (1985) reads as Heavy, steady, measured drama / iranian, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, 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.

American Dream (1990) poster
1. American Dream1990

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Killing Floor (1984) poster
2. The Killing Floor1984

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

Time for Revenge (1981) poster
3. Time for Revenge1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Silkwood (1983) poster
4. Silkwood1983

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

Boat People (1982) poster
5. Boat People1982

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

The Official Story (1985) poster
6. The Official Story1985

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

A Dry White Season (1989) (1989) poster
7. A Dry White Season1989

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

Matewan (1987) poster
8. Matewan1987

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

The Genealogy (1979) poster
9. The Genealogy1979

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

Rosa Luxemburg (1986) poster
10. Rosa Luxemburg1986

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

Three Years Without God (1976) poster
11. Three Years Without God1976

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

Beyond the Hills (1991) poster
12. Beyond the Hills1991

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

These are Boycott’s neighbours — where are yours?

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