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Films like Catfish.

Catfish (2010) reads as Sombre, steady, gentle documentary / music, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, 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.

Born to Be Blue (2015) poster
1. Born to Be Blue2015

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

Three Christs (2017) poster
2. Three Christs2017

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

Aziz (2008) poster
3. Aziz2008

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

My Dinner with Hervé (2018) poster
4. My Dinner with Hervé2018

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

Palo Alto (2014) poster
5. Palo Alto2014

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

Dare (2009) poster
6. Dare2009

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009) poster
7. Nightmares in Red, White and Blue2009

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

Bee Season (2005) poster
8. Bee Season2005

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

Personal Velocity (2002) poster
9. Personal Velocity2002

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

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) (2015) poster
10. Fifty Shades of Grey2015

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

On the Road (2012) poster
11. On the Road2012

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

Dancis pa trim (2009) poster
12. Dancis pa trim2009

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

These are Catfish’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

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