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Films like Certain Women.

Certain Women (2016) reads as Sombre, slow-burn, gentle drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

Certain Women (re-pass) (2016) poster
1. Certain Women (re-pass)2016

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

Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015) poster
2. Songs My Brothers Taught Me2015

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

A Tale of Three Sisters (2019) poster
3. A Tale of Three Sisters2019

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

Like Someone in Love (2012) poster
4. Like Someone in Love2012

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

Happy Hour (2015) (2015) poster
5. Happy Hour2015

Keeps the heightened unreality and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

A Couple (2022) poster
6. A Couple2022

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

The Disciple (2020) poster
7. The Disciple2020

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

Good One (2024) poster
8. Good One2024

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

Alcarràs (2022) poster
9. Alcarràs2022

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

The Day After (2017) poster
10. The Day After2017

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

The Day After(2017 Korean)— repeat guard2017
11. The Day After (2017 Korean) — repeat guard2017

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

The Souvenir (2019) poster
12. The Souvenir2019

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

These are Certain Women’s neighbours — where are yours?

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