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Films like Citation.

Citation (2020) reads as Heavy, steady, measured drama / thriller, 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.

Photocopier (2021) poster
1. Photocopier2021

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Santosh (2024) poster
2. Santosh2024

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Summit (2017) (2017) poster
3. The Summit2017

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

The Dry (2020) poster
4. The Dry2020

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

In the Name of My Daughter (2014) poster
5. In the Name of My Daughter2014

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Jai Bhim (2021) poster
6. Jai Bhim2021

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

Magallanes (2015) poster
7. Magallanes2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Stranger (2022 Australia) (2022) poster
8. The Stranger (2022 Australia)2022

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

Working Woman (2018) poster
9. Working Woman2018

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

On the Fringe (2022) poster
10. On the Fringe2022

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

No Date, No Signature (2017) poster
11. No Date, No Signature2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Stranger (2022) (2022) poster
12. The Stranger2022

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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