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Films like Dark Places.

Dark Places (2015) reads as Heavy, kinetic, measured thriller / mystery, grounded 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 Neighbors (2012) poster
1. The Neighbors2012

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

The Absent One (2014) poster
2. The Absent One2014

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

Poker Night (2014) poster
3. Poker Night2014

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

Cyberbully (2015) poster
4. Cyberbully2015

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

The Gambler (2013) poster
5. The Gambler2013

Keeps the heightened unreality and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bordertown: The Mural Murders (2021) poster
6. Bordertown: The Mural Murders2021

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

Recalled (2021) poster
7. Recalled2021

Keeps the heightened unreality and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Informant (2013) poster
8. The Informant2013

Keeps the heightened unreality and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Door Lock (2018) poster
9. Door Lock2018

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

The Crimes That Bind (2020) poster
10. The Crimes That Bind2020

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

10 Days of a Bad Man (2023) poster
11. 10 Days of a Bad Man2023

Keeps the heightened unreality and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

SK1 (2015) poster
12. SK12015

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

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