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Films like Domino.

Domino (2005) reads as Sombre, breathless, extreme action / crime, inventive 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.

Nowhere to Hide (1999) poster
1. Nowhere to Hide1999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Grand Piano (2013) poster
2. Grand Piano2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a grounded, familiar shape.

Snake Eyes (1998) poster
3. Snake Eyes1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Time and Tide (2000) poster
4. Time and Tide2000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a heightened unreality.

Kaminey (2009) poster
5. Kaminey2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a chilly detachment.

11 Minutes (2015) poster
6. 11 Minutes2015

Keeps the heightened unreality and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Fulltime Killer (2001) poster
7. Fulltime Killer2001

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a heightened unreality.

Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002) poster
8. Deadly Outlaw: Rekka2002

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the chilly detachment; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Hanna (2011) (2011) poster
9. Hanna2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Gulaal (2009) poster
10. Gulaal2009

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

Bullet Ballet (1998) poster
11. Bullet Ballet1998

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the chilly detachment; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Rough Cut (2008) poster
12. Rough Cut2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

These are Domino’s neighbours — where are yours?

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