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Films like Downhill.

Downhill (2020) reads as Neutral, steady, gentle drama / comedy, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, 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.

Destination Wedding (2018) poster
1. Destination Wedding2018

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

The Professor (2019) poster
2. The Professor2019

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

Jealous (2017) poster
3. Jealous2017

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

Just Before I Go (2015) poster
4. Just Before I Go2015

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

You're Killing Me Susana (2016) poster
5. You're Killing Me Susana2016

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

Don't Air Your Dirty Laundry In Public (2020) poster
6. Don't Air Your Dirty Laundry In Public2020

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

Accidents Happen (2009) poster
7. Accidents Happen2009

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

The D Train (2015) poster
8. The D Train2015

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

Man About Town (2006) poster
9. Man About Town2006

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

Madame (2017) poster
10. Madame2017

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

Gold Brick (2023) poster
11. Gold Brick2023

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

El Camino Christmas (2017) poster
12. El Camino Christmas2017

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

These are Downhill’s neighbours — where are yours?

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