Films like Everybody Knows.

Everybody Knows (2018) reads as Sombre, steady, measured thriller / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, 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.

A Hero (2021) poster
1. A Hero2021

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

The Salesman (2016) poster
2. The Salesman2016

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

The Past (2013) (2013) poster
3. The Past2013

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

By the Grace of God (2018) poster
4. By the Grace of God2018

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

A Separation (2011) poster
5. A Separation2011

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

Burning Days (Kurak Günler) (2022) poster
6. Burning Days (Kurak Günler)2022

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

About Elly (2009) poster
7. About Elly2009

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

The Secret Agent (2025) poster
8. The Secret Agent2025

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

The Wound (2017) poster
9. The Wound2017

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

A Most Violent Year (re-pass) (2014) poster
10. A Most Violent Year (re-pass)2014

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

Margaret (2011) (2011) poster
11. Margaret2011

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

Prayers for the Stolen (2021) poster
12. Prayers for the Stolen2021

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

These are Everybody Knows’s neighbours — where are yours?

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