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Films like Faultless.

Faultless (2016) reads as Sombre, steady, measured thriller / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

Slovenian Girl (2009) poster
1. Slovenian Girl2009

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

The Model (2016) poster
2. The Model2016

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

Pure (2010) poster
3. Pure2010

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

After Love (2016) poster
4. After Love2016

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

Breathe (2014) poster
5. Breathe2014

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

Stockholm (2013) poster
6. Stockholm2013

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

Towelhead (2008) poster
7. Towelhead2008

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

Madame Bovary (2015) poster
8. Madame Bovary2015

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

Everybody Dies But Me (2008) poster
9. Everybody Dies But Me2008

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

Elles (2011) poster
10. Elles2011

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

Diary of a Chambermaid (2015) poster
11. Diary of a Chambermaid2015

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

A Teacher (2013) poster
12. A Teacher2013

Keeps the heightened unreality and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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