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Films like Fingers.

Fingers (1978) reads as Sombre, kinetic, extreme crime / drama, inventive 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.

Black Christmas (1974) poster
1. Black Christmas1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Heavy Melon (1977) poster
2. The Heavy Melon1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) poster
3. Alice, Sweet Alice1976

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

The Driller Killer (1979) poster
4. The Driller Killer1979

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

Scorpio Nights (1985) poster
5. Scorpio Nights1985

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

When the Raven Flies (1984) poster
6. When the Raven Flies1984

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Mannaja (1977) poster
7. Mannaja1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hurry, Hurry (1981) poster
8. Hurry, Hurry1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Torso (1973) poster
9. Torso1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hardcore (1979) poster
10. Hardcore1979

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Killer Must Kill Again (1975) poster
11. The Killer Must Kill Again1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Man from Deep River (1972) poster
12. The Man from Deep River1972

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

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