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Films like Force Majeure.

Force Majeure (2014) reads as Sombre, measured, measured drama / comedy, 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.

Woman Is the Future of Man (2004) poster
1. Woman Is the Future of Man2004

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

Beatriz at Dinner (2017) poster
2. Beatriz at Dinner2017

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

The Treasure (2015) (2015) poster
3. The Treasure2015

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

Involuntary (2008) poster
4. Involuntary2008

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

Wiener-Dog (2016) (2016) poster
5. Wiener-Dog2016

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

Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013) poster
6. Nobody's Daughter Haewon2013

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

Las Niñas Bien (2018) poster
7. Las Niñas Bien2018

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

Phantom Thread (2017) poster
8. Phantom Thread2017

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

Paradise: Hope (2013) poster
9. Paradise: Hope2013

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

A Bigger Splash (2015) poster
10. A Bigger Splash2015

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

Dark Horse (2011) (2011) poster
11. Dark Horse2011

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

The Motive (2017) poster
12. The Motive2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

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