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Films like Friendly Beast.

Friendly Beast (2018) reads as Heavy, kinetic, extreme thriller / horror, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, 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.

Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016) poster
1. Raman Raghav 2.02016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Forest of Love (2019) poster
2. The Forest of Love2019

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Captain (2017) poster
3. The Captain2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Cold Fish (2010) poster
4. Cold Fish2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Kill List (2011) poster
5. Kill List2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lesson of the Evil (2012) poster
6. Lesson of the Evil2012

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the chilly detachment; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Knifer (2010) poster
7. Knifer2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Killers (2014) poster
8. Killers2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a bone-dry seriousness.

The Coffee Table (2022) poster
9. The Coffee Table2022

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

MaXXXine (2024) poster
10. MaXXXine2024

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the white-knuckle intensity; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Big Bad Wolves (2013) poster
11. Big Bad Wolves2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Dream Home (2010) poster
12. Dream Home2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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