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Films like Hesher.

Hesher (2010) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, 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.

The Weather Man (2005) poster
1. The Weather Man2005

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

In a Valley of Violence (2016) poster
2. In a Valley of Violence2016

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

The Saint (2016) poster
3. The Saint2016

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

The Good Girl (2002) poster
4. The Good Girl2002

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

The Trust (2016) poster
5. The Trust2016

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

Daydream Nation (2011) poster
6. Daydream Nation2011

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

Defendor (2009) poster
7. Defendor2009

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

And Everything Is Going Fine (2010) poster
8. And Everything Is Going Fine2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a deep human warmth.

Adam & Paul (2004) poster
9. Adam & Paul2004

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

A Good Lawyer's Wife (2003) poster
10. A Good Lawyer's Wife2003

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

Afternoon Delight (2013) poster
11. Afternoon Delight2013

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

World's Greatest Dad (2009) poster
12. World's Greatest Dad2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a running vein of humour.

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