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Films like Hick.

Hick (2012) reads as Sombre, steady, measured comedy / 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.

The Good Neighbor (2016) poster
1. The Good Neighbor2016

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

London (2005) poster
2. London2005

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

The Last Will Be the Last (2015) poster
3. The Last Will Be the Last2015

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

Fierce People (2006) poster
4. Fierce People2006

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

Hot Summer Nights (2018) poster
5. Hot Summer Nights2018

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

I Saw the Light (2016) poster
6. I Saw the Light2016

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

The Good Doctor (2011) poster
7. The Good Doctor2011

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

The War Boys (2009) poster
8. The War Boys2009

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

Grand Isle (2019) poster
9. Grand Isle2019

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

Monday (2021) poster
10. Monday2021

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

Scenic Route (2013) poster
11. Scenic Route2013

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

The Show (2017) poster
12. The Show2017

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

These are Hick’s neighbours — where are yours?

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