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Films like Hill Start.

Hill Start (2014) reads as Warm, kinetic, measured comedy / drama, grounded 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.

Of Snails and Men (2012) poster
1. Of Snails and Men2012

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

Forget About Nick (2017) poster
2. Forget About Nick2017

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Notias (2016) poster
3. Notias2016

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

Tamara Drewe (2010) poster
4. Tamara Drewe2010

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

Band Aid (2017) poster
5. Band Aid2017

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

Victoria & Abdul (2017) poster
6. Victoria & Abdul2017

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Ang Pangarap Kong Holdap (2018) poster
7. Ang Pangarap Kong Holdap2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Sunshine Cleaning (2008) poster
8. Sunshine Cleaning2008

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

The Kids Are All Right (2010) poster
9. The Kids Are All Right2010

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

Television (2012) poster
10. Television2012

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

Moving On (2023) poster
11. Moving On2023

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

A Date for Mad Mary (2016) poster
12. A Date for Mad Mary2016

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

These are Hill Start’s neighbours — where are yours?

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