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Films like Hyena.

Hyena (1986) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, 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.

Crocodiles (1985) poster
1. Crocodiles1985

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

The Moon Is the Sun's Dream (1992) poster
2. The Moon Is the Sun's Dream1992

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

The Night of Fatima's Arrest (1984) poster
3. The Night of Fatima's Arrest1984

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

California (1977) poster
4. California1977

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

An Important Man's Wife (1987) poster
5. An Important Man's Wife1987

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

The Last Inspector (1985) poster
6. The Last Inspector1985

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

House on Fire (1986) poster
7. House on Fire1986

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

Snake Fang (1990) poster
8. Snake Fang1990

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

The Train (1986) poster
9. The Train1986

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Captain Khorshid (1987) poster
10. Captain Khorshid1987

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

The Morning After (1986) poster
11. The Morning After1986

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Thief (1997) poster
12. The Thief1997

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

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