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Films like I Am Jonas.

I Am Jonas (2018) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / romance, 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.

The Secret Scripture (2017) poster
1. The Secret Scripture2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Sea of Trees (2016) poster
2. The Sea of Trees2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hellion (2014) poster
3. Hellion2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Welcome to the Rileys (2010) poster
4. Welcome to the Rileys2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

My Days of Mercy (2018) poster
5. My Days of Mercy2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Forgive Us Our Debts (2018) poster
6. Forgive Us Our Debts2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Glass Castle (2017) poster
7. The Glass Castle2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

All Too Well: The Short Film (2021) poster
8. All Too Well: The Short Film2021

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

Yves Saint Laurent (2014) poster
9. Yves Saint Laurent2014

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

After the Wedding (2019) poster
10. After the Wedding2019

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

My Dinner with Hervé (2018) poster
11. My Dinner with Hervé2018

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lean on Pete (2018) poster
12. Lean on Pete2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are I Am Jonas’s neighbours — where are yours?

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