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Films like Jane Got a Gun.

Jane Got a Gun (2015) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured western / action, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, 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.

Lost in the Sun (2015) poster
1. Lost in the Sun2015

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

Semper Fi (2019) poster
2. Semper Fi2019

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

Kings (2017) poster
3. Kings2017

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sweetwater (2013) poster
4. Sweetwater2013

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

The Emperor of Paris (2018) poster
5. The Emperor of Paris2018

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

Hostile Territory (2022) poster
6. Hostile Territory2022

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

Before the Fire (2020) poster
7. Before the Fire2020

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Awarapan (2007) poster
8. Awarapan2007

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

A Gang Story (2011) poster
9. A Gang Story2011

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

Reclaim (2014) poster
10. Reclaim2014

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

My Son (2017) poster
11. My Son2017

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

What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015) poster
12. What Happened, Miss Simone?2015

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

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