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Films like Jellyfish.

Jellyfish (2007) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / ensemble, inventive 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.

A Little Kiss (2005) poster
1. A Little Kiss2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dans Paris (2006) poster
2. Dans Paris2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

And So Angels Die (2001) poster
3. And So Angels Die2001

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Changing Times (2004) poster
4. Changing Times2004

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

The Misplaced World (2015) poster
5. The Misplaced World2015

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

Orange Suit (2012) poster
6. Orange Suit2012

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

Ten Canoes (2006) poster
7. Ten Canoes2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Pari (1995) poster
8. Pari1995

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

Selamat Pagi, Malam (2014) poster
9. Selamat Pagi, Malam2014

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

Southern District (2009) poster
10. Southern District2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Facing Windows (2003) poster
11. Facing Windows2003

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

You Am I (2006) poster
12. You Am I2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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