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Films like Joshy.

Joshy (2016) reads as Sombre, kinetic, gentle drama / comedy, 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.

You're Killing Me Susana (2016) poster
1. You're Killing Me Susana2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Jealous (2017) poster
2. Jealous2017

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Solitary Man (2009) poster
3. Solitary Man2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Destination Wedding (2018) poster
4. Destination Wedding2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Young Adult (2011) poster
5. Young Adult2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Bachelorette (2012) poster
6. Bachelorette2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The TV Set (2007) poster
7. The TV Set2007

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Wilson (2017) poster
8. Wilson2017

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a stubborn streak of hope.

Madame (2017) poster
9. Madame2017

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Burke & Hare (2010) poster
10. Burke & Hare2010

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Place publique (2018) poster
11. Place publique2018

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The King of Algiers (2023) poster
12. The King of Algiers2023

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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