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Films like Knight of Cups.

Knight of Cups (2015) reads as Sombre, slow-burn, gentle drama, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold. 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 Dreamed Path (2016) poster
1. The Dreamed Path2016

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

Song to Song (2017) poster
2. Song to Song2017

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

By the Time It Gets Dark (2016) poster
3. By the Time It Gets Dark2016

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

Kaili Blues (2015) poster
4. Kaili Blues2015

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

Pacifiction (2022) (2022) poster
5. Pacifiction2022

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

Memoria 2 (placeholder) (2022) poster
6. Memoria 2 (placeholder)2022

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

I Was at Home, But (2019) poster
7. I Was at Home, But2019

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

Eureka (2023) poster
8. Eureka2023

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

Jauja (2014) (2014) poster
9. Jauja2014

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

Horse Money (2014) poster
10. Horse Money2014

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

The Eternal Daughter (2022) poster
11. The Eternal Daughter2022

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

The Headless Woman (2008) poster
12. The Headless Woman2008

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

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