Films like Last Train Home.

Last Train Home (2009) reads as Sombre, measured, measured documentary, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

Good Morning, Night (2003) poster
1. Good Morning, Night2003

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

About Elly (2009) poster
2. About Elly2009

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

Sweet Country (2017) poster
3. Sweet Country2017

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

Jerichow (2008) poster
4. Jerichow2008

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

The Past (2013) (2013) poster
5. The Past2013

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

Shotgun Stories (2007) poster
6. Shotgun Stories2007

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

Strong Island (2017) (2017) poster
7. Strong Island2017

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

Graduation (2016) (2016) poster
8. Graduation2016

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

A Screaming Man (2010) poster
9. A Screaming Man2010

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

A Most Violent Year (re-pass) (2014) poster
10. A Most Violent Year (re-pass)2014

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

Night Moves (Reichardt 2013) (2013) poster
11. Night Moves (Reichardt 2013)2013

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

After This Our Exile (2006) poster
12. After This Our Exile2006

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

These are Last Train Home’s neighbours — where are yours?

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