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Films like Leviathan.

Leviathan (2012) reads as Heavy, slow-burn, measured documentary, 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.

Leviathan (2013) poster
1. Leviathan2013

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

Seven Invisible Men (2005) poster
2. Seven Invisible Men2005

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a strange, dreamlike logic.

Colossal Youth (2006) (2006) poster
3. Colossal Youth2006

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a gentle temperature.

Horse Money (2014) poster
4. Horse Money2014

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a gentle temperature.

The Turin Horse (2011) poster
5. The Turin Horse2011

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

Amer (2009) (2009) poster
6. Amer2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a heightened unreality.

Gerry (2002) (2002) poster
7. Gerry2002

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a gentle temperature.

Valhalla Rising (2009) poster
8. Valhalla Rising2009

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a heightened unreality.

Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) poster
9. Julien Donkey-Boy1999

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

In Vanda's Room (2000) (2000) poster
10. In Vanda's Room2000

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a gentle temperature.

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

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a dense, packed storytelling.

Arirang (2011) poster
12. Arirang2011

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

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