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Films like Lila Says.

Lila Says (2005) reads as Sombre, steady, measured crime / drama, grounded 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.

12 and Holding (2006) poster
1. 12 and Holding2006

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

Flesh for Sale (2005) poster
2. Flesh for Sale2005

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

The Ice Storm (1997) poster
3. The Ice Storm1997

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

The Girl on the Train (2009) poster
4. The Girl on the Train2009

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

David's Birthday (2009) poster
5. David's Birthday2009

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

Love Sick (2006) poster
6. Love Sick2006

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

Asylum (2005) poster
7. Asylum2005

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Stoned (2005) poster
8. Stoned2005

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lover (2002) poster
9. Lover2002

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

We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) poster
10. We Don't Live Here Anymore2004

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

The Right Distance (2007) poster
11. The Right Distance2007

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

Uniform (2003) poster
12. Uniform2003

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

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