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Films like Madness.

Madness (1968) reads as Heavy, measured, extreme drama / war, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, 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.

Calcutta 71 (1972) poster
1. Calcutta 711972

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

Taxi Driver (1976) poster
2. Taxi Driver1976

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

Hyena Sun (1970) poster
3. Hyena Sun1970

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

The Castle of Purity (1973) poster
4. The Castle of Purity1973

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

The Falcons (1970) poster
5. The Falcons1970

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

The Conspirators (1972) poster
6. The Conspirators1972

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

Blindfolded Eyes (1978) poster
7. Blindfolded Eyes1978

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

Feelings (1968) poster
8. Feelings1968

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

Mother Joan of the Angels (1961) poster
9. Mother Joan of the Angels1961

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

Bush Mama (1979) poster
10. Bush Mama1979

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

Three (1965) poster
11. Three1965

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a grounded, familiar shape.

Profound Desires of the Gods (1968) poster
12. Profound Desires of the Gods1968

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

These are Madness’s neighbours — where are yours?

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