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Films like Martin.

Martin (1977) reads as Heavy, steady, measured horror / vampire, inventive 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.

Divine (1977) poster
1. Divine1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Married Woman (1975) poster
2. The Married Woman1975

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970) poster
3. Five Dolls for an August Moon1970

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

Barocco (1976) poster
4. Barocco1976

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

The Changeling (1980) (1980) poster
5. The Changeling1980

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Peppermint Frappé (1967) poster
6. Peppermint Frappé1967

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

A Bell from Hell (1973) poster
7. A Bell from Hell1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) poster
8. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage1970

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

Sisters (1972) (1972) poster
9. Sisters1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Fool for Love (1985) poster
10. Fool for Love1985

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Place Without Limits (1978) poster
11. The Place Without Limits1978

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

La Luna (1979) poster
12. La Luna1979

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

These are Martin’s neighbours — where are yours?

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