Films like McCabe & Mrs. Miller.

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) reads as Sombre, measured, measured western / drama, inventive 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.

The Conformist (1970) poster
1. The Conformist1970

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

A Bee in the Rain (1972) poster
2. A Bee in the Rain1972

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

St. Michael Had a Rooster (1972) poster
3. St. Michael Had a Rooster1972

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

Memorias del subdesarrollo (1968) poster
4. Memorias del subdesarrollo1968

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

Uttarayanam (1975) poster
5. Uttarayanam1975

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

Tristana (1970) (1970) poster
7. Tristana1970

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

Padatik (1973) poster
8. Padatik1973

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

Akaler Sandhane (1980) poster
9. Akaler Sandhane1980

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

Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) poster
10. Beware of a Holy Whore1971

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

The Long Goodbye (1973) poster
11. The Long Goodbye1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Iracema (1975) poster
12. Iracema1975

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

These are McCabe & Mrs. Miller’s neighbours — where are yours?

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