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Films like Old Joy.

Old Joy (2006) reads as Sombre, slow-burn, gentle drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, 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.

Old Joy (Reichardt) — re-pass (2006) poster
1. Old Joy (Reichardt) — re-pass2006

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

In the City of Sylvia (2007) poster
2. In the City of Sylvia2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Useless (2007) poster
3. Useless2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Small Town (1997) poster
4. The Small Town1997

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

In the Mood for Love (2000) poster
5. In the Mood for Love2000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Certain Women (2016) poster
6. Certain Women2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Certain Women (re-pass) (2016) poster
7. Certain Women (re-pass)2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Honey (2010) (2010) poster
8. Honey2010

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

Waiting for Happiness (2002) poster
9. Waiting for Happiness2002

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

Suzaku (1997) poster
10. Suzaku1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Agrarian Utopia (2009) poster
11. Agrarian Utopia2009

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

24 City (2008) poster
12. 24 City2008

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

These are Old Joy’s neighbours — where are yours?

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