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Films like Poison.

Poison (1991) reads as Heavy, measured, measured drama, surreal 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.

The Man with Three Coffins (1987) poster
1. The Man with Three Coffins1987

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

The Vision of the Sabbath (1988) poster
2. The Vision of the Sabbath1988

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

Charisma (1999) poster
3. Charisma1999

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

Speaking Parts (1989) poster
4. Speaking Parts1989

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Prishvin's Paper Eyes (1989) poster
5. Prishvin's Paper Eyes1989

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

Hands Up! (1981) poster
6. Hands Up!1981

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

The Adjuster (1991) poster
7. The Adjuster1991

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

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) poster
8. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters1985

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

Crash (1996) (1996) poster
9. Crash1996

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

Henry IV (1984) poster
10. Henry IV1984

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

Caravaggio (1986) poster
11. Caravaggio1986

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

Family Viewing (1987) poster
12. Family Viewing1987

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

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