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Films like Police.

Police (1985) reads as Sombre, steady, measured crime / 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.

Salaam Bombay! (1988) poster
1. Salaam Bombay!1988

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Jean de Florette (1986) poster
2. Jean de Florette1986

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Manon des Sources (1986) poster
3. Manon des Sources1986

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

Without Anesthesia (1978) poster
4. Without Anesthesia1978

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Calm (1980) poster
5. The Calm1980

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

The Duellists (1977) poster
6. The Duellists1977

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

Mirch Masala (1987) poster
7. Mirch Masala1987

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

Eight Men Out (1988) (1988) poster
8. Eight Men Out1988

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

The Official Story (1985) poster
9. The Official Story1985

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sons of the Father (Latvian) (1981) poster
10. Sons of the Father (Latvian)1981

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

Mean Streets (1973) poster
11. Mean Streets1973

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

À Nos Amours (1983) poster
12. À Nos Amours1983

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

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