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Films like Q.

Q (1982) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured creature / monster, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, 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.

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) poster
1. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome1985

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Lift (1983) poster
2. The Lift1983

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bloody Parrot (1981) poster
3. Bloody Parrot1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) poster
4. Q: The Winged Serpent1982

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Darkman (1990) poster
5. Darkman1990

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Flying Guillotine 2 (1978) poster
6. The Flying Guillotine 21978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974) poster
7. Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Born Invincible (1978) poster
8. Born Invincible1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Lost Swordship (1978) poster
9. The Lost Swordship1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Condemned (1976) poster
10. The Condemned1976

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979) poster
11. The Kid with the Golden Arm1979

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Five Venoms (1978) poster
12. The Five Venoms1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

These are Q’s neighbours — where are yours?

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