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Films like Recount.

Recount (2008) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / history, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, epic, 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.

Too Big to Fail (2011) poster
1. Too Big to Fail2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Game Change (2012) poster
2. Game Change2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Root of All Evil? (2006) poster
3. Root of All Evil?2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Terms and Conditions May Apply (2013) poster
4. Terms and Conditions May Apply2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

An Inconvenient Truth (2006) poster
5. An Inconvenient Truth2006

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Fifth Estate (2013) poster
6. The Fifth Estate2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a bone-dry seriousness.

Closed Circuit (2013) poster
7. Closed Circuit2013

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality; trades toward a bone-dry seriousness.

The State Counsellor (2005) poster
8. The State Counsellor2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Clearstream Affair (2015) poster
9. The Clearstream Affair2015

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality; trades toward a bone-dry seriousness.

Betting on Zero (2016) poster
10. Betting on Zero2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013) poster
11. We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006) poster
12. Who Killed the Electric Car?2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

These are Recount’s neighbours — where are yours?

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