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Films like Shame.

Shame (2011) reads as Heavy, measured, measured drama, grounded 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 Rover (2014) poster
1. The Rover2014

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

Sivas (2014) (2014) poster
2. Sivas2014

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

Play (2011) (2011) poster
3. Play2011

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

Fish Tank (2009) poster
4. Fish Tank2009

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

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) poster
5. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days2007

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

Envy (2009) poster
6. Envy2009

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

Night Moves (Reichardt 2013) (2013) poster
7. Night Moves (Reichardt 2013)2013

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

Shotgun Stories (2007) poster
8. Shotgun Stories2007

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

Night Moves (2013) poster
9. Night Moves2013

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Judgement (Bulgaria) (2014) poster
10. The Judgement (Bulgaria)2014

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

Stranger by the Lake (2013) poster
11. Stranger by the Lake2013

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

Dogman (2018) (2018) poster
12. Dogman2018

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

These are Shame’s neighbours — where are yours?

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