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Films like Spoon.

Spoon (2018) reads as Neutral, measured, gentle drama / latvian, surreal 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.

In the Mirror (2013) poster
1. In the Mirror2013

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Self Made (2014) poster
2. Self Made2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Apples (2020) poster
3. Apples2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

I Am Not a Witch (2017) poster
4. I Am Not a Witch2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Apples (2021) poster
5. Apples2021

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

Grand Tour (2024) poster
6. Grand Tour2024

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet (2021) poster
7. The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet2021

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a deep human warmth.

Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One (2015) poster
8. Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One2015

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a deep human warmth.

This Must Be the Place (2011) (2011) poster
9. This Must Be the Place2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

It Must Be Heaven (2019) poster
10. It Must Be Heaven2019

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Parthenope (2024) poster
11. Parthenope2024

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2008) poster
12. Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly2008

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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