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Films like StageFright.

StageFright (1987) reads as Heavy, breathless, extreme horror / slasher, inventive 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.

Mad Max (1979)1979
1. Mad Max1979

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

The Hitcher (1986) poster
2. The Hitcher1986

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

Human Lanterns (1982) poster
3. Human Lanterns1982

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

Killer Constable (1980) poster
4. Killer Constable1980

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

The Evil Dead (1981) poster
5. The Evil Dead1981

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

Bangkok Dangerous (2000) poster
6. Bangkok Dangerous2000

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

Full Contact (1992) poster
7. Full Contact1992

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

The New York Ripper (1982) poster
8. The New York Ripper1982

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the white-knuckle intensity; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Guard from Underground (1992) poster
9. The Guard from Underground1992

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

The Blade (1995) (1995) poster
10. The Blade1995

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

Torso (1973) poster
11. Torso1973

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

Lady Snowblood (1973) poster
12. Lady Snowblood1973

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

These are StageFright’s neighbours — where are yours?

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