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Films like Steak.

Steak (2007) reads as Neutral, kinetic, measured comedy / sci-fi, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

Rubber (2010) poster
1. Rubber2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Big Man Japan (2007) poster
2. Big Man Japan2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Greener Grass (2019) poster
3. Greener Grass2019

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Smoking Causes Coughing (2022) poster
4. Smoking Causes Coughing2022

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) poster
5. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Sorry to Bother You (2018) poster
6. Sorry to Bother You2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Waiter (2006) poster
7. Waiter2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Yoga Hosers (2016) poster
8. Yoga Hosers2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Colossal (2016) (2016) poster
9. Colossal2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a chilly detachment.

The Spirit (2008) poster
10. The Spirit2008

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

Free Jimmy (2006) poster
11. Free Jimmy2006

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the chilly detachment; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Incredible But True (2022) poster
12. Incredible But True2022

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

These are Steak’s neighbours — where are yours?

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