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Films like Storytelling.

Storytelling (2001) reads as Heavy, steady, measured drama / comedy, 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.

Happiness(1998)1998
1. Happiness1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Spanking the Monkey (1994) poster
2. Spanking the Monkey1994

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Ruination of Men (2000) poster
3. The Ruination of Men2000

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

Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) (1995) poster
4. Welcome to the Dollhouse1995

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

Dig! (2004) (2004) poster
5. Dig!2004

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Filth and the Fury (2000) (2000) poster
6. The Filth and the Fury2000

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) poster
7. I Shot Andy Warhol1996

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

Bamboozled (2000) poster
8. Bamboozled2000

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

Modest Reception (2012) poster
9. Modest Reception2012

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

U Turn (1997 Stone) (1997) poster
10. U Turn (1997 Stone)1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

As Luck Would Have It (2011) poster
11. As Luck Would Have It2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dark Horse (2011) (2011) poster
12. Dark Horse2011

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

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