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Films like Stricken.

Stricken (2009) reads as Heavy, steady, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured. 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.

Stray Bullet (2010) poster
1. Stray Bullet2010

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

Sweet Mud (2006) poster
2. Sweet Mud2006

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

Regret! (2013) poster
3. Regret!2013

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

The Last Match (2013) poster
4. The Last Match2013

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Destined for Blues (2005) poster
5. Destined for Blues2005

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

Pu-239 (2006) poster
6. Pu-2392006

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

On Chesil Beach (2017) poster
7. On Chesil Beach2017

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bullet Boy (2004) poster
8. Bullet Boy2004

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

Sleepwalking (2008) poster
9. Sleepwalking2008

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

Galveston (2018) poster
10. Galveston2018

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

Liam (2000) poster
11. Liam2000

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

Stranger Inside (2001) poster
12. Stranger Inside2001

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

These are Stricken’s neighbours — where are yours?

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