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Films like SubUrbia.

SubUrbia (1996) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / comedy, 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.

About Schmidt (2002) (2002) poster
1. About Schmidt2002

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

The Squid and the Whale (2005) poster
2. The Squid and the Whale2005

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

Trust (Hal Hartley) (1990) poster
3. Trust (Hal Hartley)1990

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

The Puffy Chair (2005) (2005) poster
4. The Puffy Chair2005

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

Raining Stones (1993) poster
5. Raining Stones1993

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

Riff-Raff (1991) poster
6. Riff-Raff1991

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

Y Tu Mamá También (2001) poster
7. Y Tu Mamá También2001

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

Mandi (1983) poster
8. Mandi1983

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

Greenberg (2010) poster
9. Greenberg2010

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

Simple Men (1992) poster
10. Simple Men1992

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

Amateur (1994) poster
11. Amateur1994

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

Mahjong (1996) (1996) poster
12. Mahjong1996

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

These are SubUrbia’s neighbours — where are yours?

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