FilmsTenebreLike this

Films like Tenebre.

Tenebre (1982) reads as Sombre, kinetic, extreme horror / giallo, 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.

Secret Honor (1984) poster
1. Secret Honor1984

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

Dressed to Kill (1980) poster
2. Dressed to Kill1980

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

Body Double (1984) poster
3. Body Double1984

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

Fingers (1978) poster
4. Fingers1978

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

The Place Without Limits (1978) poster
5. The Place Without Limits1978

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

Bad Timing (1980) poster
6. Bad Timing1980

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

Flesh+Blood (1985) (1985) poster
7. Flesh+Blood1985

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

Ms .45 (1981) poster
8. Ms .451981

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) poster
9. The Working Class Goes to Heaven1971

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

L'Enfer (1994) poster
10. L'Enfer1994

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

Sweet Bunch (1983) poster
11. Sweet Bunch1983

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the chilly detachment; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980) poster
12. Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind1980

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the chilly detachment; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are Tenebre’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

Find my film for tonight — 60 sec →