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Films like Terribly Happy.

Terribly Happy (2008) reads as Sombre, steady, measured thriller / noir, 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.

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

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

The Dirties (2013) poster
2. The Dirties2013

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

Drained (2006) poster
3. Drained2006

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

7 Khoon Maaf (2011) poster
4. 7 Khoon Maaf2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Creep (2014) (2014) poster
6. Creep2014

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Christmas Tale (2005) poster
7. A Christmas Tale2005

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Vavien (2009) poster
8. Vavien2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a grounded, familiar shape.

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.

Fallen Angels Paradise (1999) poster
10. Fallen Angels Paradise1999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Office Killer (1997) poster
11. Office Killer1997

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

Dear Wendy (2005) poster
12. Dear Wendy2005

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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