Films like The New Mutants.

The New Mutants (2020) reads as Sombre, kinetic, extreme sci-fi / horror, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, 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.

Marshmallow (2025) poster
1. Marshmallow2025

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

Gaua (The Night) (2025) poster
2. Gaua (The Night)2025

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Else (2025) poster
3. Else2025

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

War of the Worlds (2025) poster
4. War of the Worlds2025

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

The Empire of Corpses (2015) poster
5. The Empire of Corpses2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Affection (2026) poster
6. Affection2026

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Planet B (2024) poster
7. Planet B2024

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The House on Haunted Grounds (2026) poster
8. The House on Haunted Grounds2026

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

Infini (2015) poster
9. Infini2015

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

Harmony (2015) poster
10. Harmony2015

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

Alpha (2025) poster
11. Alpha2025

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

In the Shadow of the Moon (2019) poster
12. In the Shadow of the Moon2019

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

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