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Films like The Past.

The Past (2013) reads as Sombre, measured, measured drama / mystery, 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.

The Salesman (2016) poster
1. The Salesman2016

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

About Elly (2009) poster
2. About Elly2009

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

The Wound (2017) poster
3. The Wound2017

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

Fandry (2013) poster
4. Fandry2013

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

Everybody Knows (2018) poster
5. Everybody Knows2018

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

Child's Pose (2013) poster
6. Child's Pose2013

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

Fish Tank (2009) poster
7. Fish Tank2009

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

Young Ahmed (2019) poster
8. Young Ahmed2019

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

Joe (2013) (2013) poster
9. Joe2013

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

After This Our Exile (2006) poster
10. After This Our Exile2006

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

For Those Who Can Tell No Tales (2013) poster
11. For Those Who Can Tell No Tales2013

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

The Load (2018) poster
12. The Load2018

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

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