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Films like The Program.

The Program (2015) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / biopic, grounded 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.

The Connection (2014) poster
1. The Connection2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Raees (2017) poster
2. Raees2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Heineken Kidnapping (2011) poster
3. The Heineken Kidnapping2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Gotti (2018) poster
4. Gotti2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Kill the Irishman (2011) poster
5. Kill the Irishman2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Crows Explode (2014) poster
6. Crows Explode2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Gambler (2013) poster
7. The Gambler2013

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Staten Island (2009) poster
8. Staten Island2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Most Hated Woman in America (2017) poster
9. The Most Hated Woman in America2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Kitchen (2019) poster
10. The Kitchen2019

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Verdict (2013) poster
11. The Verdict2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Forever Rich (2021) poster
12. Forever Rich2021

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are The Program’s neighbours — where are yours?

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