Films like The Temptation of St. Tony.

The Temptation of St. Tony (2009) reads as Heavy, measured, measured drama / surreal, surreal 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.

Synecdoche,New York —re-pass2008
1. Synecdoche, New York — re-pass2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Goltzius and the Pelican Company (2012) poster
2. Goltzius and the Pelican Company2012

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Everything Will Be OK (2006) poster
3. Everything Will Be OK2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

I Am So Proud of You (2008) poster
4. I Am So Proud of You2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

A Scanner Darkly (2006) poster
5. A Scanner Darkly2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Gozu (2003) (2003) poster
6. Gozu2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Double (2013) (2013) poster
7. The Double2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010) poster
8. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a bone-dry seriousness.

Goodbye to Language (2014) poster
9. Goodbye to Language2014

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Lobster (2015) poster
10. The Lobster2015

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

In Fabric (2018) poster
11. In Fabric2018

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

High-Rise (Wheatley) (2015) poster
12. High-Rise (Wheatley)2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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