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Films like The Touch.

The Touch (1971) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / romance, 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.

Weighed but Found Wanting (1974) poster
1. Weighed but Found Wanting1974

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

Binding Sentiments (1969) poster
2. Binding Sentiments1969

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

The Go-Between (1971) poster
3. The Go-Between1971

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

Electra Glide in Blue (1973) poster
4. Electra Glide in Blue1973

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

27 Down (1974) poster
5. 27 Down1974

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

Riddance (1973) poster
6. Riddance1973

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

A Woman's Story (1963) poster
7. A Woman's Story1963

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

The Friend (1974) poster
8. The Friend1974

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

The Calm (1980) poster
9. The Calm1980

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

Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) poster
10. Sunday Bloody Sunday1971

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

The Yakuza (1974) poster
11. The Yakuza1974

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

Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak (1978) poster
12. Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak1978

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

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