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Films like Vile.

Vile (2011) reads as Heavy, kinetic, extreme horror / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, 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.

Hunger (2009) poster
1. Hunger2009

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

Shadow (2009) poster
2. Shadow2009

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

Run! Bitch Run! (2009) poster
3. Run! Bitch Run!2009

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

Welcome to the Jungle (2007) poster
4. Welcome to the Jungle2007

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

The Farm (2019) poster
5. The Farm2019

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

Bunnyman (2011) poster
6. Bunnyman2011

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the chilly detachment; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Martyrs (2015) poster
7. Martyrs2015

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

Charlie's Farm (2014) poster
8. Charlie's Farm2014

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Train (2008) poster
9. Train2008

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

The Amityville Murders (2018) poster
10. The Amityville Murders2018

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

Boogeyman 2 (2007) poster
11. Boogeyman 22007

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the chilly detachment; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

ClownTown (2017) poster
12. ClownTown2017

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the chilly detachment; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

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