Films like What Time Is It There?.

What Time Is It There? (2001) reads as Heavy, slow-burn, measured drama, inventive 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.

Tony Takitani (2004) poster
1. Tony Takitani2004

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

A Thousand Clouds of Peace (2003) poster
2. A Thousand Clouds of Peace2003

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Down to Earth (1994) poster
3. Down to Earth1994

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

Filme do Desassossego (2010) poster
4. Filme do Desassossego2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Cocoon (1995) poster
5. Cocoon1995

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dolls (Kitano) (2002) poster
6. Dolls (Kitano)2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Landscape in the Mist (1988) poster
7. Landscape in the Mist1988

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

Mourning Rock (2000) poster
8. Mourning Rock2000

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

To the Wonder (2012) poster
9. To the Wonder2012

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Silent Souls (2010) poster
10. Silent Souls2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Georgica (1998) poster
11. Georgica1998

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

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006) poster
12. I Don't Want to Sleep Alone2006

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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