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Films like Wormwood.

Wormwood (2017) reads as Heavy, measured, measured documentary / drama, inventive 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.

Reality (2023) poster
1. Reality2023

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

Caché (Haneke) — re-pass (2005) poster
2. Caché (Haneke) — re-pass2005

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

Foxtrot (2017) (2017) poster
3. Foxtrot2017

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

The Jinx(2015)2015
4. The Jinx2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

First Reformed (2018) poster
5. First Reformed2018

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

Four Daughters (2023) (2023) poster
6. Four Daughters2023

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

Tom at the Farm (2013) (2013) poster
7. Tom at the Farm2013

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

Burning (re-pass) (2018) poster
8. Burning (re-pass)2018

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

Vox Lux (2018) poster
9. Vox Lux2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a dense, packed storytelling.

Tár (Cate) — re-pass (2022) poster
10. Tár (Cate) — re-pass2022

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a grounded, familiar shape.

Uppercase Print (2020) poster
11. Uppercase Print2020

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

My Joy (2010) poster
12. My Joy2010

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

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