Films like A Woman Under the Influence.

A Woman Under the Influence (1974) reads as Heavy, measured, extreme drama, 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.

Opening Night (1977) poster
1. Opening Night1977

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

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) poster
2. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia1974

Keeps the heightened unreality and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Opening Night(1977) —repeat guard1977
3. Opening Night (1977) — repeat guard1977

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

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978) poster
4. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith1978

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Faces (1968) (1968) poster
5. Faces1968

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

Martha (1974) poster
6. Martha1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Butcher (1970) poster
7. The Butcher1970

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Pawnbroker (1964) poster
8. The Pawnbroker1964

Keeps the heightened unreality and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) poster
9. Looking for Mr. Goodbar1977

Keeps the heightened unreality and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Autumn Sonata (1978) poster
10. Autumn Sonata1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Graveyard of Honor (1975) poster
11. Graveyard of Honor1975

Keeps the heightened unreality and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Scenes from a Marriage (1973) poster
12. Scenes from a Marriage1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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