Films like Across the River.

Across the River (2013) reads as Heavy, measured, measured thriller / horror, 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.

Halley (2012) poster
1. Halley2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a chilly detachment.

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012) poster
2. The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh2012

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

Sator (2019) poster
3. Sator2019

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

The Wind (2018) poster
4. The Wind2018

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

The Witch (2015) poster
5. The Witch2015

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

Far North (2008) poster
6. Far North2008

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

Antrum (2018) poster
7. Antrum2018

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Rent-A-Pal (2020) poster
8. Rent-A-Pal2020

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

The Last Thing Mary Saw (2021) poster
9. The Last Thing Mary Saw2021

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a dense, packed storytelling.

The Grandmother (2022) poster
10. The Grandmother2022

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

Caveat (2021) poster
11. Caveat2021

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

A (2017) poster
12. A2017

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

These are Across the River’s neighbours — where are yours?

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