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Films like Anomalisa.

Anomalisa (2015) reads as Sombre, measured, gentle animation / drama, surreal 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.

The Future (2011) (2011) poster
1. The Future2011

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

The Last Time I Saw Macao (2012) poster
2. The Last Time I Saw Macao2012

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

20,000 Days on Earth (2014) poster
3. 20,000 Days on Earth2014

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

Air Doll (2009) poster
4. Air Doll2009

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

Air Doll (re-pass) (2009) poster
5. Air Doll (re-pass)2009

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

The Strange Case of Angelica (2010) poster
6. The Strange Case of Angelica2010

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Apples (2020) poster
7. Apples2020

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

Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2008) poster
8. Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly2008

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

Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One (2015) poster
9. Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One2015

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

My Winnipeg (2007) poster
10. My Winnipeg2007

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a running vein of humour.

Tabu (2012) (2012) poster
11. Tabu2012

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

La Chimera (2023) poster
12. La Chimera2023

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

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