Films like As Cool as I Am.

As Cool as I Am (2013) reads as Sombre, steady, measured comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, 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 Last Kiss (2006) poster
1. The Last Kiss2006

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

After Porn Ends (2012) poster
2. After Porn Ends2012

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

Being Flynn (2012) poster
3. Being Flynn2012

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

Every Day (2010) poster
4. Every Day2010

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

The Narrows (2008) poster
5. The Narrows2008

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

Shrink (2009) poster
6. Shrink2009

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

Fucking Berlin (2016) poster
7. Fucking Berlin2016

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

Holy Rollers (2010) poster
8. Holy Rollers2010

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

Forgive Us Our Debts (2018) poster
9. Forgive Us Our Debts2018

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

Last Night (2010) poster
10. Last Night2010

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

Rebel in the Rye (2017) poster
11. Rebel in the Rye2017

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

The Lifeguard (2013) poster
12. The Lifeguard2013

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

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