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Films like Boy.

Boy (1969) reads as Heavy, steady, measured drama, inventive 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 Return of the Prodigal Son (1967) poster
1. The Return of the Prodigal Son1967

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

The Butcher (1970) poster
2. The Butcher1970

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

The Shooting (1966) poster
3. The Shooting1966

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

Fear of Fear (1975) poster
4. Fear of Fear1975

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

Story of Sin (1975) poster
5. Story of Sin1975

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

Jail Bait (1973) poster
6. Jail Bait1973

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

Martha (1974) poster
7. Martha1974

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

The Breach (1970) poster
8. The Breach1970

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

Obsession (1976) (1976) poster
9. Obsession1976

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

I Only Want You to Love Me (1976) poster
10. I Only Want You to Love Me1976

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

Gods of the Plague (1970) poster
11. Gods of the Plague1970

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

Landscape After the Battle (1970) poster
12. Landscape After the Battle1970

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

These are Boy’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

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