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Films like Broken.

Broken (2007) reads as Heavy, steady, extreme horror / thriller, grounded 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.

Hangman (2015) poster
1. Hangman2015

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

Invitation Only (2009) poster
2. Invitation Only2009

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

Landmine Goes Click (2015) poster
3. Landmine Goes Click2015

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

Asylum Blackout (2012) poster
4. Asylum Blackout2012

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

Territories (2010) poster
5. Territories2010

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

At the Bar (2007) poster
6. At the Bar2007

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

Come Out and Play (2012) poster
7. Come Out and Play2012

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

The Seasoning House (2012) poster
8. The Seasoning House2012

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

Rogue River (2012) poster
9. Rogue River2012

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

Seven Days (2010) poster
10. Seven Days2010

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

Caged (2010) poster
11. Caged2010

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

The Final (2010) poster
12. The Final2010

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

These are Broken’s neighbours — where are yours?

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