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Films like Capital.

Capital (2012) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, 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.

The Jewel (2011) poster
1. The Jewel2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Adults in the Room (2019) poster
2. Adults in the Room2019

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

The Armstrong Lie (2013) poster
3. The Armstrong Lie2013

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

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) poster
4. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired2008

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

Phil Spector (2013) poster
5. Phil Spector2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

The Ghost Writer (2010) poster
6. The Ghost Writer2010

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

At Any Price (2012) poster
7. At Any Price2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Undercover (2022) poster
8. Undercover2022

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

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013) poster
9. We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a world-sized stakes.

The Concubine (2012) poster
10. The Concubine2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a white-knuckle intensity.

The World According to Monsanto (2008) poster
11. The World According to Monsanto2008

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

The Unknown Known (2013) (2013) poster
12. The Unknown Known2013

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

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