Films like Crimes of the Future.

Crimes of the Future (2022) reads as Heavy, slow-burn, measured horror / sci-fi, surreal 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 Neon Demon (2016) poster
1. The Neon Demon2016

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

The Lighthouse (2019) poster
2. The Lighthouse2019

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a airy, open telling.

Berberian Sound Studio (2012) poster
3. Berberian Sound Studio2012

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

Hard to Be a God (2013) poster
4. Hard to Be a God2013

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

A Field in England (2013) poster
5. A Field in England2013

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021) poster
6. We're All Going to the World's Fair2021

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a gentle temperature.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) poster
7. The Killing of a Sacred Deer2017

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (re-pass) (2017) poster
8. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (re-pass)2017

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Faust (2011) (2011) poster
9. Faust2011

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

Suspiria (2018) (2018) poster
10. Suspiria2018

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Empty Man (2020) (2020) poster
11. The Empty Man2020

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

Interruption (2015) poster
12. Interruption2015

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

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