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Films like Ex Drummer.

Ex Drummer (2007) reads as Heavy, breathless, extreme drama / punk, inventive 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.

Ichi the Killer (2001) poster
1. Ichi the Killer2001

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Loved Ones (2009) poster
2. The Loved Ones2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Rules of Attraction (2002) poster
3. The Rules of Attraction2002

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bronson (2009) poster
4. Bronson2009

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the chilly detachment; trades toward a heightened unreality.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) poster
5. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street2007

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Satan (2006) poster
6. Satan2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

Helter Skelter (2012) poster
7. Helter Skelter2012

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

15 (2003) poster
8. 152003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a bone-dry seriousness.

Mango Yellow (2002) poster
9. Mango Yellow2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Sheitan (2006) poster
10. Sheitan2006

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the chilly detachment; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

Friendly Beast (2018) poster
11. Friendly Beast2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Come to Daddy (2019) (2019) poster
12. Come to Daddy2019

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the chilly detachment; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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