Films like From the Land of the Moon.

From the Land of the Moon (2016) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, 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.

Alaska (2015) poster
1. Alaska2015

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

Don't Call Me Son (2016) poster
2. Don't Call Me Son2016

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

The Sea of Trees (2016) poster
3. The Sea of Trees2016

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

Artificial Paradises (2012) poster
4. Artificial Paradises2012

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

The Two Faces of January (2014) poster
5. The Two Faces of January2014

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

Hellion (2014) poster
6. Hellion2014

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

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) (2015) poster
7. Fifty Shades of Grey2015

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

In the Name of... (2013) poster
8. In the Name of...2013

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

Posesif (2017) poster
9. Posesif2017

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

Young & Beautiful (2013) poster
10. Young & Beautiful2013

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

Unforgivable (2011) poster
11. Unforgivable2011

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

The Manslayer (2017) poster
12. The Manslayer2017

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

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