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Films like Girl.

Girl (2018) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

The Past (2013) (2013) poster
1. The Past2013

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

Lean on Pete (2017) poster
2. Lean on Pete2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Matthias & Maxime (2019) (2019) poster
3. Matthias & Maxime2019

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2014) poster
4. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Salesman (2016) poster
5. The Salesman2016

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

The Unknown Girl (2016) poster
6. The Unknown Girl2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Hero (2021) poster
7. A Hero2021

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

Rust and Bone (2012) poster
8. Rust and Bone2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Everybody Knows (2018) poster
9. Everybody Knows2018

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

Joe (2013) (2013) poster
10. Joe2013

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

Invisible Life (2019) poster
11. Invisible Life2019

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Other Side of Everything (2017) poster
12. The Other Side of Everything2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Girl’s neighbours — where are yours?

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