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Films like Harpoon.

Harpoon (2019) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured comedy / horror, 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.

Sissy (2022) poster
1. Sissy2022

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

12 Hour Shift (2020) poster
2. 12 Hour Shift2020

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

Kill Your Friends (2015) poster
3. Kill Your Friends2015

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Breaking News in Yuba County (2021) poster
4. Breaking News in Yuba County2021

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

Tragedy Girls (2017) poster
5. Tragedy Girls2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

God Bless America (2012) poster
6. God Bless America2012

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015) poster
7. The Legend of Barney Thomson2015

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

Under the Tree (2017) poster
8. Under the Tree2017

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

The Party (2017) poster
9. The Party2017

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

Pretty Persuasion (2005) poster
10. Pretty Persuasion2005

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

Mukundan Unni Associates (2022) poster
11. Mukundan Unni Associates2022

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

All My Friends Are Dead (2020) poster
12. All My Friends Are Dead2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a clean studio craft.

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