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Films like In the House.

In the House (2012) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / thriller, inventive 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 Whistlers (2019) poster
1. The Whistlers2019

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Kings and Queen (2004) poster
2. Kings and Queen2004

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

The Caiman (2006) poster
3. The Caiman2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley (2014) poster
4. Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley2014

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

Terrestrial Verses (2023) poster
5. Terrestrial Verses2023

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

Reality (2012) (2012) poster
6. Reality2012

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

Wiener-Dog (2016) (2016) poster
7. Wiener-Dog2016

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Modest Reception (2012) poster
8. Modest Reception2012

Keeps the heightened unreality and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Announcement (2018) poster
9. The Announcement2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016) poster
10. I Am Not Madame Bovary2016

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

The Sisters Brothers (2018) poster
11. The Sisters Brothers2018

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

Museo (2018) poster
12. Museo2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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