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Films like Ishqiya.

Ishqiya (2010) reads as Neutral, kinetic, measured crime / comedy, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, 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.

Supersonic (2016, Oasis) (2016) poster
1. Supersonic (2016, Oasis)2016

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

Sherlock Holmes (2009) (2009) poster
2. Sherlock Holmes2009

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

Reverse (2009) poster
3. Reverse2009

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

Behind the Candelabra (2013) poster
4. Behind the Candelabra2013

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

Like Crazy (2016) poster
5. Like Crazy2016

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

Manmarziyaan (2018) poster
6. Manmarziyaan2018

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

A World Without Thieves (2004) poster
7. A World Without Thieves2004

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

Punk: Attitude (2005) (2005) poster
8. Punk: Attitude2005

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

Luck by Chance (2009) poster
9. Luck by Chance2009

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

Mukkabaaz (2017) poster
10. Mukkabaaz2017

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

A Cool Fish (2018) poster
11. A Cool Fish2018

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

Zinda Bhaag (2013) poster
12. Zinda Bhaag2013

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are Ishqiya’s neighbours — where are yours?

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