Films like It Comes at Night.

It Comes at Night (2017) reads as Heavy, measured, extreme horror / thriller, 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.

Holiday (2018) poster
1. Holiday2018

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

Caterpillar (2010) poster
2. Caterpillar2010

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

The Ape (2009) poster
3. The Ape2009

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

Nausea (2015) poster
4. Nausea2015

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

Daniel and Ana (2009) poster
5. Daniel and Ana2009

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

Stations of the Cross (2014) poster
6. Stations of the Cross2014

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

Devil's Freedom (2017) poster
7. Devil's Freedom2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a world-sized stakes.

Inside (2012) poster
8. Inside2012

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

The Notebook (2013) poster
9. The Notebook2013

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

Just the Wind (2012) poster
10. Just the Wind2012

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

Park (2016) poster
11. Park2016

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Black Venus (2010) poster
12. Black Venus2010

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

These are It Comes at Night’s neighbours — where are yours?

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