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Films like Jacob's Ladder.

Jacob's Ladder (1990) reads as Heavy, steady, extreme horror / thriller, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, 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.

The Baby of Mâcon (1993) poster
1. The Baby of Mâcon1993

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

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) poster
2. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me1992

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

Strange Circus (2005) poster
3. Strange Circus2005

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

A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) poster
4. A Tale of Two Sisters2003

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

Pi (1998) poster
5. Pi1998

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Videodrome (1983) poster
6. Videodrome1983

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Ringu (1998) (1998) poster
7. Ringu1998

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

Lost Highway (1997) poster
8. Lost Highway1997

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Arrebato (1979) poster
9. Arrebato1979

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Blue Velvet (1986) poster
10. Blue Velvet1986

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

Noroi: The Curse (2005) poster
11. Noroi: The Curse2005

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

Inferno (1980) (1980) poster
12. Inferno1980

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a dense, packed storytelling.

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