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Films like John From.

John From (2015) reads as Warm, steady, gentle adolescence / summer, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, 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 Sword and the Rose (2010) poster
1. The Sword and the Rose2010

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Technoboss (2019) poster
2. Technoboss2019

Keeps the intimate, personal stakes and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Ursus (2011) poster
3. Ursus2011

Keeps the intimate, personal stakes and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Bunny and the Bull (2009) poster
4. Bunny and the Bull2009

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Apostate (2015) poster
5. The Apostate2015

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ricky (2009) poster
6. Ricky2009

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Punch-Drunk Love (2002) poster
7. Punch-Drunk Love2002

Keeps the intimate, personal stakes and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Rabbi's Cat (2011) (2011) poster
8. The Rabbi's Cat2011

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2013) poster
9. A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III2013

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a chilly detachment.

My Old Ass (2024) (2024) poster
10. My Old Ass2024

Keeps the intimate, personal stakes and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Where the Wild Things Are (2009) poster
11. Where the Wild Things Are2009

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

I'm Your Man (2021) (2021) poster
12. I'm Your Man2021

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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