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Films like Juha.

Juha (1999) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / silent, 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.

Lights in the Dusk (2006) poster
1. Lights in the Dusk2006

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

Maelström (Villeneuve 2000) (2000) poster
2. Maelström (Villeneuve 2000)2000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Watani: A World Without Evil (1998) poster
3. Watani: A World Without Evil1998

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

The Ruination of Men (2000) poster
4. The Ruination of Men2000

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

Eve's Bayou (1997) poster
5. Eve's Bayou1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Somersault in a Coffin (1996) poster
6. Somersault in a Coffin1996

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

The Stoker (2010) poster
7. The Stoker2010

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Last Diving (1992) poster
8. The Last Diving1992

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

My Own Private Idaho (1991) poster
9. My Own Private Idaho1991

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) poster
10. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai1999

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Russian Symphony (2006) poster
11. Russian Symphony2006

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

Leaf on a Pillow (1998) poster
12. Leaf on a Pillow1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

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