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Films like Leaving.

Leaving (2009) reads as Sombre, measured, gentle drama / romance, grounded 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.

Breathe In (2013) poster
1. Breathe In2013

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

Grand Central (2013) poster
2. Grand Central2013

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

Come Undone (2010) poster
3. Come Undone2010

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

Thérèse (2012) poster
4. Thérèse2012

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

Augustine (2012) poster
5. Augustine2012

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

After Love (2016) poster
6. After Love2016

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

Jerichow (2009) poster
7. Jerichow2009

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

The Nun (2013) poster
8. The Nun2013

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

Pure (2010) poster
9. Pure2010

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

Return (2011) poster
10. Return2011

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

Elles (2011) poster
11. Elles2011

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

The Other Man (2008) poster
12. The Other Man2008

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

These are Leaving’s neighbours — where are yours?

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