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Films like Like Minds.

Like Minds (2006) reads as Heavy, kinetic, measured thriller / mystery, 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.

Restraint (2008) poster
1. Restraint2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Across the Hall (2009) poster
2. Across the Hall2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Counter Investigation (2007) poster
3. Counter Investigation2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Gone (2006) poster
4. Gone2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Loft (2010) poster
5. Loft2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Calling (2014) poster
6. The Calling2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Powder Blue (2009) poster
7. Powder Blue2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014) poster
8. Lizzie Borden Took an Ax2014

Keeps the heightened unreality and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dolan's Cadillac (2009) poster
9. Dolan's Cadillac2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Entitled (2011) poster
10. The Entitled2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Son of No One (2011) poster
11. The Son of No One2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Irresistible (2006) poster
12. Irresistible2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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