Films like Lucy in the Sky.

Lucy in the Sky (2019) reads as Sombre, measured, measured drama / thriller, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, 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.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2019) poster
1. We Have Always Lived in the Castle2019

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

Naples in Veils (2017) poster
2. Naples in Veils2017

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

All I See Is You (2017) poster
3. All I See Is You2017

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

Stop (2015) poster
4. Stop2015

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

The Riddle of Jaan Niemand (2018) poster
5. The Riddle of Jaan Niemand2018

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

For Those in Peril (2013) poster
6. For Those in Peril2013

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

The Mad Women's Ball (2021) poster
7. The Mad Women's Ball2021

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

Vortex (2016) poster
8. Vortex2016

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

The Dancer (2016) poster
9. The Dancer2016

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

The Falling (2014) poster
10. The Falling2014

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

The Man Who Surprised Everyone (2018) poster
11. The Man Who Surprised Everyone2018

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

Make Up (2019) poster
12. Make Up2019

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

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