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Films like Malina.

Malina (1991) reads as Heavy, measured, extreme drama / literary, surreal 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.

Dead Ringers (1988) poster
1. Dead Ringers1988

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

Crash (1996) (1996) poster
2. Crash1996

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

Cure (1997) (1997) poster
3. Cure1997

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

The Addiction (1995) poster
4. The Addiction1995

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

The Isle (2000) (2000) poster
5. The Isle2000

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

Audition (1999) poster
6. Audition1999

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

Audition (Miike) — re-pass (1999) poster
7. Audition (Miike) — re-pass1999

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

The Mafu Cage (1978) poster
8. The Mafu Cage1978

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

Anayurt Oteli (1987) poster
9. Anayurt Oteli1987

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

Crash (Cronenberg) (1996) poster
10. Crash (Cronenberg)1996

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

The Baby of Mâcon (1993) poster
11. The Baby of Mâcon1993

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

Trouble Every Day (2001) poster
12. Trouble Every Day2001

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

These are Malina’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

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