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Films like Mia Madre.

Mia Madre (2015) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / comedy, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, 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.

Ee.Ma.Yau (2018) poster
1. Ee.Ma.Yau2018

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

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018) poster
2. Happy New Year, Colin Burstead2018

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

Eeb Allay Ooo! (2019) poster
3. Eeb Allay Ooo!2019

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

Berlin, I Love You (2019) poster
4. Berlin, I Love You2019

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

In Paris (2006) poster
5. In Paris2006

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

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015) poster
6. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl2015

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

The Father (2019) poster
7. The Father2019

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

Send Me to the Clouds (2019) poster
8. Send Me to the Clouds2019

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

The Worst Person in the World (2021) poster
9. The Worst Person in the World2021

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

Dovlatov (2018) poster
10. Dovlatov2018

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

The Caiman (2006) poster
11. The Caiman2006

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

Cyrus (2010) (2010) poster
12. Cyrus2010

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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