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Films like Noah.

Noah (2014) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured fantasy / drama, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, epic, 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.

Noah (Aronofsky) — re-pass (2014) poster
1. Noah (Aronofsky) — re-pass2014

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

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) poster
2. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone2007

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

Sunshine (2007) (2007) poster
3. Sunshine2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a grounded, familiar shape.

Prometheus (2012) (2012) poster
4. Prometheus2012

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) poster
5. Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Metropolis (2001 anime) (2001) poster
6. Metropolis (2001 anime)2001

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

The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello (2005) poster
7. The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello2005

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

Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury (2013) poster
8. Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

Pan's Labyrinth (2006) poster
9. Pan's Labyrinth2006

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

Annihilation (2018) poster
10. Annihilation2018

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

Shin Godzilla (2016) poster
11. Shin Godzilla2016

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

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings (2012) poster
12. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings2012

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are Noah’s neighbours — where are yours?

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