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Films like Now Is Good.

Now Is Good (2012) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / romance, 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.

Euphoria (2018) poster
1. Euphoria2018

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

A Moment to Remember (2004) poster
2. A Moment to Remember2004

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

The Human Contract (2008) poster
3. The Human Contract2008

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

Be Sure to Share (2009) poster
4. Be Sure to Share2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Fig Jam (2011) poster
5. Fig Jam2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 (2019) poster
6. Kim Ji-young: Born 19822019

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

Perhaps Love (2007) poster
7. Perhaps Love2007

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

Close to the Horizon (2019) poster
8. Close to the Horizon2019

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Crazy Heart (2009) poster
9. Crazy Heart2009

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

King Jack (2015) poster
10. King Jack2015

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

Princesas (2005) poster
11. Princesas2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

My Days of Mercy (2018) poster
12. My Days of Mercy2018

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

These are Now Is Good’s neighbours — where are yours?

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