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Films like Retribution.

Retribution (2007) reads as Heavy, measured, measured thriller / horror, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, 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.

Reincarnation (2005) poster
1. Reincarnation2005

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

Antiviral (2012) poster
2. Antiviral2012

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

Noroi: The Curse (2005) poster
3. Noroi: The Curse2005

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

The Ugly Swans (2006) poster
4. The Ugly Swans2006

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

Aniara (2019) poster
5. Aniara2019

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

Retribution (2006) poster
6. Retribution2006

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

The Abandoned (2006) poster
7. The Abandoned2006

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

Kairo (2006) poster
8. Kairo2006

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

The Broken (2008) poster
9. The Broken2008

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

I Remember You (2017) poster
10. I Remember You2017

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

Sam Was Here (2016) poster
11. Sam Was Here2016

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

Aniara (2018) poster
12. Aniara2018

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

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