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Films like Saint Maud.

Saint Maud (2019) reads as Heavy, measured, measured horror / drama, 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.

We Are What We Are (2013) poster
1. We Are What We Are2013

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

The Neon Demon (2016) poster
2. The Neon Demon2016

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hold the Dark (2018) poster
3. Hold the Dark2018

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

She Dies Tomorrow (2020) poster
4. She Dies Tomorrow2020

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

The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024) poster
5. The Rule of Jenny Pen2024

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hard to Be a God (2013) poster
6. Hard to Be a God2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Under the Shadow (2016) poster
7. Under the Shadow2016

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

Blonde (2022) poster
8. Blonde2022

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

Hereditary (re-pass) (2018) poster
9. Hereditary (re-pass)2018

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

Stoker (2013) (2013) poster
10. Stoker2013

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Only God Forgives — re-pass (2013) poster
11. Only God Forgives — re-pass2013

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

Zeros and Ones (2021) poster
12. Zeros and Ones2021

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

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