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Films like Simon Killer.

Simon Killer (2012) reads as Heavy, measured, measured drama / thriller, grounded 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.

The Solitude of Prime Numbers (2010) poster
1. The Solitude of Prime Numbers2010

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

Mothers' Instinct (2019) poster
2. Mothers' Instinct2019

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

Downloading Nancy (2008) poster
3. Downloading Nancy2008

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

Night Train (2007) poster
4. Night Train2007

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

Daisy Diamond (2007) poster
5. Daisy Diamond2007

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

I Melt with You (2011) poster
6. I Melt with You2011

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

Three Monkeys (2008) (2008) poster
7. Three Monkeys2008

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

Three Monkeys (Ceylan) (2008) poster
8. Three Monkeys (Ceylan)2008

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

Black Bread (2010) poster
9. Black Bread2010

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

Beautiful Kate (2009) poster
10. Beautiful Kate2009

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

Fauve (2018) poster
11. Fauve2018

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

The King (2006) poster
12. The King2006

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

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