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Films like Story of Sin.

Story of Sin (1975) reads as Heavy, steady, measured drama / romance, inventive 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 Castle of Purity (1973) poster
1. The Castle of Purity1973

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

Martha (1974) poster
2. Martha1974

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

Boy (1969) poster
3. Boy1969

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

Jail Bait (1973) poster
4. Jail Bait1973

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

Last Tango in Paris (1972) poster
5. Last Tango in Paris1972

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

Fear of Fear (1975) poster
6. Fear of Fear1975

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

Obsession (1976) (1976) poster
7. Obsession1976

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

I Only Want You to Love Me (1976) poster
8. I Only Want You to Love Me1976

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

Crime and Punishment (1983) poster
9. Crime and Punishment1983

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

Bad Timing (1980) poster
10. Bad Timing1980

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

The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967) poster
11. The Return of the Prodigal Son1967

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

Bush Mama (1979) poster
12. Bush Mama1979

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

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