FilmsTake OutLike this

Films like Take Out.

Take Out (2004) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

Little Birds (2011) poster
1. Little Birds2011

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

Beijing Bicycle (2001) poster
2. Beijing Bicycle2001

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Salt of This Sea (2008) poster
3. Salt of This Sea2008

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

Gorbaciof (2010) poster
4. Gorbaciof2010

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

Dancing in the Dust (2003) poster
5. Dancing in the Dust2003

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

Kubrador (2006) poster
6. Kubrador2006

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

In Bloom (2013) poster
7. In Bloom2013

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

Last Resort (2000) poster
8. Last Resort2000

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

Dare (2005) poster
9. Dare2005

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Wah-Wah (2005) poster
10. Wah-Wah2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a airy, open telling.

Modris (2014) poster
11. Modris2014

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Chop Shop (2007) poster
12. Chop Shop2007

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

These are Take Out’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

Find my film for tonight — 60 sec →