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Films like Taking Chance.

Taking Chance (2009) reads as Sombre, slow-burn, gentle drama / war, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender. 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.

Everybody's Fine (2009) poster
1. Everybody's Fine2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Ocean Heaven (2010) poster
2. Ocean Heaven2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Ordinary Love (2019) poster
3. Ordinary Love2019

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

Hidden Away (2014) poster
4. Hidden Away2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Greatest (2009) poster
5. The Greatest2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Lion Woman (2016) poster
6. The Lion Woman2016

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

The Boys Are Back (2009) poster
7. The Boys Are Back2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Rails & Ties (2007) poster
8. Rails & Ties2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

A Family Man (2016) poster
9. A Family Man2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Notes for My Son (2020) poster
10. Notes for My Son2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Still Mine (2012) poster
11. Still Mine2012

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

In the Forests of Siberia (2016) poster
12. In the Forests of Siberia2016

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

These are Taking Chance’s neighbours — where are yours?

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