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Films like The Calm.

The Calm (1980) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / tv, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, 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.

Another Way (1982) poster
1. Another Way1982

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

Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness (1979) poster
2. Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness1979

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

Yusuf and Kenan (1979) poster
3. Yusuf and Kenan1979

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Deliver Us from Evil (1979) poster
4. Deliver Us from Evil1979

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

Shivers (1981) poster
5. Shivers1981

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

Without Anesthesia (1978) poster
6. Without Anesthesia1978

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

The Death of Mikel (1984) poster
7. The Death of Mikel1984

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

The Price of Love (1984) poster
8. The Price of Love1984

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

The Friend (1974) poster
9. The Friend1974

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

The Hidden Hero (1979) poster
10. The Hidden Hero1979

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

They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981) poster
11. They Don't Wear Black Tie1981

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

Nagarik (1977) poster
12. Nagarik1977

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

These are The Calm’s neighbours — where are yours?

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