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Films like The Devils.

The Devils (1971) reads as Heavy, steady, extreme horror / drama, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, 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.

El Topo (1970) poster
1. El Topo1970

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) poster
2. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

A Clockwork Orange (1971) poster
3. A Clockwork Orange1971

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a documentary-plain realism.

Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967) poster
4. Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot!1967

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Woman of Fire (1971) poster
5. Woman of Fire1971

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Prince of Darkness (1987) poster
6. Prince of Darkness1987

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Blind Beast (1969) poster
7. Blind Beast1969

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

Suspiria (1977) (1977) poster
8. Suspiria1977

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a documentary-plain realism.

Blue Velvet (1986) poster
9. Blue Velvet1986

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the white-knuckle intensity; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

The Third Part of the Night (1971) poster
10. The Third Part of the Night1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Wake in Fright (1971) poster
11. Wake in Fright1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

Repulsion(1965)1965
12. Repulsion1965

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

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