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Films like The Girls.

The Girls (1960) reads as Sombre, steady, measured new wave / 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.

Dreams (1955) poster
1. Dreams1955

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

Main Street (1956) poster
2. Main Street1956

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

Il Bidone (1955) poster
3. Il Bidone1955

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Web of Passion (1959) poster
4. Web of Passion1959

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

The Deceased (1965) poster
5. The Deceased1965

Keeps the heightened unreality and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Bonjour Tristesse (1958) poster
6. Bonjour Tristesse1958

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Courage for Every Day (1964) poster
7. Courage for Every Day1964

Keeps the heightened unreality and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Given Word (1962) poster
8. The Given Word1962

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Very Private Affair (1962) poster
9. A Very Private Affair1962

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

Night Train (1959) poster
10. Night Train1959

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

Mississippi Mermaid (1969) poster
11. Mississippi Mermaid1969

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Murder by Contract (1958) poster
12. Murder by Contract1958

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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