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Films like The Group.

The Group (1966) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / ensemble, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, 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.

The Poor Rich (1959) poster
1. The Poor Rich1959

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

Peyton Place (1957) poster
2. Peyton Place1957

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

That Kind of Woman (1959) poster
3. That Kind of Woman1959

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

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) poster
4. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie1969

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

Red Peony Gambler (1968) poster
5. Red Peony Gambler1968

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

The Second Wife (1967) poster
6. The Second Wife1967

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

Half a Million (1976) poster
7. Half a Million1976

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

The Cincinnati Kid (1965) poster
8. The Cincinnati Kid1965

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

The Running Man (1963) poster
9. The Running Man1963

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

Stefania (1966) poster
10. Stefania1966

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Anderson Tapes (1971) poster
11. The Anderson Tapes1971

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

Stage Coach (1965) poster
12. Stage Coach1965

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

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

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