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Films like The Liability.

The Liability (2012) reads as Sombre, kinetic, extreme thriller / comedy, grounded 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.

The Courier (2012) poster
1. The Courier2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Restless (2022) poster
2. Restless2022

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bad Day for the Cut (2017) poster
3. Bad Day for the Cut2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lake Bodom (2016) poster
4. Lake Bodom2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Twelve (2010) poster
5. Twelve2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Raven (2012) poster
6. The Raven2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Killerman (2019) poster
7. Killerman2019

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

What Keeps You Alive (2018) poster
8. What Keeps You Alive2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Frank and Penelope (2022) poster
9. Frank and Penelope2022

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sorority Row (2009) poster
10. Sorority Row2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the chilly detachment; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Hollow Point (2016) poster
11. The Hollow Point2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the chilly detachment; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

American Heist (2014) poster
12. American Heist2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the chilly detachment; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

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