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Films like The Menu.

The Menu (2022) reads as Sombre, steady, measured thriller / comedy, inventive 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 Monkey (2025) poster
1. The Monkey2025

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

The Monkey —repeat guard2025
2. The Monkey — repeat guard2025

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

Zola (2021) poster
3. Zola2021

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

The Beta Test (2021) poster
4. The Beta Test2021

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

¡Que viva México! (2023) poster
5. ¡Que viva México!2023

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

Operation Avalanche (2016) poster
6. Operation Avalanche2016

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

Blow the Man Down (2019) poster
7. Blow the Man Down2019

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

Triangle of Sadness (2022) poster
8. Triangle of Sadness2022

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

The Predators (2020) poster
9. The Predators2020

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

Handsome Guys (2024) poster
10. Handsome Guys2024

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

Girlfriend's Day (2017) poster
11. Girlfriend's Day2017

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the chilly detachment; trades toward a clean studio craft.

In Order of Disappearance (2014) poster
12. In Order of Disappearance2014

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

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