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Films like The Neon Demon.

The Neon Demon (2016) reads as Heavy, measured, extreme horror / thriller, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, 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.

Dogtooth (2009) poster
1. Dogtooth2009

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

Saint Maud (2019) (2019) poster
2. Saint Maud2019

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

Berberian Sound Studio (2012) poster
3. Berberian Sound Studio2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Crimes of the Future (2022) (2022) poster
4. Crimes of the Future2022

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Hard to Be a God (2013) poster
5. Hard to Be a God2013

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) poster
6. The Killing of a Sacred Deer2017

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (re-pass) (2017) poster
7. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (re-pass)2017

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

The Lighthouse (2019) poster
8. The Lighthouse2019

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

She Dies Tomorrow (2020) poster
9. She Dies Tomorrow2020

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

Possessor (2020) poster
10. Possessor2020

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

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010) poster
11. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done2010

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

High-Rise (Wheatley) (2015) poster
12. High-Rise (Wheatley)2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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