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Films like The Restless.

The Restless (2021) reads as Heavy, measured, measured drama, 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.

Coming Home (2014) poster
1. Coming Home2014

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

Sami Blood (2016) poster
2. Sami Blood2016

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Overnighters (2014) poster
3. The Overnighters2014

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

Winter Boy (2022) poster
4. Winter Boy2022

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

Wet Season (2019) poster
5. Wet Season2019

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The World to Come (2021) poster
6. The World to Come2021

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Elisa & Marcela (2019) poster
7. Elisa & Marcela2019

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Blue Jean (2023) poster
8. Blue Jean2023

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

The Time It Takes (2024) poster
9. The Time It Takes2024

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

Blue Bayou (2021) poster
10. Blue Bayou2021

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

Marx Can Wait (2021) poster
11. Marx Can Wait2021

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

Wildlife (2018) poster
12. Wildlife2018

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

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