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Films like The Restless.

The Restless (2006) reads as Neutral, breathless, measured fantasy / action, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, epic, 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 Promise (2005) poster
1. The Promise2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Immortal Demon Slayer (2017) poster
2. Immortal Demon Slayer2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom (2014) poster
3. The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom2014

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Golden Compass (2007) (2007) poster
4. The Golden Compass2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Seventh Son (2014) poster
5. Seventh Son2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Halo Legends (2010) poster
6. Halo Legends2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Stormriders (1998) poster
7. The Stormriders1998

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dororo (2007) poster
8. Dororo2007

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Four (2012) poster
9. The Four2012

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006) poster
10. Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) poster
11. Atlantis: The Lost Empire2001

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) poster
12. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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