Films like The Ruination of Men.

The Ruination of Men (2000) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / dark-comedy, inventive 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.

Happiness(1998)1998
1. Happiness1998

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

Gohatto (1999) poster
2. Gohatto1999

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

Storytelling (2001) (2001) poster
3. Storytelling2001

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

Spanking the Monkey (1994) poster
4. Spanking the Monkey1994

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

I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) poster
5. I Shot Andy Warhol1996

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

Terribly Happy (2008) poster
6. Terribly Happy2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Stoker (2010) poster
7. The Stoker2010

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

Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) (1995) poster
8. Welcome to the Dollhouse1995

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

Deep Crimson (1996) poster
9. Deep Crimson1996

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

The Filth and the Fury (2000) (2000) poster
10. The Filth and the Fury2000

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

The Family Friend (2006) poster
11. The Family Friend2006

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

Juha (1999) poster
12. Juha1999

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

These are The Ruination of Men’s neighbours — where are yours?

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