FilmsThe TenantLike this

Films like The Tenant.

The Tenant (1976) reads as Heavy, measured, measured 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.

Hour of the Wolf (1968) poster
1. Hour of the Wolf1968

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

Hour of the Wolf (2) (1968) poster
2. Hour of the Wolf (2)1968

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

Kuroneko (1968) (1968) poster
3. Kuroneko1968

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

3 Women (1977) poster
4. 3 Women1977

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Arrebato (1979) poster
5. Arrebato1979

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

Images (1972) poster
6. Images1972

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

Repulsion(1965)1965
7. Repulsion1965

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

The Mafu Cage (1978) poster
8. The Mafu Cage1978

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

The Brood (1979) poster
9. The Brood1979

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

The Cremator (1969) poster
10. The Cremator1969

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

Killed the Family and Went to the Movies (1969) poster
11. Killed the Family and Went to the Movies1969

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

The Angel Is Born (1969) poster
12. The Angel Is Born1969

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

These are The Tenant’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

Find my film for tonight — 60 sec →