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Films like Ultraviolet.

Ultraviolet (2006) reads as Neutral, breathless, measured sci-fi / action, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, epic, 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.

The Storm Warriors (2009) poster
1. The Storm Warriors2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Metallica: Through the Never (2013) poster
2. Metallica: Through the Never2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012) poster
3. Starship Troopers: Invasion2012

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Death Trance (2005) poster
4. Death Trance2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) poster
5. Blood: The Last Vampire2009

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) poster
6. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a dense, packed storytelling.

The Stormriders (1998) poster
7. The Stormriders1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Perfect Creature (2007) poster
8. Perfect Creature2007

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007) poster
9. Appleseed: Ex Machina2007

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the chilly detachment — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Gene Generation (2007) poster
10. The Gene Generation2007

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

Hulk vs. Thor (2009) poster
11. Hulk vs. Thor2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a stubborn streak of hope.

First Squad: The Moment of Truth (2009) poster
12. First Squad: The Moment of Truth2009

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

These are Ultraviolet’s neighbours — where are yours?

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