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Films like Ursus.

Ursus (2011) reads as Warm, steady, gentle animation / latvian, inventive 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.

The Sword and the Rose (2010) poster
1. The Sword and the Rose2010

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

John From (2015) poster
2. John From2015

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

Tomatoes (2009) poster
3. Tomatoes2009

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

Bottle (2010) poster
4. Bottle2010

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a bone-dry seriousness.

Ricky (2009) poster
5. Ricky2009

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

Vamps (2012) poster
6. Vamps2012

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Peter and the Wolf (2006) poster
7. Peter and the Wolf2006

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

The Face You Deserve (2004) poster
8. The Face You Deserve2004

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a dense, packed storytelling.

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2022) poster
9. Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon2022

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Angel-A (2005) poster
10. Angel-A2005

Keeps the intimate, personal stakes and the gentle temperature; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Rabbi's Cat (2011) (2011) poster
11. The Rabbi's Cat2011

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a dense, packed storytelling.

Where the Wild Things Are (2009) poster
12. Where the Wild Things Are2009

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

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