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Films like Vermin.

Vermin (1965) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured crime / latvian, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, 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.

In the Web (1968) poster
1. In the Web1968

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

The Ugly Ones (1966) poster
2. The Ugly Ones1966

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

The Ruthless Four (1968) poster
3. The Ruthless Four1968

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

The Dirty Outlaws (1967) poster
4. The Dirty Outlaws1967

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Warlock (1959) poster
5. Warlock1959

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

Shango (1970) poster
6. Shango1970

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Slightly Scarlet (1956) poster
7. Slightly Scarlet1956

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

One Silver Dollar (1965) poster
8. One Silver Dollar1965

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1968) poster
9. A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die1968

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Cincinnati Kid (1965) poster
10. The Cincinnati Kid1965

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965) poster
11. Brutal Tales of Chivalry1965

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Roseanna (1967) poster
12. Roseanna1967

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

These are Vermin’s neighbours — where are yours?

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