
Movies that feel likeElle (2016)
If you loved Elle, the closest films we have are The Salesman (2016), Dogman (2018) and The Square (2008). All three share Elle's contemplative and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Cold in July (2014).
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If Elle hit the spot, these will too

Common ground in both: rape and assault
The difference: Easier on the melancholy than Elle

The same mix in both: stillness, then tension
The difference: Leans harder into crime than Elle does

Relentless where it counts, gritty underneath


Tense thriller, and it commits to that

Both lean on melancholy more than on drama

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Melancholy thriller in both cases

Drama built on relentlessness, twice over

Thriller with a pulse of grit, in both cases
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Both are built on the same subject: death of father

Both work the same stillness
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