
Movies that feel likeThe White Ribbon (2009)
If you loved The White Ribbon, the closest films we have are 12 (2007), Mother (2009) and Brick (2006). All three share The White Ribbon's contemplative and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is After Dark, My Sweet (1990).
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If The White Ribbon hit the spot, these will too

Contemplative where it counts, twisty underneath
The difference: Leans harder into crime than The White Ribbon does


Mystery with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Twisty mystery in both cases

Gritty drama, and it commits to that

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Twisty mystery, and it commits to that


Drama approached the same way
The difference: Made in the 1950s, in a different era of the craft

Both working the same mystery territory

Drama of the same temperament

Mystery in the same key
The difference: Easier on the grit than The White Ribbon
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