Wind River
2017USA★ 7.46 pt match
Like New World, this one is rooted in guilt. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions and life under oppression. Both move the same way too, bleak, tense, slow burn, and escalating.
New World
신세계
2013South KoreaLanguage: koDirected by Park Hoon-jung★ 7.4
Available in English: subtitled
An undercover cop has his loyalties tested when the boss of the corporate gang he's spent years infiltrating dies.
Themes and style
Tone
bleaktensecold and detacheddark comedy
Pacing
slow burnescalatingslow build to explosion
Story
investigationunravelingpursuitcon deception
Emotion
loyalty under pressurefiguring out who you areguiltparanoiabelonging
Themes
corrupt institutionsclass and moneylife under oppressionfamily duty
Feel
cerebralgut punchdiscussion starterrewatchablequietly haunting
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
Hollywood films like New World
If New World hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Se7en
1995USA★ 8.45 pt match
Both films sit with guilt. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions and class and money. Both move the same way too, bleak, tense, slow burn, and escalating.
Prisoners
2013USA★ 8.15 pt match
Both films sit with guilt and paranoia. They share the same lens on family duty and corrupt institutions. Same energy: bleak, tense, slow burn, and escalating.
Presumed Innocent
1990USA★ 6.84.5 pt match
Both films sit with guilt and paranoia. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions and class and money. The feel is the same: tense, cold and detached, slow burn, and escalating.
Mystic River
2003USA★ 7.74 pt match
Both films sit with guilt and paranoia. The world both films live in revolves around class and money and family duty. Same energy: bleak, slow burn, and escalating.
The Da Vinci Code
2006USA★ 6.73 pt match
What ties these together is paranoia and figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions and life under oppression. Same energy: tense, cold and detached, and escalating.