If you loved Only God Forgives, try Lost River
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Lost River has roughly 4.0× fewer votes than Only God Forgives — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the neon soaked, surreal mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to Only God Forgives, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Lost River is
Detroit. Night. A shattered music box. A family home succumbs to foreclosure. Teenage Bones scavenges copper wire, crosses paths with a local bully. His mother enters a nightclub with unspeakable acts. Gosling's directorial debut nods to Refn and Argento.

