Films like An American Hippie in Israel.

An American Hippie in Israel (1972) reads as Sombre, measured, measured cult / psychedelic, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

Baba Yaga (1973) poster
1. Baba Yaga1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Josef Kilián (1963) poster
2. Josef Kilián1963

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973) poster
3. Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural1973

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the chilly detachment; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Liquid Sky (1982) poster
4. Liquid Sky1982

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

A Boy and His Dog (1975) poster
5. A Boy and His Dog1975

Keeps the chilly detachment and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a strange, dreamlike logic.

A Quiet Place in the Country (1968) poster
6. A Quiet Place in the Country1968

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the chilly detachment; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Hotel for Strangers (1967) poster
7. Hotel for Strangers1967

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) poster
8. Twilight Zone: The Movie1983

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the chilly detachment; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Manhattan Baby (1982) poster
9. Manhattan Baby1982

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a strange, dreamlike logic.

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) poster
10. The Man Who Fell to Earth1976

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the chilly detachment; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Fascination (1979) poster
11. Fascination1979

Keeps the chilly detachment and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

THX 1138 (1971) poster
12. THX 11381971

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the chilly detachment; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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