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Films like Bob Roberts.

Bob Roberts (1992) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured satire / mockumentary, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured. 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.

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) poster
1. The Bonfire of the Vanities1990

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Prizzi's Honor (1985) poster
2. Prizzi's Honor1985

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Last Supper (1995) poster
3. The Last Supper1995

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Arachnophobia (1990) poster
4. Arachnophobia1990

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Birds of Darkness (1995) poster
5. Birds of Darkness1995

Keeps the heightened unreality and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Trio (1997) poster
6. Trio1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Wag the Dog (1997) poster
7. Wag the Dog1997

Keeps the heightened unreality and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) poster
8. Sammy and Rosie Get Laid1987

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Swindle (1997) poster
9. The Swindle1997

Keeps the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Beggar's Opera (1991) poster
10. The Beggar's Opera1991

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Celebrity (1998) poster
11. Celebrity1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

Citizen Ruth (1996) poster
12. Citizen Ruth1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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