FilmsCelebrityLike this

Films like Celebrity.

Celebrity (1998) reads as Neutral, breathless, measured comedy / satire, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, 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.

Chicago (2002) poster
1. Chicago2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

To Die For (1995) poster
2. To Die For1995

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Citizen Ruth (1996) poster
3. Citizen Ruth1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Opposite of Sex (1998) poster
4. The Opposite of Sex1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Trio (1997) poster
6. Trio1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Critical Care (1997) poster
7. Critical Care1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a clean studio craft.

Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008) poster
8. Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!2008

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

The Swindle (1997) poster
9. The Swindle1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Election (1999) poster
10. Election1999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Dr. T & the Women (2000) poster
11. Dr. T & the Women2000

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

Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) poster
12. Barking Dogs Never Bite2000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

These are Celebrity’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

Find my film for tonight — 60 sec →