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Films like Easy Rider.

Easy Rider (1969) reads as Sombre, measured, measured drama / adventure, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

Mira (1971) poster
1. Mira1971

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

The Big City (1966) poster
2. The Big City1966

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Five Easy Pieces (1970) poster
3. Five Easy Pieces1970

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

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) poster
4. The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach1971

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Part of the Stone (1972) poster
5. Part of the Stone1972

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Devil's Playground (1976) poster
6. The Devil's Playground1976

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

Binding Sentiments (1969) poster
7. Binding Sentiments1969

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

Midnight Cowboy (1969) poster
8. Midnight Cowboy1969

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Soil (1973) poster
9. Soil1973

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

A Degree of Murder (1967) poster
10. A Degree of Murder1967

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Saving the Fire (1973) poster
11. Saving the Fire1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Three Days and a Child (1967) poster
12. Three Days and a Child1967

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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