Films like Going the Distance.

Going the Distance (2010) reads as Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender. 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 Five-Year Engagement (2012) poster
1. The Five-Year Engagement2012

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lion's Heart (2013) poster
2. Lion's Heart2013

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

No Problem (2008) poster
3. No Problem2008

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) poster
4. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins2008

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

What a Man (2011) poster
5. What a Man2011

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A la mala (2015) poster
6. A la mala2015

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Stag (2013) poster
7. The Stag2013

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Don't Blame the Kid (2016) poster
8. Don't Blame the Kid2016

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Stroller Strategy (2012) poster
9. The Stroller Strategy2012

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

God Willing (2015) poster
10. God Willing2015

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Night Before the Exams Today (2007) poster
11. The Night Before the Exams Today2007

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sixty Six (2006) poster
12. Sixty Six2006

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Going the Distance’s neighbours — where are yours?

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