Films like Grand Theft Auto.

Grand Theft Auto (1977) reads as Warm, breathless, measured comedy / action, 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.

The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979) poster
1. The Incredible Kung Fu Master1979

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The World of the Drunken Master (1979) poster
2. The World of the Drunken Master1979

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Loot (1980) poster
3. The Loot1980

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sun Dragon (1979) poster
4. Sun Dragon1979

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The 36 Crazy Fists (1977) poster
5. The 36 Crazy Fists1977

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Fearless Hyena (1979) poster
6. Fearless Hyena1979

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978) poster
7. Half a Loaf of Kung Fu1978

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Odd Couple (1979) poster
8. Odd Couple1979

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ben and Charlie (1972) poster
9. Ben and Charlie1972

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

They Call Him Cemetery (1971) poster
10. They Call Him Cemetery1971

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) poster
11. Cotton Comes to Harlem1970

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Flodder (1986) poster
12. Flodder1986

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Grand Theft Auto’s neighbours — where are yours?

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