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Films like Hi, Mom!.

Hi, Mom! (1970) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured comedy / satire, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold. 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.

Spider Baby (1967) poster
1. Spider Baby1967

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Strange Voyage (1964) poster
2. The Strange Voyage1964

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Theatre of Blood (1973) poster
3. Theatre of Blood1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Human Bullet (1968) poster
4. The Human Bullet1968

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Toth Family (1969) poster
5. The Toth Family1969

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

China Is Near (1967) poster
6. China Is Near1967

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) poster
7. Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment1966

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) poster
8. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls1970

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976) poster
9. Buffalo Bill and the Indians1976

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Return of an Adventurer (1966) poster
10. The Return of an Adventurer1966

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Marathon Family (1982) poster
11. The Marathon Family1982

Keeps the pitch-dark outlook and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Going Places (1974) poster
12. Going Places1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Hi, Mom!’s neighbours — where are yours?

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