Films like Husbands and Wives.

Husbands and Wives (1992) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / comedy, inventive 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.

Traps (1998) poster
1. Traps1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hard Core Logo (1996) poster
2. Hard Core Logo1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

El Mariachi (1992) poster
3. El Mariachi1992

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Taxi Blues (1990) poster
4. Taxi Blues1990

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

With a Friend Like Harry (2000) poster
5. With a Friend Like Harry2000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Odd One Dies (1997) poster
6. The Odd One Dies1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Cop au Vin (1985) poster
7. Cop au Vin1985

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) poster
8. Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean1982

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Jamón Jamón (1992) poster
9. Jamón Jamón1992

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Devil's Island (1996) poster
10. Devil's Island1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) poster
11. Sammy and Rosie Get Laid1987

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Worthless (1982) poster
12. The Worthless1982

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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