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Films like Jubilee.

Jubilee (1978) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured jarman / punk, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, 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.

Tommy (1975) (1975) poster
1. Tommy1975

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

Phantasm (1979) poster
2. Phantasm1979

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Heavy Traffic (1973) poster
3. Heavy Traffic1973

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

Liquid Sky (1982) poster
4. Liquid Sky1982

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

Partner (1968) poster
5. Partner1968

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

From Beyond (1986) poster
6. From Beyond1986

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Crazy Thunder Road (1980) poster
7. Crazy Thunder Road1980

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Birds, Orphans and Fools (1969) poster
8. Birds, Orphans and Fools1969

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

The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) poster
9. The Cars That Ate Paris1974

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Red Light Bandit (1968) poster
10. The Red Light Bandit1968

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

The Tin Drum (1979) poster
11. The Tin Drum1979

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Tin Drum —repeat guard1979
12. The Tin Drum — repeat guard1979

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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