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Films like Labyrinth.

Labyrinth (1986) reads as Warm, kinetic, measured fantasy / family, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, 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.

James and the Giant Peach (1996) (1996) poster
1. James and the Giant Peach1996

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) poster
2. The Nightmare Before Christmas1993

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The NeverEnding Story (1984) (1984) poster
3. The NeverEnding Story1984

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) poster
4. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen1988

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a running vein of humour.

Babe: Pig in the City (1998) poster
5. Babe: Pig in the City1998

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Babe: Pig in the City (Miller) — re-pass (1998) poster
6. Babe: Pig in the City (Miller) — re-pass1998

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) poster
7. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory1971

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a running vein of humour.

Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984) poster
8. Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer1984

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Voice of the Moon (1990) poster
9. The Voice of the Moon1990

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a pitch-dark outlook.

Hungarian Fairy Tale (1987) poster
10. Hungarian Fairy Tale1987

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991) poster
11. A Chinese Ghost Story III1991

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Flight of Dragons (1982) (1982) poster
12. The Flight of Dragons1982

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a strange, dreamlike logic.

These are Labyrinth’s neighbours — where are yours?

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