Films like Man of the Year.

Man of the Year (2006) reads as Warm, kinetic, measured comedy / romance, grounded 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.

The Embassy in the Building (2005) poster
1. The Embassy in the Building2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006) poster
2. Bon Cop Bad Cop2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Borderline (2011) poster
3. Borderline2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Taxi No. 9211 (2006) poster
4. Taxi No. 92112006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

God Loves Caviar (2012) poster
5. God Loves Caviar2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Seoul Raiders (2005) poster
6. Seoul Raiders2005

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Il ritorno del Monnezza (2005) poster
7. Il ritorno del Monnezza2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Amiche da morire (2013) poster
8. Amiche da morire2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Alibi (2006) poster
9. The Alibi2006

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

Whole Lotta Sole (2011) poster
10. Whole Lotta Sole2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hassan and Morcos (2008) poster
11. Hassan and Morcos2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Terrorist (1994) poster
12. The Terrorist1994

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are Man of the Year’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

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