Films like Raising Arizona.

Raising Arizona (1987) reads as Warm, kinetic, gentle comedy / crime, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, 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.

History of the World, Part I (1981) poster
1. History of the World, Part I1981

Keeps the running vein of humour and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

But I’m a Cheerleader (1999) poster
2. But I’m a Cheerleader1999

Keeps the running vein of humour and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) poster
3. The Hudsucker Proxy1994

Keeps the running vein of humour and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Money Pit (1986) poster
4. The Money Pit1986

Keeps the running vein of humour and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Big Lebowski (1998) poster
5. The Big Lebowski1998

Keeps the running vein of humour and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) poster
6. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown1988

Keeps the running vein of humour and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Tampopo(re-pass 2)1985
7. Tampopo (re-pass 2)1985

Keeps the running vein of humour and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Love and Death (1975) poster
8. Love and Death1975

Keeps the running vein of humour and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

I Want to Go Home (1989) poster
9. I Want to Go Home1989

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

True Stories (1986) poster
10. True Stories1986

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

High Anxiety (1977) (1977) poster
11. High Anxiety1977

Keeps the running vein of humour and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a chilly detachment.

Labyrinth of Passion (1982) poster
12. Labyrinth of Passion1982

Keeps the running vein of humour and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a chilly detachment.

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