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Films like Shampoo.

Shampoo (1975) reads as Neutral, steady, measured comedy / drama, grounded 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.

California Split (1974) poster
1. California Split1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Wedding (1978) poster
2. A Wedding1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Last Detail (1973) poster
3. The Last Detail1973

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Apple Game (1977) poster
4. The Apple Game1977

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

The Man Who Loved Women (1977) poster
5. The Man Who Loved Women1977

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Autumn Marathon (1979) poster
6. Autumn Marathon1979

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Mandi (1983) poster
7. Mandi1983

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Camouflage (1977) poster
8. Camouflage1977

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Abigail's Party (1977) poster
9. Abigail's Party1977

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) poster
10. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Mr. Naive (1970) poster
11. Mr. Naive1970

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) poster
12. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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