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Films like Slacker.

Slacker (1990) reads as Neutral, measured, gentle drama / comedy, 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.

Stranger Than Paradise (1984) poster
1. Stranger Than Paradise1984

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Vernon, Florida (1981) poster
2. Vernon, Florida1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (1994) poster
3. Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana1994

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Down by Law (1986) poster
4. Down by Law1986

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Silvia Prieto (1999) poster
5. Silvia Prieto1999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Linen (1991) poster
6. The Linen1991

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Mystery Train (1989) poster
7. Mystery Train1989

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Ferry (1994) poster
8. The Ferry1994

Keeps the intimate, personal stakes and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Mirror (1997) poster
9. The Mirror1997

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

The Mail (1995) poster
10. The Mail1995

Keeps the intimate, personal stakes and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Fifth Element of Funny (1991) poster
11. The Fifth Element of Funny1991

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

The Bus (1980) poster
12. The Bus1980

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are Slacker’s neighbours — where are yours?

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