Films like Super Mario Bros..

Super Mario Bros. (1993) reads as Cosy, breathless, gentle adventure / fantasy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, epic, tender. 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.

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) poster
1. Honey, I Blew Up the Kid1992

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Stuart Little (1999) poster
2. Stuart Little1999

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Cat in the Hat (2003) poster
3. The Cat in the Hat2003

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) poster
4. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Chicken Little (2005) poster
5. Chicken Little2005

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar (1999) poster
6. Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar1999

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Swan Princess (1994) poster
7. The Swan Princess1994

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) poster
8. Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra2002

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) poster
9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze1991

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Meet Dave (2008) poster
10. Meet Dave2008

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) poster
11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Short Circuit (1986) poster
12. Short Circuit1986

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

These are Super Mario Bros.’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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