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Films like The Crocodiles.

The Crocodiles (2009) reads as Cosy, kinetic, gentle adventure / family, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, 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.

Bandslam (2009) poster
1. Bandslam2009

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Joyful Noise (2012) poster
2. Joyful Noise2012

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Namastey London (2007) poster
3. Namastey London2007

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Roll Bounce (2005) poster
4. Roll Bounce2005

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Innocent Steps (2005) poster
5. Innocent Steps2005

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Whip It (2009) poster
6. Whip It2009

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) poster
7. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl2008

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Gattu (2011) poster
8. Gattu2011

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) poster
9. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen2012

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Kismat Konnection (2008) poster
10. Kismat Konnection2008

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Kinky Boots (2005) poster
11. Kinky Boots2005

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Paper Planes (2014) poster
12. Paper Planes2014

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are The Crocodiles’s neighbours — where are yours?

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