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Films like The Don Juans.

The Don Juans (2013) reads as Warm, kinetic, gentle czech / comedy, 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.

Whatever Works (2009) poster
1. Whatever Works2009

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

In Bed with Victoria (2016) poster
2. In Bed with Victoria2016

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

Loose Cannons (2010) poster
3. Loose Cannons2010

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

Crush and Blush (2008) poster
4. Crush and Blush2008

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

Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (2009) poster
5. Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day2009

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

Anything Else (2003) poster
6. Anything Else2003

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

A Prairie Home Companion (2006) poster
7. A Prairie Home Companion2006

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

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) poster
8. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger2010

Keeps the intimate, personal stakes and the gentle temperature — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Television (2012) poster
9. Television2012

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

Band Aid (2017) poster
10. Band Aid2017

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

About Love (2015) poster
11. About Love2015

Keeps the intimate, personal stakes and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a bone-dry seriousness.

Magic in the Moonlight (2014) poster
12. Magic in the Moonlight2014

Keeps the intimate, personal stakes and the gentle temperature; trades toward a warm emotional register.

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