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Films like The Naked Gun.

The Naked Gun (1988) reads as Cosy, breathless, gentle comedy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, 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.

Airplane! (1980) poster
1. Airplane!1980

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

There's Something About Mary (1998) poster
2. There's Something About Mary1998

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Fish Called Wanda (1988) poster
3. A Fish Called Wanda1988

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Wayne's World (1992) poster
4. Wayne's World1992

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Jerk (1979) poster
5. The Jerk1979

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Three Amigos! (1986) poster
6. Three Amigos!1986

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) poster
7. The Gods Must Be Crazy1980

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Hello, I Am Your Aunt! (1975) poster
8. Hello, I Am Your Aunt!1975

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

All for the Winner (1990) poster
9. All for the Winner1990

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a heightened unreality.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) poster
10. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story2004

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

All's Well, Ends Well (1992) poster
11. All's Well, Ends Well1992

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) poster
12. National Lampoon's Vacation1983

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a grounded, familiar shape.

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