Films like The Opposite of Sex.

The Opposite of Sex (1998) reads as Neutral, kinetic, measured dark comedy / drama, 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.

Bad Santa (2003) poster
1. Bad Santa2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Celebrity (1998) poster
2. Celebrity1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Citizen Ruth (1996) poster
3. Citizen Ruth1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Election (1999) poster
4. Election1999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

In China They Eat Dogs (1999) poster
5. In China They Eat Dogs1999

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

To Die For (1995) poster
6. To Die For1995

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Mix (2000) poster
7. The Mix2000

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

Keep Cool (1997) poster
8. Keep Cool1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Green Butchers (2003) poster
9. The Green Butchers2003

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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

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

Ellie Parker (2005) poster
11. Ellie Parker2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Chicago (2002) poster
12. Chicago2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

These are The Opposite of Sex’s neighbours — where are yours?

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