Films like They Call Him Cemetery.

They Call Him Cemetery (1971) reads as Warm, breathless, measured comedy / gunfighter, 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.

Ben and Charlie (1972) poster
1. Ben and Charlie1972

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

And Now... Make Your Peace with God (1972) poster
2. And Now... Make Your Peace with God1972

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

For a Few Dollars Less (1966) poster
3. For a Few Dollars Less1966

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Seven Women for the MacGregors (1967) poster
4. Seven Women for the MacGregors1967

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Seven Guns for the MacGregors (1966) poster
5. Seven Guns for the MacGregors1966

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) poster
6. Cotton Comes to Harlem1970

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968) poster
7. A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof1968

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Loot (1980) poster
8. The Loot1980

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Grand Theft Auto (1977) poster
9. Grand Theft Auto1977

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978) poster
10. Half a Loaf of Kung Fu1978

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a warm emotional register.

Cipolla Colt (1975) poster
11. Cipolla Colt1975

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Thanasi, Take Your Gun (1972) poster
12. Thanasi, Take Your Gun1972

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are They Call Him Cemetery’s neighbours — where are yours?

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