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Films like Used Cars.

Used Cars (1980) reads as Warm, breathless, gentle satire / con-artist, 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.

Ruthless People (1986) poster
1. Ruthless People1986

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

Stir Crazy (1980) poster
2. Stir Crazy1980

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

Throw Momma from the Train (1987) poster
3. Throw Momma from the Train1987

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

The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) poster
4. The Return of the Pink Panther1975

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a warm emotional register.

Cipolla Colt (1975) poster
5. Cipolla Colt1975

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

Flodder (1986) poster
6. Flodder1986

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

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972) poster
7. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe1972

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

Big Business (1988) poster
8. Big Business1988

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

Take the Money and Run (1969) poster
9. Take the Money and Run1969

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

Wise Guys (1986) poster
11. Wise Guys1986

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

Soapdish (1991) poster
12. Soapdish1991

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

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