Films like Welcome, or No Trespassing.

Welcome, or No Trespassing (1964) reads as Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy, 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.

Boccaccio '70 (1962) poster
1. Boccaccio '701962

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

The Cruise (1970) poster
2. The Cruise1970

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

The Trouble with Harry (1955) poster
3. The Trouble with Harry1955

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

The Man Who Quit Smoking (1972) poster
4. The Man Who Quit Smoking1972

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Monkey Business (1952) (1952) poster
5. Monkey Business1952

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

The Marriage of Balzaminov (1964) poster
6. The Marriage of Balzaminov1964

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

The Nutty Professor (1963) poster
7. The Nutty Professor1963

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965) poster
8. The Knack ...and How to Get It1965

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Silent Movie (1976) poster
9. Silent Movie1976

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

All These Women (1964) poster
10. All These Women1964

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Tom Jones (1963) poster
12. Tom Jones1963

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

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