Films like Welcome to the Dollhouse.

Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) reads as Heavy, steady, measured comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold. 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.

Happiness(1998)1998
1. Happiness1998

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

Spanking the Monkey (1994) poster
2. Spanking the Monkey1994

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Storytelling (2001) (2001) poster
3. Storytelling2001

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

La Haine (1995) poster
4. La Haine1995

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Ruination of Men (2000) poster
5. The Ruination of Men2000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Margot at the Wedding (2007) poster
6. Margot at the Wedding2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dig! (2004) (2004) poster
7. Dig!2004

Keeps the heightened unreality and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

In the Company of Men (1997) poster
8. In the Company of Men1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) poster
9. I Shot Andy Warhol1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a bone-dry seriousness.

Totally F***ed Up (1993) poster
10. Totally F***ed Up1993

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a bone-dry seriousness.

Lolita (1997) (1997) poster
11. Lolita1997

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

Made in Hong Kong (1997) poster
12. Made in Hong Kong1997

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

These are Welcome to the Dollhouse’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

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