FilmsWhat a ManLike this

Films like What a Man.

What a Man (2011) reads as Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy / romance, grounded in texture. Redemptive, 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.

The Perfect Date (2010) poster
1. The Perfect Date2010

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Five-Year Engagement (2012) poster
2. The Five-Year Engagement2012

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Divorce French Style (2014) poster
3. Divorce French Style2014

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Two Night Stand (2014) poster
4. Two Night Stand2014

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) poster
5. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins2008

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Any Stray Cat (2011) poster
6. Any Stray Cat2011

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Welcome to the North (2012) poster
7. Welcome to the North2012

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Marie-Francine (2017) poster
8. Marie-Francine2017

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Rocker (2008) poster
9. The Rocker2008

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

No Problem (2008) poster
10. No Problem2008

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Going the Distance (2010) poster
11. Going the Distance2010

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

God Willing (2015) poster
12. God Willing2015

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are What a Man’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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