Films like Amanece, que no es poco.

Amanece, que no es poco (1989) reads as Warm, kinetic, measured comedy / surrealism, surreal 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.

Beetlejuice (1988) poster
1. Beetlejuice1988

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Delicatessen (1991) (1991) poster
2. Delicatessen1991

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a white-knuckle intensity.

The Triplets of Belleville (2003) poster
3. The Triplets of Belleville2003

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Survive Style 5+ (2004) poster
4. Survive Style 5+2004

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) poster
5. The Happiness of the Katakuris2001

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Kin-dza-dza! (1986) poster
6. Kin-dza-dza!1986

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005) poster
7. Funky Forest: The First Contact2005

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a gentle temperature.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) poster
8. The Rocky Horror Picture Show1975

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Icicle Thief (1989) poster
9. The Icicle Thief1989

Keeps the running vein of humour and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Quartier Mozart (1992) poster
10. Quartier Mozart1992

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Voice of the Moon (1990) poster
11. The Voice of the Moon1990

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a running vein of humour.

The Adventure of Iron Pussy (2003) poster
12. The Adventure of Iron Pussy2003

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

These are Amanece, que no es poco’s neighbours — where are yours?

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