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Films like Bernie.

Bernie (2011) reads as Warm, kinetic, measured comedy / crime, grounded 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.

Crush and Blush (2008) poster
1. Crush and Blush2008

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

Wild Mouse (2017) poster
2. Wild Mouse2017

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

Zero Motivation (2014) poster
3. Zero Motivation2014

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Addicted to Fresno (2015) poster
4. Addicted to Fresno2015

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

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) poster
5. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger2010

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

Anything Else (2003) poster
6. Anything Else2003

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

Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008) poster
7. Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!2008

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

Don Verdean (2015) (2015) poster
8. Don Verdean2015

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

In Bed with Victoria (2016) poster
9. In Bed with Victoria2016

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

A Dog's Breakfast (2007) poster
10. A Dog's Breakfast2007

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

Loose Cannons (2010) poster
11. Loose Cannons2010

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

I Love You Phillip Morris (2010) poster
12. I Love You Phillip Morris2010

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are Bernie’s neighbours — where are yours?

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