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Films like Daisies.

Daisies (1966) reads as Warm, kinetic, gentle comedy, 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.

Hole in the Moon (1964) poster
1. Hole in the Moon1964

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

Brewster McCloud (1970) poster
2. Brewster McCloud1970

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

Magical Mystery Tour (1967) (1967) poster
3. Magical Mystery Tour1967

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a warm emotional register.

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

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

The Phantom of Liberty (1974) poster
5. The Phantom of Liberty1974

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a chilly detachment.

And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) poster
6. And Now for Something Completely Different1971

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a warm emotional register.

Zazie dans le Métro (1960) poster
7. Zazie dans le Métro1960

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

WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971) poster
8. WR: Mysteries of the Organism1971

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Head (1968) poster
9. Head1968

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Amanece, que no es poco (1989) poster
10. Amanece, que no es poco1989

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

The Clowns (1970) poster
11. The Clowns1970

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a running vein of humour.

Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) poster
12. Leningrad Cowboys Go America1989

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a heightened unreality.

These are Daisies’s neighbours — where are yours?

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