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Films like Diamantino.

Diamantino (2018) reads as Warm, kinetic, measured comedy / fantasy, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, 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.

Poor Creatures (2023) poster
1. Poor Creatures2023

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

Dave Made a Maze (2017) poster
2. Dave Made a Maze2017

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

Rango (2011) (2011) poster
3. Rango2011

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006) poster
4. I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK2006

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

The Brand New Testament (2015) poster
5. The Brand New Testament2015

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Poor Things (2023) poster
6. Poor Things2023

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

Tatami Time Machine Blues (2022) poster
7. Tatami Time Machine Blues2022

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

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) poster
8. The Man Who Killed Don Quixote2018

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

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

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

Sita Sings the Blues (2008) poster
10. Sita Sings the Blues2008

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Micmacs (2009) (2009) poster
11. Micmacs2009

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Daaaaaalí! (2023) poster
12. Daaaaaalí!2023

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

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