Films like Galaxy Express 999.

Galaxy Express 999 (1979) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured science fiction / adventure, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, epic, 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.

Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (1981) poster
1. Adieu Galaxy Express 9991981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Secret of NIMH (1982) (1982) poster
2. The Secret of NIMH1982

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Phoenix 2772 (1980) poster
3. Phoenix 27721980

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

To the Stars by Hard Ways (1981) poster
4. To the Stars by Hard Ways1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

They Were Eleven (1986) poster
5. They Were Eleven1986

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Lord of the Rings (1978) poster
6. The Lord of the Rings1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Arion (1986) poster
7. Arion1986

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Toward the Terra (1980) poster
8. Toward the Terra1980

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983) poster
9. Legend of the Eight Samurai1983

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Brave Archer and His Mate (1982) poster
10. The Brave Archer and His Mate1982

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Black Cauldron (1985) (1985) poster
11. The Black Cauldron1985

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Enemy Mine (1985) poster
12. Enemy Mine1985

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are Galaxy Express 999’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.

Find my film for tonight — 60 sec →