Films like Guest from the Future.

Guest from the Future (1985) reads as Warm, kinetic, measured sci-fi / family, inventive in texture. Redemptive, 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.

Ronja the Robber's Daughter (1984) poster
1. Ronja the Robber's Daughter1984

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ladyhawke (1985) poster
2. Ladyhawke1985

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

The Wiz (1978) poster
3. The Wiz1978

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Spring (1985) poster
4. Spring1985

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Willow (1988) poster
5. Willow1988

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Last Starfighter (1984) poster
6. The Last Starfighter1984

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Brave Little Toaster (1987) poster
7. The Brave Little Toaster1987

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Cocoon (1985) poster
8. Cocoon1985

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a deep human warmth.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) poster
9. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home1986

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a running vein of humour.

Ruslan and Lyudmila (1972) poster
10. Ruslan and Lyudmila1972

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Rescuers Down Under (1990) (1990) poster
11. The Rescuers Down Under1990

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Brothers Lionheart (1977) poster
12. The Brothers Lionheart1977

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are Guest from the Future’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 →