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Films like Half a Million.

Half a Million (1976) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured drama, 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.

Saturday Night Fever (1977) poster
1. Saturday Night Fever1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Flight of Rainbirds (1981) poster
2. A Flight of Rainbirds1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Bride (1981) poster
3. The Bride1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lovin' Molly (1974) poster
4. Lovin' Molly1974

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Last Inspector (1985) poster
5. The Last Inspector1985

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bita (1972) poster
6. Bita1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Billy Jack (1971) poster
7. Billy Jack1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Group (1966) poster
8. The Group1966

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Stefania (1966) poster
9. Stefania1966

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Front (1976) poster
10. The Front1976

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Silver Saddle (1978) poster
11. Silver Saddle1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The First Swallow (1975) poster
12. The First Swallow1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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