Films like Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured fantasy / 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.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) poster
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) poster
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Metropolis (2001) poster
3. Metropolis2001

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

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa (2005) poster
4. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

District 9 (2009) poster
5. District 92009

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

Stealth (2005) poster
6. Stealth2005

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Box (2009) poster
7. The Box2009

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a dense, packed storytelling.

The Promise (2005) poster
8. The Promise2005

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) poster
9. Children Who Chase Lost Voices2011

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

Parasyte: Part 1 (2014) poster
10. Parasyte: Part 12014

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

The Golden Compass (2007) (2007) poster
11. The Golden Compass2007

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Restless (2006) poster
12. The Restless2006

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

These are Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’s neighbours — where are yours?

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