FilmsHeathersLike this

Films like Heathers.

Heathers (1988) reads as Sombre, breathless, measured comedy / dark-comedy, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, cold. 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.

Once Upon a Time in Triad Society (1996) poster
1. Once Upon a Time in Triad Society1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the running vein of humour — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Quiet Family (1998) poster
2. The Quiet Family1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the running vein of humour; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

To Die For (1995) poster
3. To Die For1995

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the running vein of humour — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Marathon Family (1982) poster
4. The Marathon Family1982

Keeps the running vein of humour and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Citizen Ruth (1996) poster
5. Citizen Ruth1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the running vein of humour — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

6ixtynin9 (1999) poster
6. 6ixtynin91999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the running vein of humour — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Arachnophobia (1990) poster
7. Arachnophobia1990

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a running vein of humour.

The Green Butchers (2003) poster
8. The Green Butchers2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the running vein of humour; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Beggar's Opera (1991) poster
9. The Beggar's Opera1991

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the running vein of humour — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Common Wealth (2000) poster
10. Common Wealth2000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the running vein of humour — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Opposite of Sex (1998) poster
11. The Opposite of Sex1998

Keeps the running vein of humour and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) poster
12. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro1983

Keeps the running vein of humour and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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