Films like Manhattan Murder Mystery.

Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) reads as Warm, breathless, measured comedy / mystery, 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.

Revenge (2002) poster
1. Revenge2002

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The End of Old Times (1989) poster
2. The End of Old Times1989

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Strategy of the Snail (1993) poster
3. The Strategy of the Snail1993

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Minbo (1992) poster
4. Minbo1992

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Dog in the Manger (1996) poster
5. The Dog in the Manger1996

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Small Time Crooks (2000) poster
6. Small Time Crooks2000

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sólo con Tu Pareja (1991) poster
7. Sólo con Tu Pareja1991

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (1987) poster
8. A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines1987

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994) poster
9. Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy1994

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Shakespeare in Love (1998) poster
10. Shakespeare in Love1998

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Kit Kat (1991) poster
11. Kit Kat1991

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Up, Down and Sideways (1992) poster
12. Up, Down and Sideways1992

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Manhattan Murder Mystery’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 →