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Films like Mr. Jealousy.

Mr. Jealousy (1997) reads as Warm, steady, measured comedy / romance, 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.

Lovely & Amazing (2001) poster
1. Lovely & Amazing2001

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Waiting for the Messiah (2000) poster
2. Waiting for the Messiah2000

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Brothers McMullen (1995) poster
3. The Brothers McMullen1995

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Chasing Amy (1997) poster
4. Chasing Amy1997

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Idle Running (1999) poster
5. Idle Running1999

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hyderabad Blues (1998) poster
6. Hyderabad Blues1998

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Friends with Money (2006) poster
7. Friends with Money2006

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

You Kill Me (2007) poster
8. You Kill Me2007

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Wonder Boys (2000) poster
9. Wonder Boys2000

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989) poster
10. In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones1989

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Daytrippers (1996) poster
11. The Daytrippers1996

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas (1999) poster
12. Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas1999

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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