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Films like Mr. Nice.

Mr. Nice (2010) reads as Neutral, kinetic, measured comedy / crime, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, 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.

The Dirty Picture (2011) poster
1. The Dirty Picture2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Leaves of Grass (2009) poster
2. Leaves of Grass2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bigger Stronger Faster* (2008) poster
3. Bigger Stronger Faster*2008

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

American Hustle (2013) poster
4. American Hustle2013

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Ca$h (2008) poster
5. Ca$h2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Life of Crime (2013) poster
6. Life of Crime2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Happy Endings (2005) poster
7. Happy Endings2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Girl from Monaco (2008) poster
8. The Girl from Monaco2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010) poster
9. Why Did I Get Married Too?2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Thin Ice (2012) poster
10. Thin Ice2012

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Green Perfume (2022) poster
11. The Green Perfume2022

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Luck by Chance (2009) poster
12. Luck by Chance2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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