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Films like Robot Carnival.

Robot Carnival (1987) reads as Neutral, kinetic, measured science fiction / anthology, surreal 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.

Green Snake (1993) poster
1. Green Snake1993

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Legend (1985) (1985) poster
2. Legend1985

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hiruko the Goblin (1991) poster
3. Hiruko the Goblin1991

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

Parking (1985) poster
4. Parking1985

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Batman Returns (1992) poster
5. Batman Returns1992

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Weird Man (1983) poster
6. The Weird Man1983

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) poster
7. A Chinese Ghost Story1987

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

The Swordsman (1990) poster
8. The Swordsman1990

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

A Thousand and One Nights (1969) poster
9. A Thousand and One Nights1969

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Memories (1995) (1995) poster
10. Memories1995

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Last Unicorn (1982) (1982) poster
11. The Last Unicorn1982

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Phantasm II (1988) poster
12. Phantasm II1988

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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