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Films like Splash.

Splash (1984) reads as Cosy, kinetic, gentle romantic-comedy / fantasy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender. 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.

Big (1988) poster
1. Big1988

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the deep human warmth — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) poster
2. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids1989

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the deep human warmth — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (1980) poster
3. Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur1980

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the deep human warmth — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Teen Wolf (1985) poster
4. Teen Wolf1985

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the deep human warmth — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1976) poster
5. The Smurfs and the Magic Flute1976

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the deep human warmth — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Scrooged (1988) poster
6. Scrooged1988

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the gentle temperature — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Defending Your Life (1991) poster
7. Defending Your Life1991

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the deep human warmth — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Minoes (2001) poster
8. Minoes2001

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the deep human warmth — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Adventures of the Yellow Suitcase (1970) poster
9. The Adventures of the Yellow Suitcase1970

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the deep human warmth — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Finian's Rainbow (1968) poster
10. Finian's Rainbow1968

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the deep human warmth — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Cocoon (1985) poster
11. Cocoon1985

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the deep human warmth; trades toward a bone-dry seriousness.

The Goonies (1985) poster
12. The Goonies1985

Keeps the stubborn streak of hope and the deep human warmth; trades toward a grounded, familiar shape.

These are Splash’s neighbours — where are yours?

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