Films like Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) reads as Sombre, breathless, extreme action / adventure, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, epic, 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.

Johnny Mnemonic (1995) poster
1. Johnny Mnemonic1995

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Conan the Destroyer (1984) poster
2. Conan the Destroyer1984

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

DragonHeart (1996) poster
3. DragonHeart1996

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Time Machine (2002) poster
4. The Time Machine2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Star Trek: First Contact (1996) poster
5. Star Trek: First Contact1996

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Timeline (2003) poster
6. Timeline2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) poster
7. Star Trek: Insurrection1998

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Masters of the Universe (1987) poster
8. Masters of the Universe1987

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) poster
9. Battle for the Planet of the Apes1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Moonraker (1979) poster
10. Moonraker1979

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the white-knuckle intensity; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) poster
11. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier1989

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a deep human warmth.

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) poster
12. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock1984

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a deep human warmth.

These are Superman IV: The Quest for Peace’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.

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