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Films like The Man.

The Man (2005) reads as Warm, kinetic, measured action / comedy, 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.

Man of the House (2005) poster
1. Man of the House2005

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

The Marquis (2011) poster
2. The Marquis2011

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

Surfers’ Time (2005) poster
3. Surfers’ Time2005

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

Halal State Security (2011) poster
4. Halal State Security2011

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

Bending The Rules (2012) poster
5. Bending The Rules2012

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

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006) poster
6. Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj2006

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

In The Mix (2005) poster
7. In The Mix2005

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

Witless Protection (2008) poster
8. Witless Protection2008

Keeps the grounded, familiar shape and the heightened unreality; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (2009) poster
9. Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling2009

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

Bottoms Up (2006) poster
10. Bottoms Up2006

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

Too Beautiful (2005) poster
11. Too Beautiful2005

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

Get a Job (2016) poster
12. Get a Job2016

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

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