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Films like Funny Bones.

Funny Bones (1995) reads as Neutral, steady, measured comedy / drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

Henry Fool (1997) poster
1. Henry Fool1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Irma Vep (1996) (1996) poster
2. Irma Vep1996

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Salaam Cinema (1995) poster
3. Salaam Cinema1995

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Palombella Rossa (1989) poster
4. Palombella Rossa1989

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Running with Scissors (2006) poster
5. Running with Scissors2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

I Am a Sex Addict (2006) poster
6. I Am a Sex Addict2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

In the Name of Christ (1993) poster
7. In the Name of Christ1993

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) poster
8. Sammy and Rosie Get Laid1987

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun (1983) poster
9. The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun1983

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Flirt (Hal Hartley) (1995) poster
10. Flirt (Hal Hartley)1995

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

Bianca (1984) poster
11. Bianca1984

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Four Rooms (1995) poster
12. Four Rooms1995

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

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