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Films like The Tuxedo.

The Tuxedo (2002) reads as Neutral, breathless, extreme thriller / action, 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.

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) poster
1. Kingsman: The Golden Circle2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the dense, packed storytelling; trades toward a running vein of humour.

The Medallion (2003) poster
2. The Medallion2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the dense, packed storytelling; trades toward a running vein of humour.

Men in Black II (2002) poster
3. Men in Black II2002

Keeps the dense, packed storytelling and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Superhero Movie (2008) poster
4. Superhero Movie2008

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a dense, packed storytelling.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) poster
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2014

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a dense, packed storytelling.

Iron Sky (2012) poster
6. Iron Sky2012

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a dense, packed storytelling.

Bugonia (2025) poster
7. Bugonia2025

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the dense, packed storytelling; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Thunder Force (2021) poster
8. Thunder Force2021

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

The Brothers Grimm (2005) poster
9. The Brothers Grimm2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a documentary-plain realism.

Johnny English (2003) poster
10. Johnny English2003

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a heightened unreality.

Wild Wild West (1999) poster
11. Wild Wild West1999

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a dense, packed storytelling.

Taxi (1998) poster
12. Taxi1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a heightened unreality.

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