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Films like Time Masters.

Time Masters (1982) reads as Neutral, kinetic, measured sci-fi / animation, surreal 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.

Gandahar (1987) poster
1. Gandahar1987

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Last Unicorn (1982) (1982) poster
2. The Last Unicorn1982

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Dark Crystal (1982) poster
3. The Dark Crystal1982

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Legend (1985) (1985) poster
4. Legend1985

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the strange, dreamlike logic — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The NeverEnding Story (1984) (1984) poster
5. The NeverEnding Story1984

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the cold, bleak undertow — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Wizards (1977) poster
6. Wizards1977

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Gwen, the Book of Sand (1985) poster
7. Gwen, the Book of Sand1985

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Green Snake (1993) poster
8. Green Snake1993

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983) poster
9. Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain1983

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Metropolis (2001 anime) (2001) poster
10. Metropolis (2001 anime)2001

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Secret of NIMH (1982) (1982) poster
11. The Secret of NIMH1982

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a strange, dreamlike logic.

Phoenix 2772 (1980) poster
12. Phoenix 27721980

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are Time Masters’s neighbours — where are yours?

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