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Films like Weekend.

Weekend (1967) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured comedy / satire, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold. 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.

The Red Light Bandit (1968) poster
1. The Red Light Bandit1968

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Birds, Orphans and Fools (1969) poster
2. Birds, Orphans and Fools1969

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Branded to Kill (1967) poster
3. Branded to Kill1967

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Death Laid an Egg (1968) poster
4. Death Laid an Egg1968

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Partner (1968) poster
5. Partner1968

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Deserter and the Nomads (1968) poster
6. The Deserter and the Nomads1968

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a white-knuckle intensity.

Jubilee (1978) poster
7. Jubilee1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Made in U.S.A (1966) poster
8. Made in U.S.A1966

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

All That Jazz (1979) poster
9. All That Jazz1979

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) poster
10. The Cars That Ate Paris1974

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Les Carabiniers (1963) poster
11. Les Carabiniers1963

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Death by Hanging (1968) poster
12. Death by Hanging1968

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

These are Weekend’s neighbours — where are yours?

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