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Films like Zoolander.

Zoolander (2001) reads as Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy, inventive 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.

Step Brothers (2008) (2008) poster
1. Step Brothers2008

Keeps the running vein of humour and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Billy Madison (1995) (1995) poster
2. Billy Madison1995

Keeps the running vein of humour and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Happy Gilmore (1996) (1996) poster
3. Happy Gilmore1996

Keeps the running vein of humour and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) poster
4. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1994

Keeps the running vein of humour and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Talladega Nights (2006) poster
5. Talladega Nights2006

Keeps the running vein of humour and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dumb and Dumber (1994) poster
6. Dumb and Dumber1994

Keeps the running vein of humour and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

But I’m a Cheerleader (1999) poster
7. But I’m a Cheerleader1999

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

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) poster
8. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story2007

Keeps the running vein of humour and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Best in Show (2000) (2000) poster
9. Best in Show2000

Keeps the running vein of humour and the intimate, personal stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) poster
10. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert1994

Keeps the intimate, personal stakes and the heightened unreality; trades toward a running vein of humour.

Wet Hot American Summer (2001) poster
11. Wet Hot American Summer2001

Keeps the running vein of humour and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

A Mighty Wind (2003) poster
12. A Mighty Wind2003

Keeps the running vein of humour and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

These are Zoolander’s neighbours — where are yours?

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