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HOW WOULD YOU EVEN CATEGORIZE THIS MOVIE?


What two other non-Coen Brothers movies would you bundle this with?

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The non-Coen Brothers part makes that tough!

Maybe a Quentin Taratino movie like Pulp Fiction? It has that same dark humour and character inter-connectivity that Taranito likes. His movies are more violent though and I'd say the Coen Brothers movies are more mature.

It could maybe be paired with a Kubrick movie like Dr. Strangelove or A Clockwork Orange as well, as both they and Burn After Reading are dark comedies that are mocking the government for their lack of ability to control situations.

It's a really tough question, I'd say I look forward to hearing other people's answers but IMDb is deleting these boards in just over a week.

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A dark comedy.

A simple plan (always seemed like a Cohen bros movie). Random find turns into chaos and karma.
Tailor of Panama maybe (been a while since I saw it.

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