Catch Me If You Can
2002USA★ 85 pt match
Like Black Cat, White Cat, this one is rooted in belonging. They share the same lens on family duty and class and money. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
Black Cat, White Cat
Crna mačka, beli mačor
1998FranceLanguage: SerbianDirected by Emir Kusturica★ 7.7
Available in English: subtitled
A small-time hustler makes a deal with a notorious gangster to whom he owes money: marry his teenage son to the latter's daughter. However, the young lovers are not as agreeable.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedywhimsicalabsurdistwarmchaotic
Pacing
erraticescalatingepisodic
Story
con deceptionescapereunion
Emotion
all-consuming lovebelongingthe family you chooseloyalty under pressure
Themes
class and moneyfamily dutycaught between worldspoverty
Feel
fun scarycrowd pleaserrewatchablecathartic
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Black Cat, White Cat
If Black Cat, White Cat hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Beetlejuice
1988USA★ 7.45 pt match
What ties these together is belonging, the family you choose, and belonging. The world both films live in revolves around class and money and family duty. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, whimsical, episodic, and escalating.
Game Night
2018USA★ 6.84.5 pt match
Both films sit with loyalty under pressure, all-consuming love, and belonging. They share the same lens on family duty. Same energy: dark comedy, chaotic, escalating, and erratic.
Trading Places
1983USA★ 7.24 pt match
What ties these together is the family you choose. The world both films live in revolves around class and money and poverty. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
Ghostbusters
1984USA★ 7.53.5 pt match
What ties these together is belonging and the family you choose. They share the same lens on class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, whimsical, escalating, and episodic.
The Big Lebowski
1998USA★ 7.83 pt match
What ties these together is belonging and loyalty under pressure. They share the same lens on class and money and caught between worlds. The feel is the same: dark comedy, absurdist, episodic, and erratic.
Burn After Reading
2008USA★ 6.73 pt match
The world both films live in revolves around class and money. The feel is the same: dark comedy, absurdist, escalating, and erratic.
The Nice Guys
2016USA★ 7.13 pt match
Like Black Cat, White Cat, this one is rooted in the family you choose and loyalty under pressure. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. The feel is the same: dark comedy, chaotic, escalating, and erratic.