If you loved Delicatessen, try April and the Extraordinary World
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. April and the Extraordinary World has roughly 4.6× fewer votes than Delicatessen — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the surreal mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Fantasy / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to Delicatessen, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What April and the Extraordinary World is
Paris, winter 1941. Steam hisses from every lamppost. Avril slips through alleyways, torch in hand, parents’ last lab coordinates clutching her palm. Her world runs on 19th-century mechanics under a Napoleonic crown. A single gasoline vial in her pocket hints at what’s missing. A sadly charming heist through a city that never evolved.

