If you loved The Big Lebowski, try Raising Arizona

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Raising Arizona has roughly 5.2× fewer votes than The Big Lebowski — 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

Both films are directed by Joel Coen, and they sit in Comedy / Crime territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Big Lebowski, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Raising Arizona is

The Coens aim for madcap, and mostly hit it. A reformed crook and a policewoman steal a baby from a set of five, hoping to start their family. It goes as badly as one might expect, given the Coen brothers are in charge.

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