If you loved The Dead, try Fat City
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. 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 John Huston, and they both carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Dead, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Fat City is
Rocky without the fanfare. A past-his-prime boxer meets a promising young fighter and sees a chance at redemption through training him. Huston's gritty, clear-eyed take on the sport offers no easy outs.

