A Banquet

A Banquet

Family or famine.

Directed by Ruth Paxton

Produced by Riverstone Pictures, Reliance Entertainment Productions 8

202297 min4.3 / 10

A claustrophobic psychological horror that uses a daughter's religious delusion and self-starvation to explore a mother's faith, love, and the limits of parental control.

Widowed mother Holly is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own, but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat but loses no weight. In an agonizing dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Banquet sad? Yes, very. More sad than 92% of films.

  • Is A Banquet easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is A Banquet scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does A Banquet end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is A Banquet violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity86

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like A Banquet

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A Banquet

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Banquet, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Banquet, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Banquet, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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