A la mala

A la mala

When she's bad, she's good

Directed by Pedro Pablo Ibarra

Produced by Pantelion Films

201599 min7.7 / 10

A romantic comedy about a professional seductress whose cynical worldview is upended when she meets someone who genuinely challenges her convictions.

Maria Laura "Mala" is an actress with little luck, but she is successful working for other women, seducing their boyfriends to know if they are faithful or not. But everything changes when her dream to perform in her acting career depends on a job to be performed with Santiago who breaks the pattern and shakes her professional convictions.

Questions people ask

  • Is A la mala easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is A la mala scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is A la mala violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is A la mala sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does A la mala end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% 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.

67/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love93

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like A la mala, and what each one shares →

Like A la mala

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A la mala

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A la mala, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A la mala, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A la mala, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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