A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey

We don’t ask for life. We have it thrust upon us.

Directed by Tony Richardson

Produced by Woodfall Film Productions

1961100 min7.1 / 10

A bleak, intimate portrait of a working-class teenage girl navigating abandonment and pregnancy, anchored by her unlikely friendship with a gay man in 1960s Britain.

While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Taste of Honey sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is A Taste of Honey violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does A Taste of Honey end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is A Taste of Honey scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is A Taste of Honey easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% 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.

59/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity33

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise77

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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