Alice's Restaurant

Alice's Restaurant

Every Generation Has A Story To Tell.

Directed by Arthur Penn

Produced by Elkins Entertainment

1969111 min6.2 / 10

A whimsical, rambling counterculture comedy that uses a trivial littering arrest as a springboard for satirizing authority, conformity, and the generational divide of the 1960s.

After getting kicked out of college, Arlo decides to visit his friend Alice for Thanksgiving dinner. After dinner is over, Arlo volunteers to take the trash to the dump but finds it closed for the holiday, so he dumps the trash in the bottom of a ravine. This act of littering gets him arrested and sends him on a bizarre journey.

Questions people ask

  • Is Alice's Restaurant easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Alice's Restaurant violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Alice's Restaurant end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Alice's Restaurant scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Alice's Restaurant sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

35/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity69

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Alice's Restaurant

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Alice's Restaurant

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Alice's Restaurant, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Alice's Restaurant, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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