Butter on the Latch

Butter on the Latch

Directed by Josephine Decker

Produced by Third Room Productions

201372 min4.9 / 10

A psychologically unsettling exploration of female friendship and desire that descends from pastoral folk-music retreat into surreal, paranoid territory.

Sarah and Isolde share an interest in the traditional music and dance of the Balkans, but it turns out that shared interests don’t always unite them. Their trip, initially a fun bonding experience, takes a southward turn when Sarah becomes interested in handsome fellow camper Steph. A seemingly innocent romantic overture touches off an abrupt shift in the dynamic between the two girlfriends, steering a previously ecstatic camp outing down a psychological rabbit hole.

Questions people ask

  • Is Butter on the Latch scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Butter on the Latch sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Butter on the Latch end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Butter on the Latch violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Butter on the Latch easy watching? 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity74

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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