Cheese in the Trap

Cheese in the Trap

Heartbeat Romance!?

Directed by Kim Je-young

Produced by Mountain Movement Story, LiTTLE BiG PiCTURES

2018113 min6.6 / 10

A contemporary romance centered on the complicated attraction between two university students from opposite social worlds, balancing charm with underlying tension.

Hong Seol, a student from a poor family, meets a rich Yoo Jung, who is her senior at her university. They both develop a rather inconvenient relationship after knowing each other.

Questions people ask

  • Is Cheese in the Trap violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Cheese in the Trap easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Cheese in the Trap scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Cheese in the Trap end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Cheese in the Trap 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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Rarity25

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Surprise49

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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