Chinese Coffee

Chinese Coffee

There's a fine line between friendship and betrayal.

Directed by Al Pacino

Produced by Chal Productions, The Shooting Gallery

200099 min6.7 / 10

A tense, melancholic character study of two aging writers whose friendship fractures under the weight of jealousy, failure, and unresolved betrayal.

When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer, is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, ostensibly to collect a long-standing debt.

Questions people ask

  • Is Chinese Coffee sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Chinese Coffee end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Chinese Coffee violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Chinese Coffee scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Chinese Coffee 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.

65/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity81

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise60

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Chinese Coffee

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Chinese Coffee

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Chinese Coffee, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Chinese Coffee, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Chinese Coffee, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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