Delicatessen

Delicatessen

A futuristic comic feast.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro

Produced by Constellation, Hachette Première

199199 min7.3 / 10

A darkly surreal, visually inventive dark comedy that mines horror and absurdity from cannibalism and desperation in a decaying post-apocalyptic world.

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.

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  • Is Delicatessen one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 92% of films.

  • Is Delicatessen scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Delicatessen sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Delicatessen violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does Delicatessen end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Delicatessen 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.

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Cinnamon Score

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity94

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Surprise54

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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