
Dumplings
You eat… that you are…
Directed by Fruit Chan
Produced by Applause Pictures
A body-horror meditation on vanity and desperation that uses grotesque culinary transgression to explore the corrupting price of eternal youth.
Aunt Mei's famous homemade dumplings provide amazing age-defying qualities popular with middle-aged women. But her latest customer, a fading actress, is determined to find out what the secret ingredient is.
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Questions people ask
Does Dumplings end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.
Is Dumplings scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Dumplings easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Dumplings violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is Dumplings sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
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Cinnamon Score
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Familiar shape, done well.
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Like Dumplings
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Dumplings
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Dumplings, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Dumplings, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Dumplings, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.






















































