Eat

Eat

The story of a girl who finds herself - and then eats herself

Directed by Jimmy Weber

Produced by Pretty People Pictures

201492 min5.0 / 10

A deeply unsettling psychological descent into self-destruction, using literal self-cannibalism as a metaphor for the slow erosion of identity and hope in a brutal, indifferent world.

Novella McClure is like most struggling actresses in Los Angeles: she's in her early 30s, her fake name sounded cooler ten years ago, and she hasn't landed a role in three years. To top it all off, she's developed a disturbing habit of eating her own flesh. Novella desperately tries to hide her strange condition from her motherly landlord, Eesha, and somewhat psychopathic best friend, Candice, but her body and mind continue to deteriorate in the depressing world of failed auditions and sketchy night clubs. Can a romantic relationship with her psychiatrist prevent her from self destruction? Or will her fatal habit continue to eat away at her?

Questions people ask

  • Is Eat sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Is Eat easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Eat end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Eat violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Eat scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity93

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Eat

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Eat

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Eat, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Eat, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Eat, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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