Eat Drink Man Woman

Eat Drink Man Woman

A comedy to arouse your appetite.

Directed by Ang Lee

Produced by Good Machine, Ang Lee Productions

1994123 min7.6 / 10

A warm, food-centered family comedy about a widowed chef and his three daughters navigating love, tradition, and independence in modern Taipei.

Retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu lives in modern day Taipei, with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each daughter encounters a new man in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes.

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  • Is Eat Drink Man Woman easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Eat Drink Man Woman violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Eat Drink Man Woman end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Eat Drink Man Woman scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Eat Drink Man Woman 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

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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