Flakes

Flakes

A tasty tale of love & war!

Directed by Michael Lehmann

Produced by IFC FIlms

200784 min5.1 / 10

A quirky, lighthearted romantic comedy built around an eccentric cereal bar and the offbeat characters who gather there.

Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing. When the cereal bar, brings in an offbeat crew of locals, who debate the arcana of cereal history and ideal milk/flake ratios, an aspiring capitalist rips off their concept.

Questions people ask

  • Is Flakes violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Flakes sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Flakes easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Flakes scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does Flakes end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity24

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Flakes

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Flakes

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Flakes, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Flakes, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Flakes, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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