Hot Coffee

Hot Coffee

Is Justice Being Served?

Directed by Susan Saladoff

Produced by If Not Now Productions, The Group Entertainment

201185 min7.2 / 10

A rigorous investigative documentary that exposes corporate manipulation of the legal system through the lens of real people whose lives were upended by systemic injustice.

Most people think they know the "McDonald's coffee case," but what they don't know is that corporations have spent millions distorting the case to promote tort reform. HOT COFFEE reveals how big business, aided by the media, brewed a dangerous concoction of manipulation and lies to protect corporate interests. By following four people whose lives were devastated by the attacks on our courts, the film challenges the assumptions Americans hold about "jackpot justice."

Questions people ask

  • Is Hot Coffee violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

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

  • Is Hot Coffee scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Hot Coffee end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Hot Coffee easy watching? 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.

65/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity51

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise71

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Hot Coffee

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Hot Coffee

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Hot Coffee, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Hot Coffee, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Hot Coffee, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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