Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Jamon Jamon easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Jamon Jamon violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Jamon Jamon end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Jamon Jamon scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Jamon Jamon

Name: Jamon Jamon
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1992
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Stefania Sandrelli, Anna Galiena, Juan Diego, Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem

A film where women eat men and men eat ham

Directed by Bigas Luna

Produced by Ovídeo TV S.A., Sogepaq

199294 min6.2 / 10

A darkly comic, sensual Spanish drama about desire, infidelity, and class conflict wrapped in the absurdist symbolism of ham, bullfighting, and lingerie.

José Luis has a cushy corporate job at the lingerie factory his mom owns. After he falls in love and proposes to Silvia, a beautiful laborer on the underwear assembly line, his mom enlists Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter, to seduce Silvia.

Where to watch

StreamThe Criterion Channel

Questions people ask

Is Jamon Jamon sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is Jamon Jamon easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Jamon Jamon violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Jamon Jamon end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Jamon Jamon scary? 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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