La Grande Bouffe

La Grande Bouffe

An experience that hammers your sensibilities.

Directed by Marco Ferreri

Produced by Capitolina Produzioni Cinematografiche, Films 66

1973130 min7.1 / 10

A grotesque, deliberately provocative meditation on mortality and male friendship that uses self-destruction as both literal act and metaphor for existential despair.

Four friends gather at a villa with the intention of eating themselves to death.

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

  • Does La Grande Bouffe end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 100% of films.

  • Is La Grande Bouffe one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 100% of films.

  • Is La Grande Bouffe sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is La Grande Bouffe easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is La Grande Bouffe scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is La Grande Bouffe violent? 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.

81/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise76

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like La Grande Bouffe, and what each one shares →

Like La Grande Bouffe

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as La Grande Bouffe

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like La Grande Bouffe, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like La Grande Bouffe, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like La Grande Bouffe, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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