Licorice Pizza

Licorice Pizza

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Focus Features

2021133 min6.9 / 10

A warm, energetic coming-of-age romance set in 1970s California that captures the messy, exhilarating chaos of first love and youthful ambition.

The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.

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Questions people ask

  • Does Licorice Pizza end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Licorice Pizza scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Licorice Pizza easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Licorice Pizza violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Is Licorice Pizza sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.

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58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity51

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise57

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Licorice Pizza, and what each one shares →

Like Licorice Pizza

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Licorice Pizza

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Licorice Pizza, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Licorice Pizza, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Licorice Pizza, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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