Is Like Water for Chocolate sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% 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 Like Water for Chocolate one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 92% 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 Like Water for Chocolate scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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 Like Water for Chocolate 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.

Does Like Water for Chocolate 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 Like Water for Chocolate 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.

Like Water for Chocolate

Name: Like Water for Chocolate
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1992
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Regina Torné, Mario Iván Martínez, Ada Carrasco

In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.

Directed by Alfonso Arau

Produced by Aviacsa, Cinevista

1992105 min7.3 / 10

A lush, magical-realist romance about forbidden love and emotional expression through cooking, steeped in Mexican tradition and family conflict.

Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.

Clusters

Love Beyond Time and Flesh Exes and Divorced Couples Food and Dining Weddings and Marriage Historical War Movies

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Jealousy Sibling Relationship Based On Novel Or Book Cooking Marriage Mexican Revolution Platonic Love Wedding Single Mother Magic Realism Former Lovers Lovers Separated

Where to watch

StreamParamount+, MGM+, fuboTV, Philo, Marquee TV Amazon Channel
RentApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, JustWatch TV, Fandango At Home
BuyApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home

Questions people ask

Is Like Water for Chocolate sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Like Water for Chocolate one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 92% of films.
Is Like Water for Chocolate scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Like Water for Chocolate easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Like Water for Chocolate end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Like Water for Chocolate 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.

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