MDMA

MDMA

Higher Learning Can Be Pure Ecstasy

Directed by Angie Wang

201793 min4.5 / 10

A morally complex coming-of-age crime drama about a talented young woman from a disadvantaged background who turns to drug dealing to escape her circumstances.

When an Asian American girl from the wrong side of the tracks is accepted by a prestigious university, she finds that her academic prowess can be put to lucrative use.

Questions people ask

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

  • Does MDMA end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is MDMA scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is MDMA violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is MDMA 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like MDMA

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as MDMA

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like MDMA, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like MDMA, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like MDMA, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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