Once Upon a Time in Phuket

Once Upon a Time in Phuket

Directed by Staffan Lindberg

Produced by StellaNova Film, Nordisk Film Sweden

2012105 min5.3 / 10

A light romantic comedy about self-discovery and love set in Thailand, where a life coach must choose between two women and figure out what he truly wants.

Life coach Sven travels to Thailand to fulfil his dreams as a writer. He meets Gitte a yoga-practising free spirit from Norway. Then along comes Anja, an editor who works for a Swedish publisher. What does he really want to do with his life, and who does he want to do it with?

Questions people ask

  • Is Once Upon a Time in Phuket scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Once Upon a Time in Phuket violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Once Upon a Time in Phuket easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does Once Upon a Time in Phuket end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Once Upon a Time in Phuket sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity56

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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