Riceboy Sleeps

Riceboy Sleeps

Directed by Anthony Shim

Produced by Lonesome Heroes Productions, A Lasting Dose Productions

2023117 min7.2 / 10

A tender, introspective portrait of a Korean-Canadian mother and son navigating identity, belonging, and sacrifice in 1990s suburban Canada.

In the 1990s, an immigrant single mother raises her teenage son in the Canadian suburbs, determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind in South Korea.

Questions people ask

  • Does Riceboy Sleeps end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Riceboy Sleeps easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Riceboy Sleeps sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Riceboy Sleeps violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Is Riceboy Sleeps scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise55

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Riceboy Sleeps

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Riceboy Sleeps

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Riceboy Sleeps, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Riceboy Sleeps, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Riceboy Sleeps, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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