Saccharine

Saccharine

What's eating you?

Directed by Natalie Erika James

Produced by Carver Films, XYZ Films

2026113 min6.9 / 10

A deeply unsettling psychological horror that weaponizes body horror and eating disorders to explore guilt, haunting, and the violation of bodily autonomy.

After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she's eating.

Questions people ask

  • Is Saccharine scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Saccharine easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Saccharine end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Saccharine sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Saccharine violent? Yes. More violent than 80% 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.

77/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise93

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Saccharine

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Saccharine

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Saccharine, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Saccharine, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Saccharine, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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