Sour Grapes

Sour Grapes

True Story - Fake Wine

Directed by Reuben Atlas, Jerry Rothwell

Produced by Met Film Production

201686 min7.3 / 10

A darkly comedic documentary about an audacious wine fraud that exposes the pretension and gullibility of the elite market, balancing humor with the tension of an unfolding con.

Controversy erupts when an unassuming young man floods the American wine market with fake vintages valued in the millions, bamboozling the wine world elite, in this humorous and suspenseful tale of an ingenious con on the eve of the 2008 stock market crash.

Questions people ask

  • Is Sour Grapes violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Sour Grapes sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Sour Grapes scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

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

  • Is Sour Grapes 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.

83/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity87

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise83

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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