
Starving in Suburbia
Dying to be thin.
Directed by Tara Miele
Produced by Indy Entertainment, Lifetime
A dark, intimate family drama about a teenager's descent into anorexia through online radicalization, balancing the psychological grip of the disease with the family's desperate struggle to save her.
When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site founder, ButterflyAna. By the time Hannah's family realizes what is happening and get Hannah the help she needs, the disease has fully taken hold and Hannah is refusing to eat. Will this family be able to exorcise the demon of anorexia from their lives?
Questions people ask
Is Starving in Suburbia sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Starving in Suburbia easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Starving in Suburbia violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Starving in Suburbia end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Starving in Suburbia scary? 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Starving in Suburbia
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Starving in Suburbia
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Starving in Suburbia, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Starving in Suburbia, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Starving in Suburbia, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.




























































