The Cake Eaters

The Cake Eaters

Love is the Frosting...

Directed by Mary Stuart Masterson

Produced by The 7th Floor, Vinyl Foote Productions

200786 min5.5 / 10

A tender, melancholic family drama about grief and second chances, where love and connection emerge as people navigate loss and mortality.

The death of the Kimbrough family matriarch affects the three male survivors of the clan. Widower Easy tries to reconnect with his old flame, Marg. Eldest son and struggling musician Guy moves back to town, feeling guilty that he missed the funeral. His brother, Beagle, who was his mother's caretaker, falls for Marg's granddaughter, Georgia, a chronically ill girl who fears her time is growing short.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Cake Eaters sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Cake Eaters violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is The Cake Eaters scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Cake Eaters easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does The Cake Eaters end with hope? 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity24

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Cake Eaters

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Cake Eaters

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Cake Eaters, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Cake Eaters, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Cake Eaters, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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