The Taste of Money

The Taste of Money

Money, Where All Lusts Begin.

Directed by Im Sang-soo

Produced by Above the Line Productions, Lotte Entertainment

2012115 min5.5 / 10

A dark, morally ambiguous drama about wealth, desire, and betrayal that uses sensuality and class dynamics to explore the corrupting nature of power and lust.

The assistant of a wealthy socialite reveals her husband's salacious affair. The fallout entangles him in a web of sex, love and deceit that could threaten his life and career.

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Questions people ask

  • Does The Taste of Money end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Taste of Money easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Taste of Money sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is The Taste of Money scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is The Taste of Money violent? 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.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Taste of Money

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Taste of Money

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Taste of Money, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Taste of Money, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Taste of Money, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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