Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat

THEY'RE STRONG FOR WINE, WOMEN, AND SONG.

Directed by Victor Fleming

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1942105 min5.8 / 10

A warm, picaresque comedy about friendship and camaraderie among working-class drifters, tinged with gentle melancholy about exploitation and lost potential.

Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.

Questions people ask

  • Is Tortilla Flat scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Tortilla Flat easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Tortilla Flat violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Tortilla Flat end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Tortilla Flat sad? 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.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity21

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Tortilla Flat

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tortilla Flat

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tortilla Flat, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tortilla Flat, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tortilla Flat, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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