Tortilla Soup

Tortilla Soup

A comedy to arouse your appetite.

Directed by María Ripoll

Produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films, Starz! Encore Entertainment

2001103 min6.4 / 10

A warm, food-centered family comedy-drama about a father reconnecting with life and his daughters through cooking and love.

A Mexican-American master chef and father to three daughters has lost his taste for food but not for life.

Questions people ask

  • Is Tortilla Soup easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Tortilla Soup violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

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

  • Does Tortilla Soup end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Tortilla Soup 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.

26/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity15

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise25

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Tortilla Soup

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tortilla Soup

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tortilla Soup, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tortilla Soup, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tortilla Soup, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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