The Cake Eaters
Taste attributes: dramaromancecomedywholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all
"Love is the Frosting..."
Boxlist takeExpect a moving, breezy romantic drama, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
5.5 /10
TMDB · 95 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- The 7th Floor
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
