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Better Than Chocolate

1999 · 101 min

A breezy, big-hearted nineties romp that mixes frank sexuality, family friction and queer community with a warm, sitcom-ish charm.

Directed by
Anne Wheeler
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Tagline
A delicious romantic comedy.
Overview
Not long after moving into her own place, Maggie finds herself with two unsolicited roommates: her recently divorced mother, Lila, and her young brother. The timing is especially bad, considering Maggie has fallen hard for an attractive woman, Kim, only hours before they move in. What could be a nonissue becomes increasingly complicated -- since Maggie's family is unaware of her sexual orientation, and Maggie is not open to sharing that information.

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Directed by
Anne Wheeler
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • family
  • sexuality
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, romance, comedy
Directed by
Anne Wheeler
Written by
Peggy Thompson
Starring
Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Wendy Crewson, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Peter Outerbridge, Marya Delver, Tony Nappo, Jay Brazeau
Cinematography
Gregory Middleton
Runtime
101 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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