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Sitting in Bars with Cake

2023 · 119 min

A bittersweet, sunlit friendship story that makes you laugh at awkward bar encounters before quietly breaking your heart.

Directed by
Trish Sie
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Tagline
There’s no recipe for the perfect friendship.
Overview
Extrovert Corinne convinces Jane, a shy, talented baker, to commit to a year of bringing cakes to bars, to help her meet people and build confidence. But when Corinne receives a life-altering diagnosis, the pair faces a challenge unlike anything they've experienced before.

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Directed by
Trish Sie
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight8

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Genres
romance, comedy, drama
Directed by
Trish Sie
Written by
Audrey Shulman
Starring
Yara Shahidi, Odessa A'zion, Bette Midler, Ron Livingston, Maia Mitchell, Aaron Dominguez, Rish Shah, Martha Kelly
Music
Jeff Cardoni
Cinematography
Matthew Clark
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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