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Like Water for Chocolate

Directed by Alfonso Arau · 1992 ·

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Answer Summary

Like Water for Chocolate (1992) earns a 85% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

85%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

91% Critic Score
92% Audience
86 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.2
7.1 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 45m
Cast
Marco Leonardi , Lumi Cavazos , Regina Torné

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (91% positive).
  • Audiences widely enjoyed it (92%).
  • Metascore signals universal acclaim (86/100).
  • Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.2/5).
  • Celluloid Score 85% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded romance, drama pick
  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

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    Is Like Water for Chocolate worth watching?

    Yes — Like Water for Chocolate earns a 85% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Arau's magical-realist romance became the highest-grossing Spanish-language film in the United States for years.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

    What is Like Water for Chocolate about?

    A young woman forbidden to marry pours emotion into food that magically affects everyone who eats her cooking on a Mexican ranch.

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