Better Than Chocolate

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Better Than Chocolate

R

1999

1h 41m

Romance

Comedy

LGBTQ+

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Not long after moving into her own place, Maggie (Karyn Dwyer) finds herself with two unsolicited roommates: her recently divorced mother, Lila (Wendy Crewson), and her young brother. The timing is especially bad, considering Maggie has fallen hard for an attractive woman, Kim (Christina Cox), 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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Critics Consensus

Some things are Better Than Chocolate, while some are far worse — and this would-be romance fails to deliver a filling morsel.

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Erin Sullivan

Autostraddle

08/17/2021

I feel damaged, like this movie has taken a part of my soul. And not only does this movie refuse to apologize for it, I think it's going to use my soul's energy in order to make it even more ridiculous for the next person who watches it.

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Emily Drabinski

Out Magazine

05/26/2022

The film flaps from the screen like a giant rainbow flag, and more queer power to those who love that sort of thing.

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Women in the Life Staff

Women in the Life

05/16/2022

This film may not be better than chocolate, but it is better than most lesbian films, and very realistic.

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Jan Stuart

The Advocate

04/19/2022

Better Than Chocolate is polished and insouciant and boasts the flashiest club numbers since The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

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Catherine Graham

Santa Cruz Sentinel

04/07/2020

B

Better Than Chocolate depicts the universal humor in the acts of seduction and coupling.

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David Ehrenstein

New Times

10/03/2017

... for those looking for more, they'll have to tell the filmmaking chefs to put something other than Chocolate on the menu.

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10/29/2020

one of the most real, sex positive, honest queer films i've seen :) I can watch it again and again. It has such a variety of nuanced characters, and was a very important film for me during my my growing up years.

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05/07/2015

Highlights include lesbian sex Lowlights : punctuated with an annoying male character walking in . Harsh hatred .

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03/01/2015

Love this movie. Been a while since I watched. Still fun!

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10/04/2014

A mess of a movie, but if you wanna see girls tonguing each other down, it's good for that.

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08/28/2014

not my type of movie, it started off ok but it just got progressively more boring. 1 star for the acting.

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01/14/2014

I'd like it more without the nudity. Entertaining and cute, but nothing special. I find Maggie very very pretty. :)

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Anne Wheeler

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Synopsis

Not long after moving into her own place, Maggie (Karyn Dwyer) finds herself with two unsolicited roommates: her recently divorced mother, Lila (Wendy Crewson), and her young brother. The timing is especially bad, considering Maggie has fallen hard for an attractive woman, Kim (Christina Cox), 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.

Director: Anne Wheeler
Producer: Sharon McGowan
Screenwriter: Peggy Thompson
Distributor: First Distributors (H.K.) Ltd. [hk], Trimark Pictures
Production Co: Téléfilm Canada, British Columbia Film Commission, National Film Board of Canada
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 13, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.0M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby A
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)