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Better Than Chocolate

Play trailer Poster for Better Than Chocolate R 1999 1h 41m Romance Comedy LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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46% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
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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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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review Catherine Graham Santa Cruz Sentinel 04/07/2020
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Better Than Chocolate depicts the universal humor in the acts of seduction and coupling. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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PridePosterStudios @RT04271525 09/20/2023 Confirmed: NOT better than chocolate. See more 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. See more 05/07/2015 Highlights include lesbian sex Lowlights : punctuated with an annoying male character walking in . Harsh hatred . See more 03/01/2015 Love this movie. Been a while since I watched. Still fun! See more 10/04/2014 A mess of a movie, but if you wanna see girls tonguing each other down, it's good for that. See more 08/28/2014 not my type of movie, it started off ok but it just got progressively more boring. 1 star for the acting. See more Read all reviews
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Anne Wheeler

Director

Wendy Crewson

Lila

Karyn Dwyer

Maggie

Christina Cox

Kim

Ann-Marie MacDonald

Frances

Peter Outerbridge

Judy

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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)