What is the Metascore for Like Water for Chocolate?

Like Water for Chocolate has a Metascore of 86 out of 100 on Celluloid.

Where can I watch Like Water for Chocolate?

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Q: Is Like Water for Chocolate worth watching?

Like Water for Chocolate (1992) has a Celluloid Score of 85%, averaged across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. It comes recommended overall. Directed by Alfonso Arau.

Directed by Alfonso Arau · 1992

Quick Verdict

Like Water for Chocolate (1992) has a 85% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

85%

Celluloid Score Recommended

Averaged from 5 sources

91% Critic Score

92% Audience

86 Metascore

★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.2

7.1 IMDb /10

Runtime: 1h 45m
Cast: Marco Leonardi , Lumi Cavazos , Regina Torné

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.

Critic Reviews

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Like Water for Chocolate (1992) Review: A Mexican Classic

★★★★☆ 4/5

Alfonso Arau's Like Water for Chocolate (1992) endures as a defining romance landmark from Mexico, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.