# Cake (2014)

> A caustic chronic-pain sufferer investigates a support-group member’s suicide while an unexpected bond with the widower forces her toward her own buried grief.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/170126

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Daniel Barnz
- Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington, Mamie Gummer, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Chris Messina
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3442006/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: acerbic, sardonic, bleak, quiet evening, reflective viewing

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