# Simply Irresistible (1999)

> A struggling young chef discovers that uncanny culinary gifts may be the secret ingredient in winning over a skeptical department store executive.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9757

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Director: Mark Tarlov
- Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Patrick Flanery, Dylan Baker, Patricia Clarkson, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Christopher Durang, Betty Buckley, Olek Krupa
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145893/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: whimsical, romantic, sincere, date night, late 1990s nostalgia night

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