Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- claustrophobic
- unsettling
- melancholic
- late night arthouse viewing
- psychological thriller marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Orly works as a cashier in a monotonous supermarket routine that is disrupted by her boss’s murder.
The murder breaks Orly’s repetitive life and sets her on a path toward self-worth and freedom.
The plot foregrounds a middle-aged cashier with disability, sexual repression, sexual awakening, and a failing marriage.
The film’s keywords identify the desert as a significant setting associated with its isolated, unsettling atmosphere.
Films like Tropicana, and why
Saint Maud
shares psychological horror, female repression, religious or social constraint, and an unsettling path toward self-liberation
The Assistant
shares intimate female alienation, workplace or domestic pressure, sexual awakening, and restrained psychological tension
Thelma
shares a woman’s transformation through suppressed desire, bodily unease, and darkly heightened thriller elements
Movie Details
- Director
- Omer Tobi
- Release Date
- 2025-06-26
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (3)
Cast
- Irit Sheleg
- Rivka Bahar
- Lirit Balaban
- Dalia Beger
- Amir Ishar
- Ilanit Ben-Yaakov
- Dover Koshashvili
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Tropicana about?
- A middle-aged supermarket cashier’s stifling life opens into danger, desire, and unexpected independence after a deadly workplace rupture.
- What is Tropicana like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tropicana as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Tropicana violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Tropicana as moderate.
- Which films are like Tropicana?
- Films with a similar feel include Saint Maud, The Assistant, and Thelma.
- How long is Tropicana?
- Tropicana runs 82 minutes.
- Where can I watch Tropicana?
- In United States, Tropicana streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
