Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- kinetic
- intense
- melodramatic
- martial arts movie night
- cult action marathon
What critics said
Critics generally valued the film’s inventive action choreography and practical stunt work more than its conventional plot.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Zen’s fights emphasize acrobatic movement, impacts, and demanding practical stunt work, which critics specifically praised.
Zen’s autism shapes her observational learning, reflexes, social behavior, and identity as the central martial artist.
Zen and Moom collect debts to fund Zin’s chemotherapy, turning care for a sick mother into the engine of the action plot.
Zen studies martial arts students and action films, then absorbs and applies their techniques in confrontations.
Films like Chocolate, and why
Raging Phoenix
female-led martial arts action, kinetic stunt choreography, and emotionally direct family stakes
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
stylized martial arts spectacle centered on a determined young fighter and personal rescue stakes
The Raid: Redemption
high-impact Asian action cinema with distinctive physical performance and crime-driven conflict
Lady Snowblood
female fighter protagonist, revenge-oriented crime drama, and balletic hand-to-hand combat
Movie Details
- Director
- Prachya Pinkaew
- Release Date
- 2008-02-07
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (577)
Cast
- JeeJa Yanin
- Hiroshi Abe
- Pongpat Wachirabunjong
- Taphon Phopwandee
- Ammara Siripong
- Dechawut Chuntakaro
- Hiro Sano
- Aroon Wanasbodeewong
- Anusuk Jangajit
- Nattakit Teachachevapong
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Chocolate about?
- An autistic teenage martial artist turns debt collection into a fierce mission to pay for her mother’s cancer treatment.
- What is Chocolate like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Chocolate as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Chocolate violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Chocolate as graphic.
- What did critics think of Chocolate?
- Critics generally valued the film’s inventive action choreography and practical stunt work more than its conventional plot.
- Which films are like Chocolate?
- Films with a similar feel include Raging Phoenix, Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, The Raid: Redemption, and Lady Snowblood.
- How long is Chocolate?
- Chocolate runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Chocolate?
- In United States, Chocolate streams on fuboTV, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel.
