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Saccharine

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A lovelorn medical student becomes terrorized by a hungry ghost after taking part in an obscure weight-loss craze.

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Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com 20h
It has strong visuals and interesting ideas but too little idea how to tie them together before it explodes in a final act filled with mixed messages that could be read as downright fatphobic. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Variety 4d
Real-life horror of one’s own body is the most insidious kind of body horror at play here, though James’ film offers a measure of the gorily fantastical stuff too. Go to Full Review Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting Jan 25
3/5
Saccharine continues James’ trend for unpacking her personal experience for a broadly relatable horror metaphor, and her ability to instill discomfort for large stretches. Go to Full Review Sean Boelman FandomWire 2d
5/10
Although the idea of a horror picture for the Ozempic generation sounds compelling on paper, it is too much of a mess in execution to work. Go to Full Review Martin Tsai ScreenAnarchy 2d
Compulsion is staged as possession, another iteration of the film's central duality: desire as both hunger and haunting, agency and surrender. Go to Full Review Cody Dericks Next Best Picture 4d
4/10
Like being on an ineffective diet, "Saccharine" is repetitive and frustrating. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Natalie Erika James

Director

Midori Francis

Actor

Danielle Macdonald

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Madeleine Madden

Actor

Natalie Erika James

Screenwriter

Natalie Erika James

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Movie Info

Synopsis A lovelorn medical student becomes terrorized by a hungry ghost after taking part in an obscure weight-loss craze.
Director
Natalie Erika James
Producer
Natalie Erika James, Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw
Screenwriter
Natalie Erika James
Production Co
Carver Films
Genre
Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 52m