Cake
2014 · Movie · R · 102 min · ★ 6.3 · 49% critics
After having visions of someone from her support group, a woman living with chronic pain seeks out that person’s widower. As she reaches for connection and understanding, her grief and struggle become the focus, blending emotional realism with hard-to-watch moments.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-09-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Critic score
- 49/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (942 votes)
About
You’ll like Cake if you want a quiet, adult grief-and-pain drama with a deeply committed lead and minimal melodrama; Not for you if you want big revelations, lots of intensity, or something uplifting like The Leisure Seeker.
Pros: adult-focused drama; powerful lead performance; emotional and real | Cons: slow pacing; average plot; heavy depressing tone
Themes
- depression
- suicide
- support group
- widower
- grieving
- chronic pain
Cast & crew
Jennifer Aniston
as Claire Bennett
Adriana Barraza
as Silvana
Anna Kendrick
as Nina Collins
Sam Worthington
as Roy Collins
Mamie Gummer
as Bonnie
Felicity Huffman
as Annette
William H. Macy
as Leonard
Chris Messina
as Jason Bennett
Lucy Punch
as Nurse Gayle
Britt Robertson
as Becky
Directed by Daniel Barnz