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Chutney Popcorn Reviews

1999

50
from 719 members

To call CHUTNEY POPCORN a chick flick would be ironic, as the film treats a wide variety of topics with an openness that is careful not to exclude any group--specifically men. However, the film is, in essence, about women loving women--as sisters, as mother and daughter, as friends, as lovers--so to call it anything other than .. Read more

Starring	Nisha Ganatra, Jill Hennessy, Sakina Jaffrey, Madhur Jaffrey
Director	Nisha Ganatra
Genres	Comedy, Drama, Gay/Lesbian

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  One for the ladies?
  
  A lesbian love story set in New York. One of the girls is Asian, and the story is centred around her family. Traditional family values clash with second ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
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  - Middlesex
  - 26 Mar 2005 at 22:41
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- - 0
  - 0
  Chutney popcorn
  
  A movie based around many issues , family and breaking free from convention and being true to yourself. A very sweet lesbian couple deal with some challenges. ... read more »
  
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- - Alikou
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 02 Apr 2009 at 11:10
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  - 0
  Suprsied
  
  Chutney popcorn is not what you would expect, it's a heart warming tale told with the leading ladies as neuraters telling the story on how they became ... read more »
  
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- 671949
- - a customer
  - Four Crosses
  - 12 Dec 2008 at 10:43
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  - 1
  No popcorn
  
  Where is the popcorn? I don't know. I enjoyed this movie
  
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- 668295
- - a customer
  - London
  - 03 Dec 2008 at 21:10
- - 0
  - 0
  Good fun
  
  This is good, lighthearted fun in much the same way as 'Pourquoi Pas Moi?' I really enjoyed it - a gay film with a slightly different approach.
  
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- 621524
- - a customer
  - Glasgow
  - 30 Aug 2008 at 14:37
- - 0
  - 1
  Truly dreadful.....
  
  Easily the worst film I have ever seen.....
  
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- - Jo Knight
  - Kent
  - 05 Jun 2008 at 10:56
- - 2
  - 0
  Is this the best lesbian directors can do
  
  If, like us, you are searching high and low to find some descent lesbian entertainment, please avoid this. Still deciding which is worse, this or Monkey's ... read more »
  
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- 564982
- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 13 May 2008 at 13:40
- - 1
  - 0
  oh god help me
  
  This is the worst kind of love movie going and 'cliche' lesbian movie. why are all lesbians portrayed as misrable and and lacking in omph
  
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- 487398
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  - london
  - 23 Oct 2007 at 18:07
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  - 0
  Slow, boring...
  
  I was dissapointed with this film. Not very entertaining.
  
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  - Brighton
  - 22 Jan 2007 at 12:10
- - 0
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  Great film
  
  Really great film, made well with good script which was funny adn very likeable characters.
  
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- 222530
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  - fernhurst, england
  - 22 Mar 2006 at 12:16
- - 0
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  Rubbish
  
  Slow and uninspired. A waste of time
  
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- - rayray
  - Hertfordshire, UK
  - 06 Mar 2006 at 11:17
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- - 9
  - 0
  One for the ladies?
  
  A lesbian love story set in New York. One of the girls is Asian, and the story is centred around her family. Traditional family values clash with second ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 85516
- [Highly rated reviewer]
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  - Middlesex
  - 26 Mar 2005 at 22:41
- - 3
  - 0
  Sweet as Chutney!
  
  Cute, funny and refreshing! Is how I would describe Chutney Popcorn. The story follows the lives of Sarita her husband, and her lesbian sister Reena , and ... read more »
  
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- - Pinkcat
  - Staffordshire
  - 26 Jan 2004 at 21:08
- - 2
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  Is this the best lesbian directors can do
  
  If, like us, you are searching high and low to find some descent lesbian entertainment, please avoid this. Still deciding which is worse, this or Monkey's ... read more »
  
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- 564982
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  - London, England
  - 13 May 2008 at 13:40
- - 1
  - 0
  Had some very funny ...
  
  Had some very funny moments. The film does'nt take itself too seriously, even though the story is of a serious nature. Makes a nice change.
  
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- - alison#4
  - PLYMOUTH
  - 16 Apr 2004 at 09:43
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  oh god help me
  
  This is the worst kind of love movie going and 'cliche' lesbian movie. why are all lesbians portrayed as misrable and and lacking in omph
  
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- 487398
- - a customer
  - london
  - 23 Oct 2007 at 18:07
- - 1
  - 1
  Easy watching
  
  The film is a reflection of many of the type produced for the lesbian audience.
  
  The acting is slow and dialogue amateur in content. If you are ... read more »
  
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- - Jan Parkes
  - Wales
  - 20 Sep 2004 at 13:27
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  - 0
  Chutney Popcorn
  
  I wasn't sure what to expect from this film other than I had read in Diva magazine that it had Lesbian content, I was a little concerned when I noticed that... read more »
  
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- - Maz
  - Plymouth
  - 18 Oct 2004 at 19:40
- - 0
  - 0
  Worth a View
  
  Pretty decent movie - not brilliant but very watchable. Lighthearted Sunday afternoon kinda film. Worth a watch.
  
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- 176667
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 21 Nov 2005 at 19:01
- - 0
  - 0
  Not bad
  
  Although an enjoyable film it is a little disappointing, typical low budget. It is however worth watching for the comedy.
  
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- - a customer
  - Rotherham
  - 11 Feb 2006 at 22:14
- - 0
  - 0
  Rubbish
  
  Slow and uninspired. A waste of time
  
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- 214855
- - rayray
  - Hertfordshire, UK
  - 06 Mar 2006 at 11:17

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