I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)
A quiet high schooler helps a dying classmate find joy, creating a deeply felt, bittersweet romance.
After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.
How intense is I Want to Eat Your Pancreas?
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas has no gore and no real violence. Emotionally it is devastating. The pace is measured, and it is a full-attention watch and a date-night pick.
What I Want to Eat Your Pancreas feels like
- Tone
- melancholyheartwarmingromanticearnest
- Pace
- Measured
- Best for
- Full attentionDate night
Where to stream I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
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Is I Want to Eat Your Pancreas for you?
Is I Want to Eat Your Pancreas scary?
No. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is I Want to Eat Your Pancreas gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and no real violence (0 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is I Want to Eat Your Pancreas sad or heavy?
Yes. Emotional weight 3 of 3. It hits hard; do not plan anything light after.
How long is I Want to Eat Your Pancreas?
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas runs 1h 48m.
Where can I stream I Want to Eat Your Pancreas?
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas is not on a US subscription service right now (rent or buy may still be an option).
Does I Want to Eat Your Pancreas have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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