@RATIO_RAT2025-12-19 15:00 UTC
The Chi is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.
“Script was written in ketchup.”
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2018 · Drama
The Chi
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his responsibility to his mother and teenage brother back in the South Side.
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RELEASE DATE
2018
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GENRE
Drama
PLOT SUMMARY
A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his responsibility to his mother and teenage brother back in the South Side.
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@REEL_DEAL2025-12-25 09:00 UTC
If The Chi was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
@ROW_F_REGRET2025-12-28 00:00 UTC
Two solid hours of characters staring intensely out of rain-slicked windows. Brilliant work, The Chi.
@ENDING_LEAKS2025-12-14 02:00 UTC
Watched The Chi so you don't have to. You're welcome.
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Why is The Chi rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Chi (2018) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 21/100. A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about open…
What streaming era or audience vibe does The Chi fit best?+
The Chi works best as a modern catalog staple for drama fans. With a Burn Index of 21/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is The Chi worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Chi scores 21/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/boxoffice · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.9k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Chi?
Everyone praising the The Chi performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/flicks · u/CinephileCynic🔥 4.7k points
Hot Take: The Chi's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Look, I wanted to love The Chi. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/boxoffice · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 1.2k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Chi?
Director clearly thought The Chi was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/flicks · u/ExpositionDump🔥 3.1k points
Unpopular opinion: The Chi is the most overrated film of the decade
Honestly, The Chi would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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