SummaryChef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) loses his restaurant job, so he starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
Directed By:Jon Favreau
Written By:Jon Favreau
Chef
Metascore
Generally Favorable
68
User score
Generally Favorable
7.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
69% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
25% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
6% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
May 15, 2014
100
Chef is the best thing he (Favreau) has ever done, as writer or director or actor. It's the sort of thing of beauty that filmmakers are ultimately remembered for.
User score
Generally Favorable
78% Positive
257 Ratings
257 Ratings
16% Mixed
54 Ratings
54 Ratings
5% Negative
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
Jan 1, 2022
10
I love this movie. The music is great, the food looks tasty, and it's really funny sometimes. I just feel a little disappointed with how the movie ended, but it's nothing major. Go watch this now.
Mar 9, 2014
76
If the Favreau-written “Swingers” concerned itself with the pursuit of meaningful romance and the Favreau-directed “Made” tackled the pursuit of a better living, then the slight if continually amusing Chef is clearly his paean to rekindling one’s passions, whether as an artist, a husband or a father.
May 7, 2014
75
The first two thirds of Chef crackle with hunger-inducing imagery and laughter-provoking gags.
May 9, 2014
67
There’s a pretty good movie buried somewhere deep inside the ungainly pastry that is Chef.
Mar 10, 2014
60
The easygoing comedy keeps a familiar story going despite minor plot hiccups.
Mar 10, 2014
16
While the more down-to-earth Chef does offer some fascinating autobiographical dimensions, the film is also an overlong, unfunny, largely insufferable bore.
Sep 30, 2021
10
CHEF is a movie bursting at the seams with life. Music, food, family, comedy, a road trip, cuban cuisine, and all the best food porn you can get. Jon Favreau has seriously outdone himself here. With this perfect film he has instantly shot up to one of my favorite storytellers ever. It's as feel good as possible, one of the most wholesome movies I've ever seen. You really can't ask for a better movie than CHEF.
Nov 28, 2014
6
Jon Favreau is a person that is relatively unknown in film, despite directing Iron Man 1 and 2 and Elf. Chef was a movie that took a while for me to warm up to. I wasn't really interested in the first part of the movie, it seemed like something I had seen so many times before. However I really began to enjoy it after about an hour or so. Facvreau has obviously made an incredible amount of connection while in Hollywood. There are lots of stars scattered through this movie. Chef could have been better but I applaud the effort and hope to see more from Favreau
Nov 19, 2014
6
Very well made movie. It hooks you right in the beginning and the plot starts to develop in a nice pace. It also does some good turns. The problem for me - it tries too hard and fails to be fun. Interesting, maybe, but fun - no. And about that "interesting" factor - after the movie reached 50% it started to loose grip. The plot became stale and predictable. 6 out of 10 for high production values, but not actually making me care nor have a good enough time.
Oct 19, 2019
3
Neither charming nor funny enough to be as forgettable as it is. Beyond pointless.
Production Company:
- Aldamisa Entertainment
- Fairview Entertainment
- Kilburn Media
Release Date:May 9, 2014
Duration:1 h 54 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Starting from scratch never tasted so good.
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Awards
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Critics Choice Awards
• 1 Nomination
