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Chef

  • 20142014
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  • 1h 54m
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7.3/10
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John Leguizamo, Sofía Vergara, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
A chef who loses his restaurant job starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
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A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
217K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,756
140
    • Jon Favreau
    • Jon Favreau
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    • Jon Favreau
    • Robert Downey Jr.
    • Scarlett Johansson
    • Jon Favreau
    • Jon Favreau
  • Stars
    • Jon Favreau
    • Robert Downey Jr.
    • Scarlett Johansson
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    • 565User reviews
    • 325Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
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    John Leguizamo, Sofía Vergara, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
    Jon Favreau in Chef (2014)
    Jon Favreau and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
    Sofía Vergara, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
    John Leguizamo, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
    Jon Favreau in Chef (2014)
    John Leguizamo and Jon Favreau in Chef (2014)
    John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale, Jon Favreau, and Roy Choi in Chef (2014)
    John Leguizamo, Jon Favreau, Emjay Anthony, and Aaron Franklin in Chef (2014)
    Sofía Vergara, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
    John Leguizamo, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
    John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Sofía Vergara, Bobby Cannavale, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony at an event for Chef (2014)

    Top cast

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    Jon Favreau
    Jon Favreau
    • Carl Casper
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Robert Downey Jr.
    • Marvin
    Scarlett Johansson
    Scarlett Johansson
    • Molly
    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Riva
    John Leguizamo
    John Leguizamo
    • Martin
    Bobby Cannavale
    Bobby Cannavale
    • Tony
    Emjay Anthony
    Emjay Anthony
    • Percy
    Sofía Vergara
    Sofía Vergara
    • Inez
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Ramsey Michel
    Amy Sedaris
    Amy Sedaris
    • Jen
    Russell Peters
    Russell Peters
    • Miami Cop
    Chase Grimm
    • Vendor
    Will Schutze
    • Mr. Bonetangles
    Gloria Sandoval
    Gloria Sandoval
    • Flora
    Jose C. Hernandez
    • Abuelito
    • (as Jose C. Hernandez 'Perico')
    Alberto Salas
    • Band Member
    Alfredo Ortiz
    • Band Member
    Daniel Palacio
    • Band Member
      • Jon Favreau
      • Jon Favreau
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    • Trivia
      Promotional events centering on the fictional Cubano-serving El Jefe proved to be so popular that Favreau and Los Angeles-based chef Roy Choi, who consulted on the film, have opened a series of pop-up restaurants and announced that they are thinking about making the track permanent.
    • Goofs
      When Percy creates Carl's Twitter account they settle on the name @ChefCarlCasper. Yet Carl's very first tweet, which he thought was a private message to Ramsey Michel, was shown to have been posted by @CasperCarl. For the remainder of the movie his Tweets correctly identified him as @ChefCarlCasper.
    • Quotes

      Carl Casper: I may not do everything great in my life, but I'm good at this. I manage to touch people's lives with what I do and I want to share this with you.

      [trailer abridged version]

    • Crazy credits
      Near the end of the credits, there is a brief scene of chef Roi Choi teaching Jon Favreau how to make the perfect grilled cheese sandwich.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: Why Is Nothing Original Anymore? (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Brother John is Gone / Herc-Jolly-John
      Written & Performed by Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolia Indians (as The Wild Magnolias)

      Courtesy of Nonesuch Records

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV licensing

    User reviews565

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    8/10
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    A very enjoyable film, fun storyline, great acting, and an amazing soundtrack. Loved the journey and genuinely felt invested in the characters and story.
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    • Calicodreamin
    • Dec 5, 2020

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    • Release date
      • December 19, 2014 (Finland)
      • United States
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      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Aldamisa Entertainment
      • Fairview Entertainment
      • Kilburn Media
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 54 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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