The Chef

The Chef

  • Director: Daniel Cohen
  • Writer: Daniel Cohen,Olivier Dazat
  • Countries of origin: France, Spain
  • Language: French, Spanish, Japanese, English
  • Release date: June 20, 2014
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Le Chef
  • Comme un chef is a comedy directed by Daniel Cohen and starring Jean Reno and Michael Young.
    The film tells the story of two traditional chefs who save the restaurant. 

    Details

    • Release date June 20, 2014
    • Production companies Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, A Contracorriente Films

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $342,667

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $11,290

    Gross worldwide

    $9,245,235

    Movie reviews

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    • By Payton 2022-03-24 09:03:54

      Love the video~! It's a very warm movie~ Students who like cooking or food must watch it~!

      I came in for Jean Reno, but after reading it, I found out that he is not the male protagonist. The
      real male protagonist is the stubborn Mike Yang played by Jack
      . The spark of the
      same focus on food and serious attitude has contributed to his success.

      One is a three-star Michelin chef for 15 years, and the
      other is a chef with unique insights into ingredients.
      Because of his perfectionist pursuit of food pairing, he
      disturbs customers and gets fired...

    • By Dorothy 2022-03-23 09:03:36

      deliciousness and love

      If a person has no love, the person's soul is empty.
      This is an era of innovation, a world of fast food, molecular reorganization.
      When food is no longer food, but a plate of chemical formula, there are still a group of people who are still clinging to their own world.

      Three-star Michelin chef Alexander and a "painter" Jack who chases after him.
      This isn't the story of Alexander the Great and Captain Jack, I'll tell the film as the story of an inspired performance...

    • By Stefan 2022-03-23 09:03:36

      lovely chefs

      Jean Reno is old and fat, but still has the feeling of a father and a chef. There are many plots in the film. The dialogue between Alexandre and Jacquie is very cute. The familiarity of French life makes me more aware of the meaning and tone of those words. The chef's love for food is paranoid but infectious. When it comes to French cuisine, in my opinion, if you add less CREAM and CHEESE I will better accept that this is the difference between Chinese and French food. Suddenly I remembered my...

    • By Clarabelle 2022-02-04 08:12:34

      "Chef" is easy and funny, and the highlight is just one paragraph~



      ......The pursuit of food haha~ The French movie is quite funny~ The only bright spot is the scene where the two disguised themselves as Japanese couples and went to the molecular restaurant to be spies. That Japanese dance is so funny!...

    • By Mazie 2022-02-04 08:12:34

      stubborn love

      "Chef" does not focus on any cooking skills, but conveys the concept of success only by loving peers in the fragmented plot. This is in an era where McDonald's, KFC, etc. advertise standardized processes, which somewhat reveals the stubbornness and persistence of French cuisine. Watching them cook in the kitchen, it feels more like they are creating, just like painters and musicians. The most important meal at the climax even abandons all the attention to food, such as precious raw materials,...

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    • By Charlene 2023-08-18 12:57:36

      A lighthearted comedy sketch, it is quite satisfying for foodies to watch such a film, although I may never cook the dishes of the film in my life. ....

    • By Emma 2023-03-23 20:11:21

      Although the "molecular cuisine" and its likes are disgusting because of their pretentiousness and elegance, isn't it boring to cook for love to integrate the ancient and modern...

    • By Zella 2023-03-15 00:28:35

      Like The Intouchables, it's my favorite French tender movie! Once again proved that "only food and love can't live up to...

    • By Ima 2023-03-08 18:22:24

      I just came to see French food, French beauties, and Uncle Reno! How did Emma gain so much weight. ....

    • By Lenna 2023-02-04 03:05:30

      The rhythm and content of the story are not annoying, it can kill time, although the characters are equational, the actors are well behaved, generally...

    Movie plot

    The well-respected Alexander (Jean Reno) has been a three-star chef at a Michelin restaurant for many years, but recently his situation has been in crisis. The current French cuisine industry is an era when "molecular cuisine" is popular and traditional cuisine is declining day by day. The traditional cuisine that Alexander insists on is likely to be defeated in the upcoming star review, and the restaurant's small opening is even more...
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    Movie quotes

    • Jacky Bonnot: I can make it beef bourguignon?

      Nurse: In two, three years.

      Jacky Bonnot: Why is it taking so long?

      Nurse: It's a baby.