Burnt

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Burnt

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Released Oct 30, 2015

1h 40m

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Adam Jones, former chef at one of Paris' premier restaurants, wants to turn his life around. After destroying his career with drug use and a manic drive for perfection, he is given another chance to fulfil his dreams of gaining three Michelin Stars. Returning to London, he assembles a crew to create one of the finest restaurants ever and gain the recognition he has always wanted in the culinary world, but the journey is certainly not an easy one.

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Critics Consensus

Burnt offers a few spoonfuls of compelling culinary drama, but they're lost in a watery goulash dominated by an unsavory main character and overdone clichés.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

It's all too familiar, too rudimentary, and while the kitchen they're working in is top-of-the-line the meal they ultimately prepare isn't that much better than a Denny's breakfast left under the heat lamps a few minutes too many.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 22, 2016

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Megan Garber

The Atlantic

Burnt is, to be clear, not a good movie. It is in fact a pretty terrible movie.

Jul 22, 2016

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

Mostly, I thought Burnt was ridiculous. And yet I cannot tell a lie. Its familiar beats, comely cast, and lively kitchen montages entertained me.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 12, 2016

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Due entirely to his talent and appeal, two hours of Bradley-being-Bradley works and the film will rightly entertain at an acceptable superficial level.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 18, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Despite all of the beautiful cuisine and energetic kitchen chaos, “Burnt” is simply a half-baked redemption tale.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Olly Richards

NME (New Musical Express)

Bradley Cooper plays a deplorable chef in a fatty, undercooked film.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 29, 2021

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Bob J

This is a good movie. I read some of the negative reviews and negative comments about this movie on Reddit and it appears that a lot of people don't like the egotistical personality of the main character. The movie shows the redemption arc for the main character so that gets resolved, as far as I am concerned. The casting and acting is excellent in this movie and the writing was fine. Many people that gave this movie 5 stars said they appreciated how realistic this movie is about working in a luxury restaurant and I also appreciated that aspect of this movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/05/25

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len d

Rotten Tomatoes is a joke.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/25

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Stefano C

Yes please, another movie with everything that is wrong about them: a random romance that shouldn't exist, many characters that are there and not developed for some reason and the forced happy ending.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/26/25

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Mama J

After being a Michelin chef for 30+ years I cannot think of any other movie that captures that experience as well as this movie does. If you are interested in a cinematic masterpiece on par with Deer Hunter or Sunset Boulevard that critics drool over and put on a pedestal, then this is not that. But if you are interested in what the world of a top flight Michelin chef is like (not a reality TV show) translated to cinema, then this movie captures it very well.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/05/25

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Sean M

Movie critics are like paper straws, sure they look good on paper but they're incredibly useless in the grand scheme of things. Ignore them, they're snobs and clearly delusional. One of my favorite movies in some time. Go touch some grass if you didn't enjoy this feel good redemption story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/25

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Audience Member

All the top critics gave it low scores because apparently the story has been done before. It's a good movie, critics just watch too many movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/25

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Synopsis

Adam Jones, former chef at one of Paris' premier restaurants, wants to turn his life around. After destroying his career with drug use and a manic drive for perfection, he is given another chance to fulfil his dreams of gaining three Michelin Stars. Returning to London, he assembles a crew to create one of the finest restaurants ever and gain the recognition he has always wanted in the culinary world, but the journey is certainly not an easy one.

Director: John Wells
Producer: Stacey Sher, Erwin Stoff, John Wells
Screenwriter: Steven Knight
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: 3 Arts Entertainment, Shiny Penny Productions, Battle Mountain Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 30, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.7M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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