Cook Off!

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Released Nov 17, 2017

1h 38m

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As a buffet of quirky contestants prepares for the renowned Van Rookle Farms Cooking Contest, the heat is on to win a $1 million prize. The filmmakers follow the contestants as the foodie media and celebrity judges descend on a hotel convention area to see which contestants rise, which ones fall, who will reveal their true nature, and who will find love with the contest's costumed Muffin Man mascot.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Wafting into theaters after sitting on the back burner for the last decade, "Cook Off!" is a shrill, gloppy mess of a mockumentary being served up well past its "best before" date - if there ever actually were one.

Aug 23, 2018

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John DeFore

Hollywood Reporter

Cook Off piles some better-than-this comedians into a culinary competition whose dishes look as unpalatable as the film itself.

Nov 18, 2017

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

All the ingredients for a tasty entertainment.

Rated: B+

Nov 17, 2017

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Melissa McCarthy has what amounts to as an extended cameo.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 5, 2020

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Amelie Lasker

FF2 Media

While the humor is overtly silly and light, I found some of it quite troubling.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 26, 2018

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

... neither witty nor insightful in its comic observations, instead relying on low-brow gags and stereotypes out of desperation.

Nov 18, 2017

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K B

Horrible - no one should watch this.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/03/24

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Audience Member

I watched this because I had recently been thinking that a movie about a cooking contest show could be good and then I came upon this. This was more of a spoof than I was looking for, ridiculously unrealistic but answers the question of ‘why aren't there people like us on cooking shows?' that many craftsmen and craftswomen of tater casseroles and fancy JELLO molds have asked themselves over the years - because you'd act like the characters in this movie. Although, as a home cook with hundreds of my own recipes and food crations, I kinda hate this movie and can't wait to forget it but I wouldn't make any of these things they made so I'm not that mad at it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Absolutely brilliant film! I struggle to concentrate long enough to see through a full movie these days, but this one totally captivated me from beginning to end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

I only gave this a shot for Melissa McArthy, and she was smart enough to be in this as little as possible, and still get center of the cover art. Almost every character is as annoying and potentially offensive as possible. Please avoid this dumpster fire, I will too.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Completely charming. Deliciously delightful. Excellent entertainment. So refreshing to gain an insight into an African society. Thanks Netflix for acquiring it and bringing it to the world.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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I just purchased this movie the other week based on a recommendation and it did not disappoint. Cook Off! is a little gem of a movie, made with familiar faces and delivering subtle and clever humor without needing cheap gags. Created along the long of the film "Drop Dead Gorgeous", the story follows contestants in a corporate cook off challenge where each person has a story to tell, resulting in hilarity. Take a chance on this little movie that was funnier than some of the big budget films.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Synopsis

As a buffet of quirky contestants prepares for the renowned Van Rookle Farms Cooking Contest, the heat is on to win a $1 million prize. The filmmakers follow the contestants as the foodie media and celebrity judges descend on a hotel convention area to see which contestants rise, which ones fall, who will reveal their true nature, and who will find love with the contest's costumed Muffin Man mascot.

Director: Guy Shalem, Cathryn Michon
Producer: W. Bruce Cameron
Screenwriter: Cathryn Michon, Wendi McLendon-Covey, W. Bruce Cameron
Distributor: Lionsgate Premiere
Production Co: The Halcyon Company
Rating: R (Sexual Material/References)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 17, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2017
Runtime: 1h 38m

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