The Hundred-Foot Journey

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The Hundred-Foot Journey

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Released Aug 8, 2014

2h 2m

Comedy

Drama

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Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is an extraordinarily talented and largely self-taught culinary novice. When he and his family are displaced from their native India and settle in a quaint French village, they decide to open an Indian eatery. However, Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren), the proprietress of an acclaimed restaurant just 100 feet away, strongly objects. War erupts between the two establishments, until Mallory recognizes Kadam's impressive epicurean gifts and takes him under her wing.

Critics Consensus

Director Lasse Hallström does lovely work and Helen Mirren is always worth watching, but The Hundred-Foot Journey travels predictable ground already covered by countless feel-good dramedies.

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

Mirren is drily funny, deploying an arsenal of MasterChef-style horrified reaction shots.

Apr 7, 2023

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Puri is great fun as the indomitable head of the family, and Mirren convinces as the grand dame, despite dishing out her lines in an accent that staunchly refuses to set.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 7, 2014

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

The Hundred-Foot Journey is a culinary culture-clash comedy enlivened by fiery performances from Helen Mirren and Om Puri but which, like so many other Lasse Hallström films, slowly turns to gloop the longer it lasts.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 5, 2014

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

How wrong can you go with a comedy about beautiful people making beautiful food in the south of France? And Helen Mirren? The woman can turn 105 and she'll still be alluring, even when she's being haughty. Lots of laughs.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 19, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

It's an enjoyable film about passion; the passion for food, passion for culture but most of all, passion for life.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 1, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

This isn't your usual summer fare, because it cares far too much about the people whose story it is telling and it takes the time to let you get to know them.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 11, 2020

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Eve O

I love this movie and rewatch it often, it has cooking, romance (both a younger and older couple!), its heartwarming and truly excellent. Fills your soul like a good meal.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Brian Q

A warm, light feeling. That’s the feeling you get after watching the film. Its plot may be predictable, but you can never go wrong with a story about food, passion, and family.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/19/24

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Casper G

A boring, predictable story, with poorly written dialogue and lousy casting. Nope.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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Audience Member

I enjoyed Helen Mirren's acting, and the young Indian boy was okay. His father was better. A nice rivalry movie of restaurants. The ending is not so great.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Marit Risto F

I would have liked it better if the "French" were French. And that the Indians didn't speak English with each other. Anyway. A picturesque village in the south of France, and a lot of food and charm, makes it a pleasure to watch

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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Cory P

A movie that isn't really about food, but about national pride and culture. As a chef, the hardest part was accepting that an untrained young man could simply read a book about French cooking and create classical dishes in one go, impressing Michelin critics without much effort. Helen Mirrin is amazing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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Synopsis

Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is an extraordinarily talented and largely self-taught culinary novice. When he and his family are displaced from their native India and settle in a quaint French village, they decide to open an Indian eatery. However, Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren), the proprietress of an acclaimed restaurant just 100 feet away, strongly objects. War erupts between the two establishments, until Mallory recognizes Kadam's impressive epicurean gifts and takes him under her wing.

Director: Lasse Hallström
Producer: Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Juliet Blake
Screenwriter: Steven Knight
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Reliance Entertainment, Harpo Films, Touchstone Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures, Participant Media
Rating: PG (Language|Brief Sensuality|Some Violence|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 8, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 22, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $54.2M
Runtime: 2h 2m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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