Chef

Release Date: Friday, May 9, 2014 Nationwide

Scarlett Johansson, Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Sofia Vergara, Oliver Platt, Amy Sedaris, Sergei Bespalov, Karen Gilchrist

R Comedy N/A

  • 4.3

17%

83%
ADVERTISEMENT

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
The story of Carl Casper (Jon Favreau), who loses his chef job and cooks up a food truck business in hopes of reestablishing his artistic promise. At the same time, he tries to reconnect with his estranged family.
Cited as official plot version from openroadfilms.com
Comedy

Snap poll

Will you see Chef?

Seen the movie? Rate it!

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Chef.

Crew Behind the Film

The Chef behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Jon Favreau last directed The Lion King and The Jungle Book. The film's writer Jon Favreau last wrote The Mandalorian and Couples Retreat.

Director
Jon Favreau
Screenwriter
Producers
Sergei Bespalov
Karen Gilchrist
Production Company
Kilburn Media

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for language, including some suggestive references
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Starting from scratch never tasted so good.
Also known as
Not available
Language
English

All Trailers

Official Chef movie trailers and clips.

Chef Video Clip: Sign Me Up Clip Image
Comedy
Chef Video Clip: Sign Me Up
Chef Theatrical Trailer Clip Image
Comedy
Chef Theatrical Trailer
Chef Video Clip: Pick Him Up Clip Image
Comedy
Chef Video Clip: Pick Him Up
Chef Video Clip: Lives Forever Clip Image
Comedy
Chef Video Clip: Lives Forever

Production Details

What we know about the Chef movie production.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Production begins in July 2013 in Los Angeles.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Production will start July 8 in Los Angeles.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Chef was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, May 9, 2014 . There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Neighbors, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return and Moms' Night Out.



Questions

Ask question

Looking for more information on Chef?

Across the Web

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Follow the Updates

Sun., Sep. 14, 2014

  • Set the MPAA rating to R for language, including some suggestive references

  • Added the tagline: "Starting from scratch never tasted so good."

New Movie Trailer

Joy
Teaser Trailer

Netflix Originals has unveiled official trailer for Joy. Watch now!

ADVERTISEMENT

More to Explore

Find and discover more on Movie Insider and across the web.

30-Day Free Trial

Watch thousands of movies 24/7 on Amazon Prime.

Go now
Production Listings

Find and discover movies filming now.

Go now