Overview
A culinary clash unfolds in the heart of France as two cultures collide over food and tradition.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- warm
- comforting
- comfort viewing
- foodie movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film charming and visually appealing, with Helen Mirren and the culinary atmosphere providing pleasures despite a predictable feel-good formula.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hassan's Indian cooking and Madame Mallory's French haute cuisine move from rivalry toward exchange and shared professional respect.
The Kadam family leaves India after political violence and establishes a new restaurant and community life in rural France.
Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val provides the intimate rural environment where the restaurants face one another and the families become connected.
The film foregrounds sumptuous cuisine, gentle humor, emotional manipulation, and an ultimately reassuring resolution.
Films like The Hundred-Foot Journey, and why
Chef
Shared feel-good comedy-drama tone, culinary setting, family tensions, and cross-cultural connection.
Chocolat
Shared food-centered storytelling, warm immigrant-family themes, romance, and comforting emotional register.
A Good Year
Shared cross-cultural family drama, gentle humor, picturesque European setting, and themes of belonging.
Mostly Martha
Shared culinary ambition, intergenerational conflict, romance, and uplifting food-as-community storytelling.
Movie Details
- Director
- Lasse Hallström
- Release Date
- 2014-08-06
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (1583)
Cast
- Helen Mirren
- Manish Dayal
- Om Puri
- Charlotte Le Bon
- Rohan Chand
- Juhi Chawla Mehta
- Farzana Dua Elahe
- Dillon Mitra
- Amit Shah
- Aria Pandya
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Hundred-Foot Journey about?
- An ambitious Indian chef transforms a feud between two neighboring French restaurants into a recipe for family renewal, artistic collaboration, and love.
- What is The Hundred-Foot Journey like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Hundred-Foot Journey as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Hundred-Foot Journey violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Hundred-Foot Journey as mild.
- What did critics think of The Hundred-Foot Journey?
- Critics broadly found the film charming and visually appealing, with Helen Mirren and the culinary atmosphere providing pleasures despite a predictable feel-good formula.
- Which films are like The Hundred-Foot Journey?
- Films with a similar feel include Chef, Chocolat, A Good Year, and Mostly Martha.
- How long is The Hundred-Foot Journey?
- The Hundred-Foot Journey runs 122 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Hundred-Foot Journey?
- In United States, The Hundred-Foot Journey streams on Paramount+ Amazon Channel.
