Overview
A culinary adventure turns into a nightmare as diners discover the chef's sinister intentions.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- sardonic
- tense
- grotesque
- halloween night
- dark movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the ensemble performances, especially Ralph Fiennes, and the film's sharp fine-dining and class satire, though some found its characters thin and its later turns less satisfying.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The exclusive island restaurant and its wealthy, influential diners are central targets of the film's social satire.
Chef Slowik presents a sequence of named courses while the dinner progressively becomes a controlled survival event.
Lavish dishes, precise service, and fine-dining etiquette coexist with murder, terror, and disturbing revelations.
Margot's outsider status and refusal to perform Tyler's foodie ritual place her in opposition to the restaurant's controlling hierarchy.
Films like The Menu, and why
Ready or Not
shares a darkly comic horror premise, wealthy guests trapped in an elaborate social ritual, and satire of class privilege
The Invitation
shares an isolated luxury setting, escalating psychological menace, and critique of wealthy elites consuming entertainment at others' expense
Triangle of Sadness
shares black comedy, grotesque social satire, and a carefully staged descent into violence among privileged characters
The Hateful Eight
shares a theatrical single-location thriller structure, class resentment, and a charismatic authority figure controlling a captive group
Movie Details
- Director
- Mark Mylod
- Release Date
- 2022-11-17
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (6694)
Cast
- Anya Taylor-Joy
- Ralph Fiennes
- Nicholas Hoult
- Janet McTeer
- Paul Adelstein
- Rob Yang
- Aimee Carrero
- John Leguizamo
- Arturo Castro
- Reed Birney
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, FXNow, Peacock Premium Plus
- 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 Menu about?
- At an exclusive island restaurant, a skeptical guest challenges a vengeful chef whose meticulously curated dinner turns elite fine dining into a lethal spectacle.
- What is The Menu like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Menu as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Menu violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Menu as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Menu?
- Critics broadly praised the ensemble performances, especially Ralph Fiennes, and the film's sharp fine-dining and class satire, though some found its characters thin and its later turns less satisfying.
- Which films are like The Menu?
- Films with a similar feel include Ready or Not, The Invitation, Triangle of Sadness, and The Hateful Eight.
- How long is The Menu?
- The Menu runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Menu?
- In United States, The Menu streams on fuboTV, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, FXNow, Peacock Premium Plus.
