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Film · 2022

The Menu

Directed by Mark Mylod · starring Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult

  • 1 h 46 min
  • 15
  • Comedy · Thriller · Horror
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 17 November 2022
  • 7.3 AverageMovieNCo
  • 6.8 Users12 votes
  • 7.9 Critics5 reviews

Synopsis

Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Tyler (Nicholas Hoult), a couple, travel to a coastal island in the Pacific Northwest to eat at an exclusive restaurant, Hawthorn, where the reclusive, globally famous Chef Julian Slowik (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a fancy tasting menu for select special guests. Joining the couple are three young, already inebriated tech bros, Bryce (Rob Yang), Soren (Arturo Castro) and Dave (Mark St. Cyr), an older wealthy couple and repeat clients, Anne and Richard (Judith Light and Reed Birney), renowned restaurant critic Lillian Bloom (Janet McTeer) and her loyal magazine editor Ted (Paul Adelstein), and a famous middle-aged movie star (John Leguizamo) with his assistant Felicity (Aimee Carrero). Hosted by the immaculately dressed front of house staff led by general Elsa (Hong Chau), the evening unfolds with increasing tension at each of the guest tables as secrets are revealed and unexpected courses are served. With wild and violent events occurring, Slowik's motivation begins to rattle the diners as it becomes increasingly apparent that his elaborate menu is designed to catalyze to a shocking finale.

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Runtime
106 min1 hour and 46 minutes
Budget
$35mSearchlight Pictures
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is The Menu?
1 hour and 46 minutes (106 minutes).
When was The Menu released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 17 November 2022.
Who directed The Menu?
Mark Mylod.
Who is in The Menu?
It stars Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult and Hong Chau.
Where can I watch The Menu?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on Disney+ and to rent on Prime Video.
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Director
Mark Mylod

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What the critics say average 7.9 from 5 outlets

  • 9.0 Screen DailyWendy Ide The rarefied world of haute cuisine is not exactly a hard target to satirise, but this deliciously savage comedy from director Mark Mylod makes every bitter mouthful count. Read
  • 8.0 Vanity Fair The Menu lands its joke about the Chef Table-ification of cuisine while also finding nuance in its ?capitalism is a plague? messaging. Read
  • 8.0 The Hollywood ReporterLovia Gyarkye This is a vengeful dark comedy that probes percolating class anxieties (a popular theme in cinema lately). It indulges in opportunities to strip the emperor of his clothes, and while that doesn?t… Read

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