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The Hundred-Foot Journey

Life's greatest journey begins with the first step.

2014 · 2h 2m · PG Comedy, Drama
Directed by Lasse Hallström

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A story centered around an Indian family who moves to France and opens a restaurant across the street from a Michelin-starred French restaurant.

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If the movie is high on gastronomy, it also redefines cooking with gas.

Wesley Morris, Grantland
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Linus Sandgren's camera caresses the cuisine like an ecstatic lover. It brought out the foodie in me.

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh

Mirren's Madame Mallory unctuously oozes her dedication to perfection from every pore -- and it's truly delicious to watch her work her magic up on the screen.

Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times
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Hallstrom, who also directed Chocolat, follows the foodie-cinema aesthetic by filming the dishes in a gleaming sumptuousness designed to make you famished.

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh

Food porn with a sweet albeit predictable menu.

Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com

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