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Boiling Point

Boiling Point

Drama · Thriller · 2021

A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

Movie details

Boiling Point

“There is no room for mistakes.”

2021 Drama · Thriller 1h 32m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.5 / 10

49.5K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

99 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

73 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Boiling Point?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Philip Barantini

Written by

Philip Barantini · James Cummings

Stephen Graham

Stephen Graham

Andy Jones

Vinette Robinson

Vinette Robinson

Carly

Alice May Feetham

Alice May Feetham

Beth

Jason Flemyng

Jason Flemyng

Alastair Skye

Hannah Walters

Hannah Walters

Emily

Malachi Kirby

Malachi Kirby

Tony

Izuka Hoyle

Izuka Hoyle

Camille

Court is in session

Put Boiling Point on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.