Chef (2014)

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Starting from scratch never tasted so good.

When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love.

• Released: 2014-05-08
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 54m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 3,773 votes

Directed by Jon Favreau.

Top cast

• Jon Favreau as Carl Casper
• John Leguizamo as Martin
• Bobby Cannavale as Tony
• Emjay Anthony as Percy
• Scarlett Johansson as Molly
• Dustin Hoffman as Riva
• Sofía Vergara as Inez
• Oliver Platt as Ramsey Michel
• Amy Sedaris as Jen
• Robert Downey Jr. as Marvin

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Chef

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; watch free on Rakuten TV, YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Stan; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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