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Boiling Point (2019)

03/13/2019 Thriller, Drama 0h 22m
74%
User
Score
7.5/10

Overview

During the busy run-up to Christmas, a single-take snapshot of the immense stress and skills of a talented head chef reveals that things are about to burst behind the restaurant's flash façade.

James Cummings

Writer

Philip Barantini

Director

Top Billed Cast

Stephen Graham

Stephen Graham

Chef

Jonas Armstrong

Jonas Armstrong

Freeman

Alice May Feetham

Alice May Feetham

Manager

Andrew Ellis

Andrew Ellis

Dicky

Hannah Walters

Hannah Walters

Amanda

Robbie O'Neill

Robbie O'Neill

Bale

Aston Kelly

Aston Kelly

Hobbs

Jay Johnson

Jay Johnson

Ethan

Tahla Krösschell

Tahla Krösschell

Andrea

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Media

2019 British Independent Film Awards Nominee - Boiling Point - Stephen Graham (TRAILER)

2019 British Independent Film Awards Nominee - Boiling Point - Stephen Graham (TRAILER)

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Reviews

A review by r96sk

Written on January 14, 2023

Fascinating to see what came before the feature-length film. 2019 short <em>'Boiling Point'</em> is honestly as entertaining as the 2021 flick, it even feels like a prequel/sequel at times. They most definitely elevated it to make it bigger and better but the same sorta chaotic charm is present in this too. Neat to see some of the cast members made the move over into the full one, including the terrific Stephen Graham of course.

I read that they are doing a sequel television series for the 'main' production. Ought to be good!...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on June 14, 2024

Twenty minutes of continuous drama showcasing the horror of working for a vodka-imbued perfectionist chef (Stephen Graham) who has to run an hectic kitchen of professionals (and lazy gits) whilst trying to keep his increasingly irritated front of house manager placated as she relays complaints from the hungry that it's all just taking too long to get their mallard from saucepan to sauce. It's nearly Christmas but any spirit of peace and goodwill has long been abandoned as the freneticism reaches it's not entirely unsurprising denouement. I thought the dialogue a little unnecessarily angry and confrontational at times, but director Philip Barantini let's Graham flow freely with this natural and quite unsettling look at what goes on behind the doors. Perhaps worth considering when we think t...

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