The Chef
Seen it?2019 | 20 min | Science Fiction
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fans of thinking-person's sci-fi and spy-story fans. Underneath the tech, it's asking what being human really means. If you loved Ex Machina or Companion, start here. Nobody is quite who they seem.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Well paced, at 20 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
In a time when work is done by robots, a traditional Chinese chef is forced to train a Caucasian humanoid to cook Chinese food, but a former protégé of the chef makes this harder by joining an anti-robot riot group.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hao Zheng
- Jim LauPu
- Quinn Von HoeneWilliam
- Allen Theosky RoweQiang
- Raymond MaMr. Huang
- Jizhong ZhangDong
- Todd LienZheng
- Michelle SunLobby Manager
- Alberto HenriquezToona Vendor
- Nicholas TeixeiraProtestor