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42 Grams

2017 1h 22m Documentary Biography Drama List
100% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 67% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings
Chef Jake Bickelhaupt goes from running an illegal restaurant in his home to being a culinary celebrity in less than a year. Read More Read Less

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Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times Based on what we see in "42 Grams," perhaps the place collapsed under the weight of the chef's massive ego. Rated: 3/4 Jan 26, 2018 Full Review Mike Sula Chicago Reader Give it your all and you can lose it all-that's the lesson, accompanied by the frenetic Philip Glass-like string arrangements that have become de riguer in the now ubiquitous genre of tortured-chef portrait. Jan 26, 2018 Full Review Clint Worthington The Spool All in all, this doc offers a sumptuous meal for lovers of fine food and the challenges of creativity. Oct 26, 2018 Full Review Roger Moore Movie Nation A revealing but too-narrowly focused documentary on the making-of-a-Michelin-starred-restaurant and its cost on a young couple's lives. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 21, 2018 Full Review Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Fascinating portrait of a young chef has some cursing. Rated: 4/5 Feb 21, 2018 Full Review William Dass Nonfics 42 Grams offers a look at what it means to fully live your passion. This film should be appealing to anyone who has meditated on how to define their success and what it truly costs to be an "overnight" success. Jan 29, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Awesome doc. Very inspiring and realistic. Super realistic ending as well. Moral of the story - have an out. If you work yourself to death but don't know where you're going with it, you'll burn yourself and your family out. Real stuff, its nice to see the gritty side of the food industry and not just the celebrities. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Chef Jake Bickelhaupt goes from running an illegal restaurant in his home to being a culinary celebrity in less than a year.
Director
Jack C. Newell
Producer
Jack C. Newell, Declan Ryan
Screenwriter
Jack C. Newell
Genre
Documentary, Biography, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 22m