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No Reservations

2007 · 104 min

A gentle, predictable comfort watch that balances kitchen rivalry and romance with a quiet undercurrent of grief and healing.

Directed by
Scott Hicks
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin
Tagline
Life isn't always made to order.
Overview
Master chef Kate Armstrong runs her life and her kitchen with intimidating intensity. However, a recipe for disaster may be in the works when she becomes the guardian of her young niece while crossing forks with the brash sous-chef who just joined her staff. Though romance blooms in the face of rivalry, Kate needs to look outside the kitchen to find true happiness.

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Directed by
Scott Hicks
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • love
  • work
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, romance, drama
Directed by
Scott Hicks
Written by
Carol Fuchs
Starring
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Music
Philip Glass
Cinematography
Stuart Dryburgh
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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