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The Kitchen

R

Released Dec 8, 2023

1 hr. 48 min.

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi

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89%

62 Reviews

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48%

250+ Ratings

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London, 2040 -- rising house prices, computerized labor and eradication of the Welfare State has turned the city into a billionaire's playground, pushing the lower classes to provincial empty slum-like high rises like The Kitchen. Ex-Smash-and-Grabber Izi is desperate to go straight but when his young son contracts a devastating illness, he is forced to take part in a heist that will change the lives of everyone in The Kitchen forever.

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Critics Consensus

Smart sci-fi that's solidly grounded in social commentary, The Kitchen suggests a bright future for the directing duo of Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares.

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Will B

Not for me, incredibly boring movie. Long winded, not much of a storyline. Very gangster like, you can predict the ending within the first 10 minutes.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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Brooklyn R

This movie was honestly pretty intriguing most of the time. I'm impatient so there were parts that I felt I needed to skip through (only by 10-30 seconds) but I'd always go back to see facial expressions, or details that i may have missed, and whatnot. I think overall it was a well done film, the ending had me in tears which is saying something- I got attached to the characters as the storyline progressed.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/10/24

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Mike S

Almost all of the critics' reviews were positive. Did I watch the same movie they did? I kept waiting for something else to happen - and it never did. The movie just ended. Can I have my hour and 48 minutes back?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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PARWEZ A

For all the near future stuff and all the sci-fi elements, it's a character drama

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/24

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Akhand T

If you want to see a epic movie. Then this one for you

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/24

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Ahsan A

Very good moovi Very good moovi

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/24

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Henry Lawfull

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

The writing is so strong and the performances so good that they feel like real people.

Feb 1, 2024

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

I like this film quite a lot. It's sharp, it's fast and also slow.

Feb 1, 2024

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Robert Levin

Newsday

This is a compelling sci-fi movie, one that does not pander to the usual expectations.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 31, 2024

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Charles Mudede

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

The Kitchen is something like the dub mix of Mike Davis's Planet of Slums and William Gibson's All Tomorrow's Parties.

Mar 21, 2024

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Michael Ward

Should I See It

Kaluuya and Tavares seem to have only scratched the surface of what this story potentially could become.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 6, 2024

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Mark Meszoros

The News-Herald (Willoughby, OH)

While The Kitchen simmers for too long more than once, it is effective when it boils. That certainly goes for its final, tension-filled stretch.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 1, 2024

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Synopsis

London, 2040 -- rising house prices, computerized labor and eradication of the Welfare State has turned the city into a billionaire's playground, pushing the lower classes to provincial empty slum-like high rises like The Kitchen. Ex-Smash-and-Grabber Izi is desperate to go straight but when his young son contracts a devastating illness, he is forced to take part in a heist that will change the lives of everyone in The Kitchen forever.

Director: Daniel Kaluuya, Kibwe Tavares
Executive Producer: Michael Fassbender, David Kimbangi, Ollie Madden, Conor McCaughan
Screenwriter: Daniel Kaluuya, Joe Murtagh
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Film4, DMC Film, 59%, Factory Fifteen
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 8, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 19, 2024

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