Boiling Point

Boiling Point

There is no room for mistakes.

Directed by Philip Barantini

Produced by Ascendant Films, Burton Fox Films

202192 min7.2 / 10

A relentless, real-time descent into professional and personal collapse, told with claustrophobic intensity as a chef's world unravels across a single service.

A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Boiling Point one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.

  • Is Boiling Point sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does Boiling Point end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Boiling Point easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Boiling Point scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Boiling Point violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

71/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise47

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Boiling Point, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Boiling Point, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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