The Menu (2023)
82%RT Audience Score: 76%
Awards & Nominations: NA
While its social commentary relies on basic ingredients, The Menu serves up black comedy with plenty of flavor.
The Menu’s got a great cast and plenty of fun moments, although the ending might strike some as a little tough to swallow.
Tagline
Wonderful surprises await you all.
Production Company(ies)
20th Century Studios, DUST, Gary Sanchez Productions, Hyperobject Industries, Searchlight Pictures
Distributor
Searchlight Pictures
Release Type
THEATRICAL, THEATRICAL (LIMITED)
Filming Location(s)
Savannah, Georgia, United States; Georgia, United States
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 47m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 2022 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 3, 2023
Genre(s)
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Keyword(s)
starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Fiennes, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Judith Light, directed by Mark Mylod, written by Seth Reiss, Will Tracy, horror, mystery, thriller, comedy, R-rated, Searchlight Pictures, box office gross $38.5M, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, Adam McKay, Betsy Koch, Will Ferrell produced, reviewed by Scott Tobias, tt stern-enzi, Wenlei Ma, Anton Bitel, Candice Frederick, David Stratton, Dan Buffa, Eleanor Ringel Cater, Brian Gill, Patrick Hicks, Sameen Amer
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend: $9,004,957
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $9,641,282
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 972
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $35,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $37,473,233
Production budget ranking: 979
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $20,179,336
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Chef Slowik
Anya Taylor-Joy
Margot
Nicholas Hoult
Tyler
Hong Chau
Elsa
Janet McTeer
Lillian Bloom
Judith Light
Anne
Director(s)
Mark Mylod
Writer(s)
Seth Reiss, Will Tracy
Producer(s)
Adam McKay, Betsy Koch, Will Ferrell
Film Festivals
Toronto
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (310) | Top Critics (64) | Fresh (274) | Rotten (36)
The film fares better as a tightly constructed exercise in horror, like a cross between the mechanized death of a Saw movie and the eat-the-rich grotesquerie of Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover.
December 19, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
Scott Tobias
The Reveal
TOP CRITIC
As much as I liked it… at the end of the day, it’s not quite as smart as it thinks it is.
December 16, 2022 | Rating: B
tt stern-enzi
WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
TOP CRITIC
The Menu is an atmospheric, claustrophobic thriller with a killer ending, but manages to fall short in serving up a full-course of deranged delights.
December 10, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Wenlei Ma
News.com.au
TOP CRITIC
Slowik’s slow-cooked revenge against social inequality, bad taste, cruel critique, culinary pretension and even ‘fast food’ cinema is unsettling and accusatory.
December 7, 2022
Anton Bitel
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
It’s easy to point and laugh at the rich, or feel a sense of vindication… But you still walk away feeling hungry.
December 6, 2022
Candice Frederick
Huffington Post
TOP CRITIC
Stylishly photographed by Peter Deming, The Menu becomes increasingly creepy with each new course.
December 3, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
David Stratton
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
It’s a slow-building revelation that will result in a gasp, and then it just builds on the “out there” abilities of a thriller/horror hybrid. Come for Ralph Fiennes, but stay for the outrageously bizarre finale.
February 8, 2023 | Rating: A-
Dan Buffa
Dose of Buffa
As horror-satire goes, The Menu isn’t especially sophisticated. And true foodies can probably poke holes in every course. But in its own insistently odd way, the film is a good deal of palate-cleansing fun.
February 8, 2023
Eleanor Ringel Cater
Saporta Report (Atlanta)
Finally, we have the definitive proof that American cheese on a burger is good.
February 1, 2023 | Rating: A
Brian Gill
Mad About Movies Podcast
Mark Mylod brings a healthy balance of entertainment and satire to his audience, accented by delicious performances from a cast of characters that make us question what a fine dining experience should look like.
January 30, 2023 | Rating: 4/5
Patrick Hicks
Feelin’ Film Podcast
Dark, wry, scathing, and utterly riveting, The Menu serves a deliciously twisted treat.
January 26, 2023 | Rating: 4/5
Sameen Amer
The News International (Pakistan)
Both ‘Glass Onion’ and ‘The Menu’ owe some of their success and much of our enjoyment to the late, great Lady Mallowan. We are deep into Agatha Christie territory here.
January 25, 2023 | Rating: 8/10
Alexandra MacAaron
Women’s Voices for Change…
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
Trivia
Goofs
As Margot approaches the key to the door, the light can be seen through the keyhole. Once the door is open, the room is dark.
Quotes
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Soundtracks
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