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  • 2018
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2018
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 22 m

Summary While many of his peers were still playing with toy cars, Flynn McGarry was creating remarkable gastronomic delights at his home in Studio City, California. Enjoying unwavering support from his mother Meg, an artist who documented every step of his distinctive journey, he devoted himself entirely to his creative passion. Flynn loved to p...

Directed By: Cameron Yates

  • 2018
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 22 m
  • 2018
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 22 m

Chef Flynn

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Summary While many of his peers were still playing with toy cars, Flynn McGarry was creating remarkable gastronomic delights at his home in Studio City, California. Enjoying unwavering support from his mother Meg, an artist who documented every step of his distinctive journey, he devoted himself entirely to his creative passion. Flynn loved to p...

Directed By: Cameron Yates

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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70
Nov 8, 2018
Chef Flynn is an engaging documentary about McGarry’s boy-to-man journey.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 5, 2018
The Food Network crowd will go nuts for the doc, but beyond the shots of luscious dishes, there's a pretty interesting character study here as well.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
67
Dec 5, 2018
While the movie principally focuses on Flynn’s professional aspirations, including his desire to be accepted as a chef in his own right despite his age (the online trolls had a field day after the NYT article), a prickly relationship with his mother, Meg, provides a subtextual narrative that sometimes feels a bit uncomfortable.
By Steve Davis FULL REVIEW
63
Jan 24, 2019
Ultimately the film is as much about the mother and parenting as it is on the hot-plating Doogie Howser. It’s good food for thought, even if the film doesn’t quite come together.
By Brad Wheeler FULL REVIEW
63
Nov 23, 2018
For much of its first half, Chef Flynn feels like an after-school special with a difference — a big, big difference.
By Mark Feeney FULL REVIEW
63
Nov 7, 2018
At times, Cameron Yates appears to be too protective of his subjects, which somewhat neuters the drama of the narrative.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 20, 2018
Chef Flynn seems more suited for an hour-long show on the Food Network. Its 82-minute running time, although short for a feature film, seems too bloated for this story.
By G. Allen Johnson FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Nov 9, 2018
Duration 1 h 22 m
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Website https://www.cameronyates.com/chef-flynn
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Awards

Cleveland International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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