This film following one burnt-out chef's shift in a high-end restaurant makes for a tense, riveting drama .

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 19, 2024

Consistently captivating, Boiling Point serves up a main course of tension with side portions of humour, effective drama and memorable acting.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 18, 2024

...a familiar endeavor that’s elevated by its top-notch performances and smattering of compelling set-pieces...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 19, 2024

Boiling Point is intoxicating stress.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Jan 16, 2023

Its recipe contains the necessary ingredients to deliver a tense and sharp culinary drama, in a kitchen that in one take reaches boiling point with a stupendous performance by Stephen Graham. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 31, 2022

They say that if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Bringing Boiling Point up to the pass, writer-director Philip Barantini proves he is worthy of a seat at Chef’s table.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 12, 2022

Though it doesn’t leave you feeling good, it leaves you feeling and thinking and wondering, in a way I hadn’t considered as fully before, what should I eat for dinner.

| Oct 11, 2022

A film about dynamic teamwork... and of an intense day in the kitchen that could turn into a tragedy. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 6/10 | Oct 7, 2022

A claustrophobic, bleak, rampant film with an anecdotal quality to it... [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 6, 2022

... A ruthless reflection on the interpersonal relationships operating under an oppressive work regime. A regime capable of bringing out the worst in people. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 5, 2022

One of the most novel and attractive films in the non-commercial lineup. [Full review in Spanish]

| Sep 6, 2022

An exquisite dish of cinematographic stress [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 26, 2022

The camera swirls about from one hotspot to another, the precision timing creating the impression that a seemingly random series of incidents is building to some sort of crisis before the kitchen closes...It’s a riveting ride.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 23, 2022

Given the state of the things, it's fair to say that some of the situations that will arise are telegraphed ahead of time, but that adds rather than detracts from the tension - after all, aren't all satisfying meals in some ways connected to anticipation?

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 20, 2022

Nobody here looks like an actor trying to be a dishwasher, waiter or cook. Everyone disappears into their roles. Standouts include Vinette Robinson, playing the ultra-competent sous chef Carly, a woman whose loyalty to Andy has been sorely tested.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 19, 2022

The third act contains a crescendo of misfortune thats ahem hard to swallow, but by this point youll be too invested to pick holes. Boiling Point finds an exceptional story in an ordinary setting, and special performances in every frame.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 3, 2022

A film that is experienced rather than enjoyed, you'll be wanting a long lie down by the closing credits.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 25, 2022

Barantini's dizzying one-shot drama, however, is so much more than a gimmick. It is a towering achievement in performance and direction, and Graham is remarkable in the lead.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 13, 2022

Boiling Point proves a tense and utterly immersive experience.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 13, 2022

]A] technical and artistic tour de force. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 10, 2022