Sushi fans, food fans, and people who just like a complex family story, rolled up into an uplifting mildly biographical documentary will be rewarded with Jiro...

| Mar 24, 2021

Director David Gelb gives us a portrait of a man with a passion. It's about what it takes to find your ambition and work relentlessly at it day after day, year after year. And what is the price of that perfection?

| May 18, 2020

An artful look at the preparation of one of Japan's most famous exports.

| Original Score: 3.8/5 | Nov 8, 2019

This sumptuous study of art, creation and inner happiness is a taste we should all try to acquire.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 8, 2019

Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a film that knows about humans all too well, tantalizing our taste buds and warming our hearts.

| Dec 20, 2018

While foodies will undoubtedly savor every gourmet moment of "Jiro Dreams of Sushi," even moviegoers who aren't fish fans will find the refined documentary a tantalizing treat.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 8, 2018

At 81 minutes it could do with being still more bite-sized but it's a must-see morsel for foodies. Eat first - it'll make you ravenous.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 1, 2017

A film about the pursuit of perfection. And the cost.

Full Review | May 3, 2015

Ono may be the center of this universe, but the real star of the film is the sushi, and the exquisite yet frustrating beauty with which the camera has captured it.

| Jun 17, 2013

Gelb also provides an education on the different kinds of sushi, the purveyors of premium fish and rice, and overfishing. But it's his lyrical, lovingly photographed scenes of preparation that elevates the documentary to a work of art.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 21, 2013

Subtitled docu about sushi chef inspires and enlightens.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 22, 2013

You may not dream of sushi, but don't watch this on an empty stomach.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 4, 2013

Taking a minimalistic approach that matches his subject matter, documentary filmmaker Gelb delves into one of the most acclaimed kitchens in the world: the tiny Tokyo sushi bar run by 85-year-old Jiro Ono, the oldest chef to earn three Michelin stars.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 15, 2013

I left the cinema wanting to meet the man and eat his food.

| Jan 13, 2013

David Gelb's affectionate documentary ...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 11, 2013

A beautiful ode to an artisan and his culture.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 10, 2013

Jiro Ono's exacting standards have earned him three Michelin stars, but it's his taciturn nature that spices and sours this documentary.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 10, 2013

The themes of age and appalling loss give the film a freakishly affecting lyricism.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 10, 2013

Jiro Dreams of Sushi sets a drool-flecked new standard in food porn, and makes the moanings and gruntings of Nigella Lawson look softcore by comparison.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 10, 2013

The exquisite nigiri slices gleam with freshness, and you do learn about the component parts to the perfect serving of sea eel or gizzard shad.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 8, 2013