Bottle Shock
2008 · Movie · PG-13 · 110 min · ★ 6.4 · 52% critics
A Paris-based wine expert travels to California looking for affordable bottles for a blind tasting meant to shake up the wine world. In Napa Valley, he finds an underdog winery with surprising quality and tries to bring its wine to France, sparking rivalry, ambition, and plenty of personality clashes along the way.
Based on Judgment of Paris
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-09-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (229 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a laid-back, quirky true-story dramedy with wine culture, underdog energy, and some light lessons; Not for you if you need sharp comedy, tight plotting, or Sideways-style bite.
Pros: charming feel-good tone; wine-world curiosity; strong cast moments | Cons: cheesy early scenes; uneven pacing; predictable, baggy story
Themes
- wine
- winegrowing
Cast & crew
Alan Rickman
as Steven Spurrier
Chris Pine
as Bo Barrett
Bill Pullman
as Jim Barrett
Rachael Taylor
as Sam Fulton
Freddy Rodríguez
as Gustavo Brambila
Dennis Farina
as Maurice Cantavale
- HK
Hal B. Klein
as Shenky
Jean-Michel Richaud
as Maitre d'
Eliza Dushku
as Joe
Kirk Baily
as Loan Officer
Directed by Randall Miller