
Dinner Rush
2000 · Movie · R · 99 min · ★ 7.0 · 85% critics
Over the course of one chaotic night, a New York restaurant owner tries to keep service running while juggling a demanding critic, tense staff drama, and unwanted pressure from dangerous visitors. As the dining room heats up, family conflict and risky side deals threaten to boil over before the last table is served.
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Details
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-09-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (82 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast, one-night pressure-cooker story mixing food, family tension, and mob threats; Not for you if you dislike hectic ensemble dramas or familiar gangster beats like in The Limey.
Pros: lively restaurant energy; mouthwatering food focus; strong ensemble performances | Cons: some stereotypes; crowded subplots; uneven payoff for some
Themes
- new york city
- gambling
- restaurant
- chef
Cast & crew

Danny Aiello
as Louis Cropa

Polly Draper
as Natalie Clemente

Alex Corrado
as Paolo

Zainab Jah
as Adrian

John Rothman
as Gary Lieberman

Michael McGlone
as Carmen

Edoardo Ballerini
as Chef Udo Cropa

Manny Perez
as Gabriel

Vivian Wu
as Nicole Chan
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Frank Bongiorno
as Enrico Coventie
Directed by Bob Giraldi