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Movie ID: 843
RT slug: tony_2026
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tony_2026
Release year: 2026
Runtime: 106 mins
Wide release date: 2026-08-07
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: —
Tomatometer final: —
Audience score final: —
Genres: Biography, Drama
Directors: Matt Johnson
Writers: Lou Howe, Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller, Todd Bartels
Producers: Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller, Tim White, Trevor White
MPAA rating: R
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-07-14 17:55:01
Updated: 2026-09-18 16:53:46
Nineteen-year-old Anthony Bourdain stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that shapes the course of his life.
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Canonical reviews: 236
Canonical fresh: 219
Canonical rotten: 17
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 236 (219/17), 93% (92.797% raw)
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-10-08 13:01:23
Snapshot Tomatometer: 93%
Snapshot review count: 235
Snapshot fresh count: —
Snapshot rotten count: —
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #4409 (delta_update)
| Company | Role |
|---|---|
| A24 | distributor |
| Star Thrower Entertainment | production |
| Zapruder Films | production |
| Billing | Name | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominic Sessa | Tony |
| 2 | Emilia Jones | Actor |
| 3 | Leo Woodall | Actor |
| 4 | Antonio Banderas | Actor |
| 5 | Stavros Halkias | Actor |
| Batch ID | Status | Mode | Created | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 859 | processed | — | 2026-07-14 17:55:01 | Processed successfully into movie_id=843 using update_mode=merge_non_empty. |
| Batch ID | Local Snapshot | UTC Snapshot | Entered % | Entered Count | Status | Notes |
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| 4409 | 2026-10-08 08:01:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-10-08 13:01:23 | 93% | 235 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 3 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=3, fresh=3, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=3, fresh=3, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=236 reviews, 219 fresh, 17 rotten, tomatometer=93% (92.797%). WARNING: entered headline 235 reviews / 93% did not match current canonical totals 236 reviews / 93%. |
| 4206 | 2026-09-30 15:32:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-09-30 20:32:58 | 93% | 232 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 3 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=3, fresh=1, rotten=2, tomatometer=33%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=1, rotten=1. Current canonical totals=233 reviews, 216 fresh, 17 rotten, tomatometer=93% (92.704%). WARNING: entered headline 232 reviews / 93% did not match current canonical totals 233 reviews / 93%. |
| 3935 | 2026-09-23 08:49:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-09-23 13:49:52 | 93% | 230 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 4 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=4, fresh=3, rotten=1, tomatometer=75%. Net new reviews added=4, fresh=3, rotten=1. Current canonical totals=231 reviews, 215 fresh, 16 rotten, tomatometer=93% (93.074%). WARNING: entered headline 230 reviews / 93% did not match current canonical totals 231 reviews / 93%. |
| 3687 | 2026-09-15 14:42:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-09-15 19:42:11 | 93% | 226 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 3 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=3, fresh=3, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=3, fresh=3, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=227 reviews, 212 fresh, 15 rotten, tomatometer=93% (93.392%). WARNING: entered headline 226 reviews / 93% did not match current canonical totals 227 reviews / 93%. |
| 3441 | 2026-09-08 07:57:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-09-08 12:57:32 | 93% | 223 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 11 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=11, fresh=10, rotten=1, tomatometer=91%. Net new reviews added=11, fresh=10, rotten=1. Current canonical totals=224 reviews, 209 fresh, 15 rotten, tomatometer=93% (93.304%). WARNING: entered headline 223 reviews / 93% did not match current canonical totals 224 reviews / 93%. |
| 3321 | 2026-08-31 18:22:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-31 23:22:07 | 93% | 212 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 23 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=23, fresh=19, rotten=4, tomatometer=83%. Net new reviews added=23, fresh=19, rotten=4. Current canonical totals=213 reviews, 199 fresh, 14 rotten, tomatometer=93% (93.427%). WARNING: entered headline 212 reviews / 93% did not match current canonical totals 213 reviews / 93%. |
| 3061 | 2026-08-24 11:37:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-24 16:37:51 | 95% | 189 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 53 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=53, fresh=51, rotten=2, tomatometer=96%. Net new reviews added=53, fresh=51, rotten=2. Current canonical totals=190 reviews, 180 fresh, 10 rotten, tomatometer=95% (94.737%). WARNING: entered headline 189 reviews / 95% did not match current canonical totals 190 reviews / 95%. |
| 2844 | 2026-08-17 03:09:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-17 08:09:22 | 94% | 136 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 17 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=17, fresh=14, rotten=3, tomatometer=82%. Net new reviews added=17, fresh=14, rotten=3. Current canonical totals=137 reviews, 129 fresh, 8 rotten, tomatometer=94% (94.161%). WARNING: entered headline 136 reviews / 94% did not match current canonical totals 137 reviews / 94%. |
| 2747 | 2026-08-14 05:31:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-14 10:31:49 | 96% | 119 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 22 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=22, fresh=21, rotten=1, tomatometer=95%. Net new reviews added=22, fresh=21, rotten=1. Current canonical totals=120 reviews, 115 fresh, 5 rotten, tomatometer=96% (95.833%). WARNING: entered headline 119 reviews / 96% did not match current canonical totals 120 reviews / 96%. |
| 2724 | 2026-08-12 07:02:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-12 12:02:16 | 96% | 97 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 5 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=5, fresh=5, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=5, fresh=5, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=98 reviews, 94 fresh, 4 rotten, tomatometer=96% (95.918%). WARNING: entered headline 97 reviews / 96% did not match current canonical totals 98 reviews / 96%. |
| 2703 | 2026-08-11 07:24:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-11 12:24:52 | 96% | 92 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 3 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=3, fresh=3, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=3, fresh=3, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=93 reviews, 89 fresh, 4 rotten, tomatometer=96% (95.699%). WARNING: entered headline 92 reviews / 96% did not match current canonical totals 93 reviews / 96%. |
| 2695 | 2026-08-11 03:09:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-11 08:09:53 | 96% | 89 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 6 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=6, fresh=6, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=6, fresh=6, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=90 reviews, 86 fresh, 4 rotten, tomatometer=96% (95.556%). WARNING: entered headline 89 reviews / 96% did not match current canonical totals 90 reviews / 96%. |
| 2685 | 2026-08-10 07:32:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-10 12:32:33 | 95% | 84 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=84 reviews, 80 fresh, 4 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.238%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (84 reviews, 95%). |
| 2677 | 2026-08-10 04:32:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-10 09:32:54 | 95% | 83 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 83 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=83, fresh=79, rotten=4, tomatometer=95%. Net new reviews added=0, fresh=0, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=84 reviews, 80 fresh, 4 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.238%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (83). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (95%). |
| 2676 | 2026-08-10 03:52:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-10 08:52:56 | 95% | 83 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 83 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=83, fresh=79, rotten=4, tomatometer=95%. Net new reviews added=0, fresh=0, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=84 reviews, 80 fresh, 4 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.238%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (83). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (95%). |
| 2673 | 2026-08-10 03:22:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-10 08:22:30 | 95% | 83 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=2, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=2, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=84 reviews, 80 fresh, 4 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.238%). WARNING: entered headline 83 reviews / 95% did not match current canonical totals 84 reviews / 95%. |
| 2669 | 2026-08-09 05:40:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-09 10:40:29 | 95% | 82 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=82 reviews, 78 fresh, 4 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.122%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (82 reviews, 95%). |
| 2664 | 2026-08-08 07:22:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-08 12:22:07 | 95% | 81 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=81 reviews, 77 fresh, 4 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.062%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (81 reviews, 95%). |
| 2650 | 2026-08-08 01:18:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-08 06:18:55 | 95% | 80 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 22 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=22, fresh=21, rotten=1, tomatometer=95%. Net new reviews added=22, fresh=21, rotten=1. Current canonical totals=80 reviews, 76 fresh, 4 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (80 reviews, 95%). |
| 2622 | 2026-08-06 10:32:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-06 15:32:56 | 95% | 58 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=58 reviews, 55 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=95% (94.828%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (58 reviews, 95%). |
| 2617 | 2026-08-06 09:32:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-06 14:32:52 | 95% | 57 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=57 reviews, 54 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=95% (94.737%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (57 reviews, 95%). |
| 2612 | 2026-08-06 09:04:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-06 14:04:38 | 95% | 56 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 5 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=5, fresh=5, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=5, fresh=5, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=56 reviews, 53 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=95% (94.643%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (56 reviews, 95%). |
| 2588 | 2026-08-05 13:22:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-05 18:22:13 | 94% | 51 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=2, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=51 reviews, 48 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=94% (94.118%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (51 reviews, 94%). |
| 2582 | 2026-08-05 10:32:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-05 15:32:13 | 94% | 50 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=50 reviews, 47 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=94% (94.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (50 reviews, 94%). |
| 2579 | 2026-08-05 08:51:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-05 13:51:51 | 94% | 49 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=49 reviews, 46 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=94% (93.878%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (49 reviews, 94%). |
| 2577 | 2026-08-04 18:30:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-04 23:30:18 | 94% | 48 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=48 reviews, 45 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=94% (93.750%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (48 reviews, 94%). |
| 2575 | 2026-08-04 17:30:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-04 22:30:21 | 94% | 47 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=47 reviews, 44 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=94% (93.617%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (47 reviews, 94%). |
| 2562 | 2026-08-04 14:45:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-04 19:45:17 | 93% | 46 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=1, rotten=1, tomatometer=50%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=1, rotten=1. Current canonical totals=46 reviews, 43 fresh, 3 rotten, tomatometer=93% (93.478%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (46 reviews, 93%). |
| 2559 | 2026-08-04 12:30:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-04 17:30:15 | 95% | 44 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=44 reviews, 42 fresh, 2 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.455%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (44 reviews, 95%). |
| 2541 | 2026-08-04 08:40:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-04 13:40:41 | 95% | 43 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=1, rotten=1, tomatometer=50%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=1, rotten=1. Current canonical totals=43 reviews, 41 fresh, 2 rotten, tomatometer=95% (95.349%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (43 reviews, 95%). |
| 2513 | 2026-08-03 11:39:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-03 16:39:01 | 98% | 41 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=41 reviews, 40 fresh, 1 rotten, tomatometer=98% (97.561%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (41 reviews, 98%). |
| 2456 | 2026-08-01 08:24:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-08-01 13:24:13 | 98% | 40 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=40 reviews, 39 fresh, 1 rotten, tomatometer=98% (97.500%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (40 reviews, 98%). |
| 2437 | 2026-07-31 08:30:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-07-31 13:30:55 | 97% | 39 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 3 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=3, fresh=3, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=3, fresh=3, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=39 reviews, 38 fresh, 1 rotten, tomatometer=97% (97.436%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (39 reviews, 97%). |
| 2429 | 2026-07-30 13:33:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-07-30 18:33:55 | 97% | 36 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 2 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=2, fresh=1, rotten=1, tomatometer=50%. Net new reviews added=2, fresh=1, rotten=1. Current canonical totals=36 reviews, 35 fresh, 1 rotten, tomatometer=97% (97.222%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (36 reviews, 97%). |
| 2399 | 2026-07-30 06:23:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-07-30 11:23:54 | 100% | 34 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 4 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=4, fresh=4, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=4, fresh=4, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=34 reviews, 34 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (34 reviews, 100%). |
| 2395 | 2026-07-29 15:35:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-07-29 20:35:10 | 100% | 30 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 3 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=3, fresh=3, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=3, fresh=3, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=30 reviews, 30 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (30 reviews, 100%). |
| 2391 | 2026-07-29 14:35:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-07-29 19:35:16 | 100% | 27 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=27 reviews, 27 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (27 reviews, 100%). |
| 2389 | 2026-07-29 14:05:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-07-29 19:05:17 | 100% | 26 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 1 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=1, fresh=1, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=1, fresh=1, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=26 reviews, 26 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (26 reviews, 100%). |
| 2387 | 2026-07-29 13:35:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-07-29 18:35:11 | 100% | 25 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 4 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=4, fresh=4, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=4, fresh=4, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=25 reviews, 25 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (25 reviews, 100%). |
| 2383 | 2026-07-29 12:08:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-07-29 17:08:51 | 100% | 21 | processed | Mode=delta_update. Processed 21 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=21, fresh=21, rotten=0, tomatometer=100%. Net new reviews added=21, fresh=21, rotten=0. Current canonical totals=21 reviews, 21 fresh, 0 rotten, tomatometer=100% (100.000%). Entered headline matched current canonical totals (21 reviews, 100%). |
| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287439 | Stephen Porzio | joe.ie | Fresh | — | 2026-10-03T08:59:36.000Z | 2026-10-03 08:59:36 | Tony's vibes are never less than intoxicating... The coastal period setting is gorgeous and tactile... the kitchen-set scenes hum with... energy, humour and specificity. |
| 287440 | Filipe Freitas | Always Good Movies | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2026-10-01T22:33:58.000Z | 2026-10-01 22:33:58 | Tony rightly entertains at a pleasantly superficial level. More than a technical feat, it’s a strong story with adequate dramatic power. |
| 287441 | Blake Howard | One Heat Minute | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2026-09-30T23:23:04.000Z | 2026-09-30 23:23:04 | Matt Johnson's Tony understands more than a conventional coming-of-age story, it is a film about a young man discovering, with increasing discomfort, just how little he knows. |
| 281193 | Dan Buffa | Ramble On With Buffa (Substack) | Rotten | — | 2026-09-28T00:58:07.000Z | 2026-09-28 00:58:07 | While there is some fine acting on display here, there’s a detached feel that makes little land emotionally. Tone deaf and ending right when it’s getting somewhere, this one doesn’t scream must watch. |
| 281194 | Dionar Hidalgo | Algo Más Que Cine | Fresh | 7/10 | 2026-09-27T18:16:55.000Z | 2026-09-27 18:16:55 | Tony refuses to mythologize Bourdain. Sessa is magnetic as the arrogant, insecure young liar, backed by a tender Banderas. Unsentimental until a softer final stretch—an honest portrait of the man before the legend. |
| 277052 | Daniel Allen | Loud and Clear Reviews | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-09-18T15:45:25.000Z | 2026-09-18 15:45:25 | The key ingredient in this engagingly scrappy film is [Matt] Johnson, who strives for a real, authentic feeling to this story. |
| 277053 | Edwin Arnaudin | Asheville Movies | Fresh | B- | 2026-09-16T23:50:02.000Z | 2026-09-16 23:50:02 | A fine, sturdy biopic — albeit one hampered by the odd choice to make a movie about a fairly basic juncture in Anthony Bourdain’s life. |
| 277054 | Bhavna Agarwal | India Today | Fresh | 3/5 | 2026-09-16T16:39:13.000Z | 2026-09-16 16:39:13 | Tony deliberately refuses to rush towards it, but that restraint can sometimes make the story feel like an appetiser when the subject seems capable of an entire feast. |
| 277055 | Madhurima Sarkar | Mashable India | Rotten | 2/5 | 2026-09-15T23:53:07.000Z | 2026-09-15 23:53:07 | It assumes an existing interest in its subject without doing enough to make you want to know more. |
| 270190 | Pat Bulfamante | The MontyVerse | Fresh | — | 2026-09-12T13:52:35.000Z | 2026-09-12 13:52:35 | A rebellious biopic fit for a culinary rebel. |
| 270191 | Kyle Amato | Boston Hassle | Fresh | — | 2026-09-11T14:16:42.000Z | 2026-09-11 14:16:42 | In the end, Tony cannot quite free itself from biopic clichés, but the film has more going for it than one might assume from the corny trailer. |
| 270192 | Tatsam Mukherjee | The Wire (INDIA) | Fresh | — | 2026-09-10T11:18:52.000Z | 2026-09-10 11:18:52 | Matt Johnson’s 'Tony' Is a Cool Beverage on a Hot, Sunny Day |
| 260294 | Rubén Rosario | MiamiArtZine | Fresh | — | 2026-09-07T17:55:15.000Z | 2026-09-07 17:55:15 | As coming-of-age tales go, however, “Tony's” heart is always in the right place. The more it leans into the tug of war between its protagonist's smugness and his ample curiosity and creative drive, the more it sucks you in. |
| 260295 | Sarah Manvel | Movies We Texted About | Fresh | — | 2026-09-05T21:50:37.000Z | 2026-09-05 21:50:37 | There are more men like this out there than movies would normally have us believe, but we don’t normally know how to depict them without guns in their hands. |
| 260296 | Sammie Purcell | Rough Draft Atlanta | Fresh | — | 2026-09-04T16:06:51.000Z | 2026-09-04 16:06:51 | ["Tony's"] ability to lean into and deftly execute coming-of-age story tropes maps Tony’s summer in the Cape onto a desire we’re all familiar with – the desire to be the coolest person in the room. |
| 260297 | Harry Varvaressos | FILMINK (Australia) | Fresh | 17/20 | 2026-09-04T15:59:59.000Z | 2026-09-04 15:59:59 | … an invigorating biopic tempered with tropes, honouring an iconoclast whose roguish charm embodied something elementally human. |
| 260298 | Lynn Venhaus | PopLifeSTL | Fresh | B | 2026-09-04T08:07:25.000Z | 2026-09-04 08:07:25 | As an origin story where the before is awkward, Sessa slyly shapes Tony’s future self, developing his culinary pursuits and figuring out priorities. Second chances and redemption win out in the script Johnson co-wrote... |
| 260299 | Joe Friar | Fort Worth Report | Fresh | 4/4 | 2026-09-03T15:45:51.000Z | 2026-09-03 15:45:51 | Sessa captures Bourdain’s sardonic wit, and his performance hints at the evolution of the Anthony Bourdain we know from his writing and shows: a person who used self-deprecating humor to mock his flaws and career. |
| 260300 | Kristian M. Lin | Fort Worth Weekly | Fresh | — | 2026-09-02T23:55:29.000Z | 2026-09-02 23:55:29 | An overconfident young man learning how not to be a bastard probably should be the story of more movies than it is. I have seen better examples of the form than this, though the writing and acting make it well worth the ticket price. |
| 260301 | Swaroop Kodur | The Federal | Fresh | — | 2026-09-02T22:14:26.000Z | 2026-09-02 22:14:26 | What works in its favour is its view of a person who isn’t blindly eulogised but is still certainly cared for, giving him a bildungsroman as lightweight as a smile and as satisfying as the first drag of a cigarette after a hard day's work. |
| 260302 | JD Duran | InSession Film | Rotten | C | 2026-09-02T12:36:14.000Z | 2026-09-02 12:36:14 | The script is as volatile as its main character. It contrives drama and forces Tony into decisions that make zero sense in the context of his progression. |
| 260303 | Nathan Caddell | Georgia Straight | Fresh | — | 2026-09-01T17:46:26.000Z | 2026-09-01 17:46:26 | Sessa is great, Emilia Jones as Bourdain’s love interest is tremendous, and Antonio Banderas is the backbone of the film... But it’s perhaps Leo Woodall as the reckless oyster shucker Sal who steals the show. |
| 260304 | Nathalia Aryani | The MovieMaven | Fresh | — | 2026-09-01T15:49:59.000Z | 2026-09-01 15:49:59 | Before "Anthony Bourdain," he was just Tony, carrying raw kitchen confidential experiences with a flame to venture into parts unknown. "Tony" is a briny, consequential coming-of-age story, seasoned with a blend of authenticity, chaos and care. |
| 258498 | Udita Jhunjhunwala | Livemint | Rotten | — | 2026-08-31T19:52:00.000Z | 2026-08-31 19:52:00 | The film stops just as Tony’s life is about to take off. It is an interesting choice for an origin story, but it also leaves the film feeling oddly incomplete. |
| 258499 | Eileen Jones | The Jacobin | Fresh | — | 2026-08-31T17:47:30.000Z | 2026-08-31 17:47:30 | Tony might seem minor as a biopic... But it’s presented as the crucial sliver when he finds an infinitely better way forward. Ironically, it turns out to be quite a wise and touching bildungsroman. |
| 258500 | Sangita Rajan | The Hindu | Fresh | — | 2026-08-31T17:13:46.000Z | 2026-08-31 17:13:46 | Tony is a film that demands to be experienced. Whatever the Internet has decided it is...feels besides the point until you have sat through it yourself and felt passion, urgency, joy, pain and sorrow all at once. |
| 258501 | Rob Dean | Bullz-Eye.com | Fresh | 3/5 | 2026-08-30T17:02:29.000Z | 2026-08-30 17:02:29 | As shot by DP Michael Bauman, "Tony" looks amazing with the 1970s Cape Cod being captured beautifully and making for an inviting escape from the life Bourdain was living (and the world he would constantly seek out). |
| 258502 | Sean P. Means | The Movie Cricket | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2026-08-29T20:21:03.000Z | 2026-08-29 20:21:03 | Johnson deftly captures Bourdain’s contradictory impulses — overconfidence and self-loathing — and shows how the tension between them made Bourdain, even at 19, the person we all recognize. |
| 258503 | Clement Tyler Obropta | Ithaca Times | Fresh | — | 2026-08-29T15:00:47.000Z | 2026-08-29 15:00:47 | Anthony Bourdain would have found it extremely funny that Dominic Sessa plays him as a creepy, brooding, perverted incel who walks with a perpetual hunch. |
| 258504 | Claire Di Maio | InBetweenDrafts | Fresh | 9/10 | 2026-08-28T22:29:46.000Z | 2026-08-28 22:29:46 | "This is merely the story of someone on his way to greatness, and the lessons he had to learn to get there. It’s delicious." |
| 258505 | Keerat Kohli | The Hollywood Reporter India | Fresh | — | 2026-08-28T22:26:37.000Z | 2026-08-28 22:26:37 | You don't need to know a single Bourdain fact walking in. That, more than anything, is the mark of a biopic that's actually working. It's a story about becoming, not a highlight reel of who someone eventually was. |
| 258506 | Shalini Langer | The Indian Express | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2026-08-28T17:55:54.000Z | 2026-08-28 17:55:54 | It all goes down like comfort food, a story that could belong to other misbegotten youth who have found the right mentors at the right time. Tony is maybe not haute cuisine, but it’s a dish served with warmth. |
| 258507 | Juanma Fernández París | El Nuevo Día (Puerto Rico) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2026-08-28T17:45:56.000Z | 2026-08-28 17:45:56 | With brevity and emotional resonance, the film effectively communicates the polarity that has taken root within the film's titular character. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 258508 | Michael Calleri | Niagara Gazette | Rotten | — | 2026-08-27T18:06:59.000Z | 2026-08-27 18:06:59 | Nobody needs anything from what this coming-of-age tale tells us. Certainly not Bourdain’s legacy. Thank goodness episodes of his different shows are available to watch. That’s the best way to get out of the wallow of what you’ve just seen. |
| 258509 | Jason Shawhan | Nashville Scene | Fresh | — | 2026-08-27T16:29:03.000Z | 2026-08-27 16:29:03 | A movie that hits like a meal, 'Tony' puts aside the expected biopic approach of taking a life ...to yield a certain number of joys and pains and lessons learned. |
| 258510 | David Nusair | Reel Film Reviews | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2026-08-27T09:45:06.000Z | 2026-08-27 09:45:06 | ...gripping subject matter that’s employed to watchable yet perpetually underwhelming effect... |
| 258511 | Charles Koplinski | Reel Talk with Chuck and Pam | Fresh | 3.5/4.0 | 2026-08-26T18:54:23.000Z | 2026-08-26 18:54:23 | That you don’t lose interest in Bourdain, despite his boorish behavior, is a tribute to Sessa’s fine work. |
| 258512 | Brett Arnold | Yahoo.com | Fresh | — | 2026-08-26T11:46:57.000Z | 2026-08-26 11:46:57 | There's just a warmth to everything here, from the texture of the photography to its characters. |
| 258513 | Geordie Gray | The Australian | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2026-08-25T18:54:33.000Z | 2026-08-25 18:54:33 | You might expect a film about Anthony Bourdain to have tragedy looming over it. And while Tony occasionally lets the future creep into frame...Johnson largely leaves them as intimations. |
| 258514 | Seth Freilich | Pajiba | Rotten | — | 2026-08-25T17:55:59.000Z | 2026-08-25 17:55:59 | It’s not that this movie fails to do Bourdain justice or anything like that, it just feels like it fails to do the work. |
| 258515 | Shawn Edwards | Fox 4 Kansas City | Fresh | 3/5 | 2026-08-25T17:23:09.000Z | 2026-08-25 17:23:09 | I needed a little bit more, actually much more, but what I got was still enjoyable. |
| 258516 | Christopher Cross | Asynchronous Media | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2026-08-25T17:03:33.000Z | 2026-08-25 17:03:33 | Johnson’s coming-of-age film might not depict the entirety of the icon’s legacy, but Tony better represents its subject by putting all its effort into portraying the essence of Bourdain. |
| 258517 | Kiko Martinez | The Cinesnob Podcast | Fresh | B+ | 2026-08-25T02:48:24.000Z | 2026-08-25 02:48:24 | A reminder that behind every larger-than-life figure is a person - like Anthony Bourdain - trying to figure out what his passions are. |
| 258518 | Laura Hiros | Rincón de cine | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-24T23:54:44.000Z | 2026-08-24 23:54:44 | An honest film that will leave the audience with a delightful aftertaste. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| 258519 | Marlon Wallace | The M Report (WBOC.com) | Rotten | — | 2026-08-24T22:26:43.000Z | 2026-08-24 22:26:43 | What's interesting is that this film has a supporting cast that in their brief moments or even long moments prove to be more interesting and engaging than the protagonist. |
| 258520 | Aisha Harris | Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast) | Fresh | — | 2026-08-24T19:21:34.000Z | 2026-08-24 19:21:34 | This is a nice movie to check out, especially if you're a Bourdain fan, but also, if you just enjoy coming-of-age stories and want to go and see it in a theater. It's a crowd pleaser, and I think we can't get enough of those. |
| 254011 | Mark Jackson | Epoch Times | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-23T18:45:16.000Z | 2026-08-23 18:45:16 | While the upbeat ending might be darkened by knowing that Anthony Bourdain passed in 2018, the decidedly non-hagiographic "Tony" honors his rock ‘n roll style legacy as a cook, writer, and pure example of a fearless traveler on his own Hero’s Journey. |
| 254012 | Candice McMillan | Seattle Refined | Fresh | — | 2026-08-23T18:43:18.000Z | 2026-08-23 18:43:18 | This post-mortem is as sumptuous in its subtle sophistication as it is delicate in its handling of a mortal man who, for many, became a god. |
| 254013 | Michael Ward | Should I See It | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-23T17:43:57.000Z | 2026-08-23 17:43:57 | Tony feels authentic and surprisingly relatable. |
| 254014 | Eddie Harrison | film-authority.com | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-23T07:59:38.000Z | 2026-08-23 07:59:38 | …Anthony Bourdain cooked up his own mythology, but first of all, he generated his own origin story, and Johnson’s tasty film never goes far from that set menu….this is a story of growing up, salty and pungent as a lobster thermidor… |
| 254015 | Mike BC | But Why Tho? | Fresh | 8.5/10 | 2026-08-23T05:13:37.000Z | 2026-08-23 05:13:37 | Despite being fiction on the surface, Tony (2026) feels real and raw. |
| 254016 | Nate Adams | The Only Critic | Fresh | B+ | 2026-08-22T21:28:09.000Z | 2026-08-22 21:28:09 | "Tony" is a refreshing change of pace from the norm, a movie more interested in capturing one formative summer than explaining an entire human being. Dominic Sessa is terrific. |
| 254017 | Alise Chaffins | The Dominion Post | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-22T20:56:24.000Z | 2026-08-22 20:56:24 | So many biopics are unwilling to grapple with the complexities of their subjects, but "Tony" takes Bourdain's own words to heart as its thesis statement and is unafraid of showing him in a less-than-flattering light for most of the movie. |
| 254018 | Alfred Castaneda | Shade Studios | Fresh | — | 2026-08-22T05:59:36.000Z | 2026-08-22 05:59:36 | [Sessa and Banderas] enrich each other’s lives in ways they don’t initially imagine, only to later realize how special the ingredients they share together truly are. |
| 254019 | John Urbancich | JMuvies | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2026-08-21T22:25:25.000Z | 2026-08-21 22:25:25 | What better way to near the end of summer at the movies than a date in old Cape Cod with the chef, writer, and world traveler maybe known best as late cable-TV star Anthony Bourdain? |
| 254020 | Alex Southey | That Shelf | Fresh | — | 2026-08-21T21:52:44.000Z | 2026-08-21 21:52:44 | Sometimes it’s a hangout. Sometimes it’s a coming-of-age. Sometimes it’s an in-your-face biopic, but no matter what, it’s all Tony. |
| 254021 | Rachel Wagner | Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) | Fresh | — | 2026-08-21T21:25:48.000Z | 2026-08-21 21:25:48 | Dominic Sessa is so great in this satisfying coming of age story |
| 254022 | Sonny Bunch | The Bulwark | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2026-08-21T21:10:24.000Z | 2026-08-21 21:10:24 | At its heart, Tony is a movie about what it means to be Good. Capital-g Good, like, the recipient of grace and providence Good. |
| 254023 | Katie Walsh | Tribune News Service | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2026-08-21T19:30:45.000Z | 2026-08-21 19:30:45 | [Johnson’s] focus is on transporting us into this world with immediacy, scattering pertinent story details with a playful sense of spontaneity. However, everything is intentionally, precisely placed. |
| 254024 | Jason Miller | Nerdspin | Fresh | B+ | 2026-08-21T19:02:35.000Z | 2026-08-21 19:02:35 | Tony is less interested in what Bourdain would become than in the becoming, luxuriating in the people and places Bourdain adored. |
| 254025 | Chuck Bowen | Style Weekly (Richmond, VA) | Fresh | — | 2026-08-21T17:55:15.000Z | 2026-08-21 17:55:15 | "Tony" is a well-made example of the fading tradition of the character-driven morality movie — I’m not looking to take it for granted. But it also invites you to take it on terms that it can’t satisfy. |
| 254026 | Tina Kakadelis | Beyond the Cinerama Dome | Rotten | — | 2026-08-21T17:53:10.000Z | 2026-08-21 17:53:10 | Tony is stagnant, missing the truth behind the man who could make friends with anyone. |
| 254027 | Micheal Compton | Bowling Green Daily News | Fresh | A | 2026-08-21T16:11:16.000Z | 2026-08-21 16:11:16 | It is more than just a small snapshot of Bourdain, it is an incredibly moving coming of age film with an outstanding cast that makes it something pretty special. |
| 254028 | Jonathan W. Hickman | The Newnan Times-Herald | Fresh | 8/10 | 2026-08-21T14:39:05.000Z | 2026-08-21 14:39:05 | "Tony" is less about the formation of a controversial celebrity than the patience and support that helped an awkward young man find his way forward. |
| 254029 | Cate Marquis | We Are Movie Geeks | Fresh | 4/4 | 2026-08-21T14:32:21.000Z | 2026-08-21 14:32:21 | Less a biopic than a coming-of-age tale, Tony Bourdain learns lessons in cooking, people and himself during this pivotal time in idyllic Provincetown. It is the summer that changes his life. |
| 254030 | Sean Collier | Table Magazine | Fresh | 6/10 | 2026-08-21T13:44:12.000Z | 2026-08-21 13:44:12 | The film can’t hold a candle to the excellent documentary ... but it’s not without charm. |
| 254031 | Matt Goldberg | Decoding Everything | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-21T13:09:36.000Z | 2026-08-21 13:09:36 | 'Tony,' by being a coming-of-age story rather than a testament to Bourdain’s legacy, ends up as a rich story worth savoring because it cares more about honesty than tidy moments of popular recognition. |
| 254032 | Sarah Vincent | Sarah G Vincent Views | Fresh | — | 2026-08-21T01:17:53.000Z | 2026-08-21 01:17:53 | This story may be more fanfic than fact, but the film captures the conception of a person whom we never knew but loved so we can share a magical cinematic communion between the living and the dead. |
| 254033 | Russ Simmons | KKFI-FM (Kansas City) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-21T00:27:52.000Z | 2026-08-21 00:27:52 | It may not be authentic, but a sharp cast and thoughtful script make "Tony" a full flavored coming-of-age drama. |
| 254034 | Oscar Goff | Cambridge Day | Fresh | 3/4 | 2026-08-20T20:27:40.000Z | 2026-08-20 20:27:40 | While the trailers paint "Tony" as a by-the-numbers biopic, the film is thankfully something more intimate and freewheeling. |
| 254035 | Leigh Paatsch | Daily Telegraph (Australia) | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2026-08-20T20:09:12.000Z | 2026-08-20 20:09:12 | Performances across the board here are uniformly flawless. Banderas has not been so totally on his game for a long time. |
| 254036 | Bethany Jean Clement | Seattle Times | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2026-08-20T19:42:28.000Z | 2026-08-20 19:42:28 | A truer-to-life “Tony” — with Bourdain’s burgeoning fascination with the real characters of restaurants taken from the page to center stage — would’ve been great. |
| 254037 | Louisa Moore | Screen Zealots | Fresh | — | 2026-08-20T16:36:51.000Z | 2026-08-20 16:36:51 | An unconventional, moody, and memorable Anthony Bourdain biopic that captures the messy and uncertain moment when his life began to make sense. |
| 254038 | Kevin Slane | Boston.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2026-08-20T16:30:29.000Z | 2026-08-20 16:30:29 | Sessa gives Bourdain an edge, furious at the world for his failure to manifest a lifestyle that he barely understands. But he also imbues him with a burgeoning curiosity. |
| 254039 | Alex Bentley | CultureMap | Fresh | — | 2026-08-20T15:55:30.000Z | 2026-08-20 15:55:30 | Fans of Bourdain may lament that Tony doesn’t show anything from the years in which he became famous, but the small and personal film makes a great case that the period it depicts is equally significant to his life. |
| 254040 | Nelson Acosta | Koimoi | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2026-08-20T13:27:45.000Z | 2026-08-20 13:27:45 | Tony explores Anthony Bourdain’s extraordinary life through raw storytelling and powerful performances, offering an intimate portrait of the chef, traveller, and cultural icon. |
| 254041 | Jim Schembri | jimschembri.com | Fresh | 2.5/5 | 2026-08-20T11:34:30.000Z | 2026-08-20 11:34:30 | As Good as the central performances are, the film does run a little dry on account of it covering the pre-fame part of Bourdain's life. |
| 254042 | Michael Cook | KARK-TV | Fresh | 9.5/10 | 2026-08-19T21:57:28.000Z | 2026-08-19 21:57:28 | The character [Tony] is a jerk, but Dominic Sessa has an acting style that makes you root for the young man. You don't have to know anything about Anthony Bourdain to enjoy this movie. |
| 254043 | Simon Ramshaw | ScreenAnarchy | Fresh | — | 2026-08-19T19:46:02.000Z | 2026-08-19 19:46:02 | With its shifting, complicated thoughts on how the harm caused by reckless youth breaks and heals its characters, Tony is both biographical and autobiographical. |
| 254044 | Maxance Vincent | Film Speak | Fresh | A+ | 2026-08-19T17:55:42.000Z | 2026-08-19 17:55:42 | It might be Matt Johnson’s most "conventional" movie, but it’s definitely his best. |
| 254045 | Karl Quinn | Sydney Morning Herald | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-19T17:39:05.000Z | 2026-08-19 17:39:05 | Yes, it’s a portrait of a celebrity at a particularly formative moment, but it’s also a story about male identity more broadly, the way many men mask a sense of inadequacy and vulnerability with aloofness or over-assertiveness. |
| 254046 | Jeffrey Edalatpour | East Bay Express | Fresh | — | 2026-08-19T17:11:14.000Z | 2026-08-19 17:11:14 | Viewers unaware of the backstory can simply watch the film as a snapshot of one rebellious adolescent’s summer by the seaside. A season spent pursuing the pleasures of wine, women and seafood, all accompanied by a 1970s playlist. |
| 254047 | Peter Gray | The AU Review | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-19T12:21:13.000Z | 2026-08-19 12:21:13 | This isn’t a film interested in explaining Bourdain’s death through his youth, nor should it be. It’s interested in the spark of discovery that came much earlier. |
| 254048 | Rob Thomas | Not That Rob Thomas (Substack) | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2026-08-19T12:07:14.000Z | 2026-08-19 12:07:14 | "Tony" is such a complete, nuanced portrait of a person, a place and a time that you don’t really even need to know who Anthony Bourdain was to appreciate it. And how many biopics can you say that about? |
| 254049 | Wenlei Ma | The Nightly (AU) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-19T07:13:44.000Z | 2026-08-19 07:13:44 | At the end of the film, Tony refers to himself by his full name, Anthony Bourdain, a gesture that is earnt by the character and also by the movie. |
| 254050 | Patrick Cremona | Radio Times | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-18T20:38:12.000Z | 2026-08-18 20:38:12 | It all adds up to a moving, charming, well-performed summer film told with an commendably light touch – a far cry better than a more traditional biographical film about Bourdain's life and career might have been. |
| 254051 | Ty Burr | Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2026-08-18T18:13:38.000Z | 2026-08-18 18:13:38 | In all, “Tony” is a decent meal with a main ingredient that could use a lot more seasoning and maybe even some more time in the oven – and with that, I am done torturing this metaphor. |
| 254052 | Nick Johnston | Vanyaland | Fresh | — | 2026-08-18T18:11:55.000Z | 2026-08-18 18:11:55 | So, yeah, this is a legit motion picture, surprisingly enough, though Johnson’s not going up to dethrone Mottola any time soon as the modern king of this type of picture. |
| 254053 | Eric Marchen | Rogers TV | Fresh | B+ | 2026-08-18T14:29:00.000Z | 2026-08-18 14:29:00 | Deep down, you know Bourdain probably would’ve hated this movie, but I have no reservations in recommending Tony as a culinary curation of an undercooked icon. |
| 254054 | Christopher Lloyd | The Film Yap | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2026-08-18T14:26:59.000Z | 2026-08-18 14:26:59 | A stirring portrait of food maestro Anthony Bourdain's young life as a Holden Caulfield-like twerp, a wannabe writer always putting up a front -- until someone finally takes his temperature. |
| 254055 | Erik Childress | Movie Madness Podcast | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2026-08-18T14:15:59.000Z | 2026-08-18 14:15:59 | Matt Johnson crafts a coming-of-age hangout film around the famed chef that does not require any foreknowledge about his career as we watch an awakening of someone finding their true calling through mistakes rather than success. |
| 254056 | Neil Pond | Neil's Entertainment Picks | Fresh | 3/5 | 2026-08-18T12:56:26.000Z | 2026-08-18 12:56:26 | A sweet, savory and sometimes spicy snapshot of Bourdain learning about pots and pans and people, and about how dirty dishes directed him to a passion for all things culinary, and beyond. |
| 254057 | Bill Goodykoontz | Arizona Republic | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-17T22:43:27.000Z | 2026-08-17 22:43:27 | Thanks to Sessa’s performance, Tony is a wholly unique creation. It’s kind of like a filmmaker invested in a side character, a supporting player, the seemingly headed-for-nothing beautiful loser who the hero meets along the way, before jettisoning him. |
| 254058 | Ray Pride | Newcity | Fresh | 10/10 | 2026-08-17T21:03:48.000Z | 2026-08-17 21:03:48 | Less slice-of-life than gossamer splinter-of-life... Johnson works from talismans and touchstones, moving at a gratifyingly crisp clip, story sketched with skittering efficiency. And none of it stutters. |
| 254059 | Danny Minton | Houston Community Newspapers | Fresh | A- | 2026-08-17T21:01:45.000Z | 2026-08-17 21:01:45 | Just like having watched an episode of one of his shows, I felt like I had a better understanding of my guide and I left the theater with a renewed longing for visiting places I’ve never been and food I’ve never eaten. |
| 254060 | Niall Browne | Movies in Focus | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2026-08-17T19:14:54.000Z | 2026-08-17 19:14:54 | Thoroughly engaging, monumentally entertaining and perfectly balanced, Tony is a real gem of a film. Every element works, offering up a real crowd-pleasing experience. |
| 254061 | Wendy Ide | Observer (UK) | Fresh | — | 2026-08-17T17:52:19.000Z | 2026-08-17 17:52:19 | While "Tony" may lack the cult potential of the director’s previous work, he injects enough of his off-kilter perspective to avoid turning the origin story of this complex culinary maverick into a cliche. |
| 254062 | Tom Shone | Sunday Times (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-17T16:53:48.000Z | 2026-08-17 16:53:48 | Sessa’s sensitivity and fine features keep fighting through the bravado, which works as its own kind of foreshadowing. |
| 254063 | Zach Pope | Zach Pope Reviews | Fresh | 4/5 | 2026-08-17T15:43:46.000Z | 2026-08-17 15:43:46 | Tony is a straightforward yet deeply sincere love letter to creatives, chefs, and the artists behind every unforgettable meal. More importantly, it tells the unconventional origin story of Anthony Bourdain with warmth, heart, and inspiration. |
| 244712 | Rua Fay | Cinemasters | Fresh | — | 2026-08-16T21:25:45.000Z | 2026-08-16 21:25:45 | as cozy as it is chaotic, as daring as it is devastating, and as new as it is nostalgic |
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