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Forrest Gump.

... You don't have to be perfect. Life don't have to be perfect. Accepting and enjoying what you pick from a box of chocolates is the key to happiness.

[Extreme Noah]

scape plan

[eVampire1]

Man From Earth, a lot of poignant moments.

[Errand_boy]

finding forrester

[Jr😋]

a taxi driver

[alpacino2]

21

[Eraldlcoil]

Secret life of Walter Mitty

[Sharp Snipes😎]

Facing The Giant

[Joseph Seed cult]

Patch adams and dead poet's society

[K0RN - RETIR3D]

Good Will Hunting

[Kutitap 123]

City of Angels

[beancurd2020]

Chef (2014 Film)

 

Starring / written / produced / directed by Jon Favreau

 

PLOT:

 

Miami-born Carl Casper is the head chef of Gauloise in Brentwood, Los Angeles. While popular with his kitchen staff and hostess Molly, Carl clashes with the restaurant's owner, Riva, who wants him to stick to "classics" rather than innovative dishes. Carl has a strained relationship with his tech-savvy preteen son, Percy, and rich ex-wife, Inez.

When Carl has the chance to serve prestigious food critic and blogger Ramsey Michel, Riva demands he prepare old favorites at the last minute; Carl concedes, leading to a scathing review. On Twitter, Carl insults Ramsey, not realizing that his reply is public, and gains a large online following. Carl comes up with a new menu that his staff loves and invites Ramsey to a "rematch", but leaves after confronting Riva, who wants the old menu again.

At home, Carl prepares the menu he wanted, while his sous-chef Tony serves Ramsey the same dishes from his prior visit. Ramsey tweets negatively about Carl, causing Carl to confront him at the restaurant and publicly berate him. Videos of Carl's meltdown go viral, leaving him humiliated and unemployable.

Carl reluctantly accepts Inez's invitation to accompany her and Percy to Miami, where he rediscovers his love for Cuban cuisine. At Inez's encouragement, her ex-husband Marvin offers Carl a dilapidated food truck. Carl and Percy bond while restoring the truck and buying groceries, and Carl gives him a chef's knife. Martin, Carl's friend and former line cook, turns down his promotion at Gauloise to join Carl, who has reignited his passion as a chef.

Carl, Martin, and Percy drive the truck across the country to Los Angeles, serving Cuban sandwiches and yuca fries. Percy promotes them on social media, and they find success in New Orleans and Austin, where their daily specials include po' boys and barbecued brisket, made with local ingredients.

Back in Los Angeles, having strengthened his relationship with Percy, Carl accepts his son's offer to help with the food truck. Ramsey visits the truck to explain his bad review: though an early fan of Carl, he was disappointed by a meal he felt was beneath Carl's skills. Impressed with the chef's return to form, Ramsey offers to bankroll a new restaurant where Carl will have full creative control.

Six months later, the successful new restaurant is closed for a private event: Carl and Inez's remarriage ceremony.

[M Corleone]

> The Godfather Trilogy;

> The Goodfellas; and

> The The Untouchables

[Shalnark]

Nacho Libre

[artedpro]

Pay It Forward

... spread positivity and share blessings

[bods1000]

Snow White And The Three Stooges