Tony

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Tony

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In Theaters Aug 7

1h 46m

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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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Matt Johnson

Director

Dominic Sessa

Tony

Emilia Jones

Nancy

Leo Woodall

Sal

Antonio Banderas

Chef

Stavros Halkias

Stavros

Linda Marric

HeyUGuys

10h

4/5

Tony works as both a fond tribute and a sharp coming-of-age drama.

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Tony Bravo

San Francisco Chronicle

23h

4/4

Thankfully, the performances are as finely honed as the script. As young Bourdain, Sessa embodies the future food star in his physicality.

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Mark Kennedy

Associated Press

1d

2/4

Focusing on a slice of time from a cultural icon is a now-savvy alternative to the cradle-to-grave biopic. But “Tony” fails as an origin story. The cook is off.

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Edward Douglas

The Weekend Warrior (Substack)

1h

9/10

Tony thrives on how well the renowned television figure is depicted by Sessa, and how the story is told in such a warm and appealing way despite Bourdain’s rougher edges.

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Scott Mendelson

The Outside Scoop (Substack)

3h

7/10

Matt Johnson’s compelling, visually scrumptious and superbly acted picture is a thoughtful coming-of-age drama that just happens to be a "prequel origin story" focused on Anthony Bourdain.

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

4h

B+

Johnson ups his game with "Tony," smoothly transitioning into more serious filmmaking, but he hasn’t lost his spirit, and his version of the Bourdain experience certainly helps to understand the subject in a new light.

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Matt Johnson
Producer: Tim White, Trevor White, Matthew Miller, Matt Johnson
Screenwriter: Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller, Todd Bartels, Lou Howe
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Star Thrower Entertainment, Zapruder Films
Rating: R
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 7, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 46m

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