La cocina
Get back to work.
In the sweltering back kitchen of a Times Square restaurant, undocumented cook Pedro is caught between mounting pressures at work and a complicated romance with waitress Julia. When money goes missing, suspicion spreads, igniting tensions that threaten to upend the fragile hopes of the staff.
La Cocina (2024) is a drama and comedy film directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios, released on October 25, 2024 with a runtime of 2h 19m. It stars Raúl Briones, Rooney Mara, Anna Díaz and Motell Gyn Foster. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 104 ratings.
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Raúl Briones
as Pedro
Rooney Mara
as Julia
Anna Díaz
as Estela
Motell Gyn Foster
as Nonzo
Laura Gómez
as Laura
Oded Fehr
as Rashid
James Waterston
as Mark
Lee Sellars
as Chef
Eduardo Olmos
as Luis
Spenser Granese
as Max
Bernardo Velasco
Soundos Mosbah
as Samira
Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios, written by Alonso Ruizpalacios and Arnold Wesker, produced by Gerardo Gatica, Lauren Mann and Ramiro Ruiz.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 104 ratings.
If you saw “Boiling Point” (2021) then you’ll get the gist of this drama set in an hectic New York restaurant kitchen. “The Grill” might look peaceful to the customers, but it’s kitchen is a multi-cultural, multi-lingual and attitudinal melting pot of cooks, waitresses and cleaners under the guidance of a no-nonsense chef (Lee Sellars) and a slimy manager “Luis” (Eduardo Olmos). It’s this latter man who finds…
Reviewed on March 29, 2025
La Cocina: Society in a Pressure Cooker Not every film needs to be an Aesop's fable, and "La Cocina" understands this perfectly. Alonso Ruizpalacios has crafted an impressive slice-of-life film that elevates the genre by compressing time, making everything that can happen in a restaurant kitchen visible within 139 minutes. That alone is worth the price of admission. What makes the film remarkable is how…
Reviewed on November 7, 2025
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La Cocina (2024) is available to stream on MUBI and MUBI Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of La Cocina (2024) includes Raúl Briones, Rooney Mara, Anna Díaz, Motell Gyn Foster and Laura Gómez. The film was directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
La Cocina was released on October 25, 2024 and runs for 2h 19m.
La Cocina (2024) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 104 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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