Chocolat
One taste is all it takes.
2000 • 121 min • Comedy · Drama · Romance
Synopsis
In the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town, where they open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 70 Audience · 3556 · 100%
Vianne and her daughter arrive in a devout French village and open a chocolate shop during Lent, challenging the town's strict traditions and sparking both joy and conflict.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 4/10
- Scary moments
- 1/10
Heads up
- Some suggestive moments and adult themes
- Brief domestic violence, not graphic
- Social drinking and smoking
What it models well
- Embracing change and new ideas
- Tolerating differences
- Finding joy in simple pleasures
- Mother-daughter bond
Talk about it after
- Why the mayor was so against Vianne
- How the townspeople changed their views
- The meaning of Lent for different people
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Top billed cast
Director: Lasse Hallström • Crew: Robert Nelson Jacobs
Trailers & clips
Chocolat | Official Trailer (HD) - Johnny Depp, Judi Dench | MIRAMAX
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.0/10 (3,556)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Box office
- $152,700,626
- IMDb
- tt0241303
- Official site
- www.miramax.com
