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Chocolat (2000) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Chocolat (2000) a score of 2.7303 out of 4

based on (226) reviews

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Excellent

(24)

Very Good

(142)

Good

(52)

Fair

(7)

Poor

(1)

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PopMatters (Dale Leech)

If Lasse Hallström's Chocolat were a Disney film, it would be Beauty and the Beast. Both are set in quaint mountainside hamlets filled with close-minded people who are led by an equally close-minded and ignorant authority figure. Both set up an...read the complete Chocolat (2000) review at PopMatters (Dale Leech)

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Director Lasse Hallstrom has the distinguished honor of being the director of my pick for the least deserving Best Picture nominee for the last two years (including Cider House Rules). There's no question of his talent, as both films are very well made, b...read the complete Chocolat (2000) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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Political Film Society

Chocolat, directed by Lasse Hallström, is a modern fable based on a novel with the same title by Joanne Harris. The story, with occasional voiceovers (by Sally Taylor-Isherwood), is based on the familiar paradigm of a stranger entering a small town of...read the complete Chocolat (2000) review at Political Film Society