Tony

A summer of one love that shaped the future of the famous chef Anthony Bourdain.

2026, Matt Johnson

United States
106 minutes, English with Russian subtitles

Starring: Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall

Nineteen-year-old Tony is sure of his exceptional talent as a writer, but his first step on this path results in failure. A broken heart leads the young man to the coastal Provincetown, and an empty wallet brings him to the kitchen of a local restaurant to work as a dishwasher. It won’t be long before Tony’s full name is known to half the world—he will become one of the most famous chefs of our time.

Still from Tony, 2026

Tony doesn’t mythologize Bourdain—the film makes a very strong effort to deny that he was an ontologically good person—and it results in one of the best biopics in recent memory.

—Nadia Arain, The Rolling Tape

Director Matt Johnson focuses on a single episode in his subject’s biography and captures the decisive moment in the young man’s journey towards a great future.