The Contender
2015•1h 14m•3.0•Released
Documentary
In the winter of 2012, Certified Master Chef Rich Rosendale and Corey Siegel earned the opportunity to represent the United States in the prestigious cooking competition known as the Bocuse d'Or. Held every two years in Lyon, France, the Bocuse d'Or represents the pinnacle of competition cooking. With the United States determined to make the podium for the first time ever, Rich and Corey embark on an intense one-year training regimen that includes the construction of a secret test kitchen inside of a decommissioned cold war bunker. Together with some of America's greatest chefs, they will vie for culinary glory at the Bocuse d'Or in Lyon, France.
Director
Josh Baldwin
Languages
English
Cast
Rich Rosendale
Corey Siegel
Daniel Boulud
Gavin Kaysen
Recommended
6.4
A Toxic Love Story
2026
7.2
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
7.2
Come See Me in the Good Light
2025
7.5
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
8
Making Squid Game: The Challenge
2023
8.5
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013
7.2
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022
7.1
The Class of ‘92
2013
7
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
2021
7.4
Above Majestic
2018
7.8
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream
2013
7
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
6.4
Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
2014
7
Ferrari: Race to Immortality
2017
6.2
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
2025
6.8
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
6.6
1
2013
6.6
Harmontown
2014
7.8
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
7.5
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022
Similar Movies
The Farm: 10 Down
2009
J.G. Ballard: The Future Is Now
1998
7.5
Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock
2014
A Bunch of Melons Eating Shawarma
2017
6.9
Heroin(e)
2017
Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution
2003
6.8
How Weed Won the West
2010
Heston's Marvellous Menu Back to the Noughties
2019
Drowning on Dry Land
2015
6
The Valley of Gods
0
6
Un Jour en France
2015
10
Heart of an Empire
2007
6.6
The Botany of Desire
2009
5
The Doctor Speaks Out
1966
7
Wordplay
2006
9.5
Eating
2004
7.5
O.J.: Guilty in Vegas
2017
Last Words
0
6.4
Full Tilt Boogie
1998
6.7
Sounds Like Teen Spirit
2009