Two women, decades apart, discover life's possibilities through culinary passion and a shared love of butter.
Cozy and earnest, with wholesome humor. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight. Based on a book.
Streaming on YouTube (free).
No sex or nudity and mild language, about what a PG-13 should carry.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.
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Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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