Pressure Cooker

Name: Pressure Cooker
Genre: Documentary
Released: May 27, 2009
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 72

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Bev Pictures | Release Date: May 27, 2009 | Unrated

Summary: Three seniors at Philadelphia's Frankford High School find an unlikely champion in the kitchen of Wilma Stephenson. A legend in the school system, Mrs. Stephenson's hilariously blunt boot-camp method of teaching Culinary Arts is validated by years of scholarship success. (Non Sequitur Productions)

Director: Jennifer Grausman and Mark Becker

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 99 min

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Steven Rea

A heart-grabbing, awe-inspiring work that needs no embellishment. Read full review

Matthew Sorrento

We witness many of Stephenson's inspirational moments during class, but miles more exist behind her students' skills and execution. Read full review

Wesley Morris

The movie's sense of inspiration is realistic. It never implies a future of glamour, only hard-won success. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Stephenson's a true original, worthy of her own reality TV show. As Pressure Cooker proves: Anything is possible. Read full review

Michelle Orange

The intersection of food and identity is briefly explored, and the prep/exam sequences have a tension and charm that keeps the film moving toward its literally rewarding climax. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Pressure Cooker belongs to the honorable if overpopulated genre of inspirational films (both documentaries and features) dedicated to the proposition that one committed, passionate teacher can make all the difference in the lives of disadvantaged students. Read full review

Justin Lowe

The culinary setting gives this familiar formula an appetizing twist. Read full review

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