Flamin' Hot

2023

Action / Biography / Drama / History

30
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 87% · 128 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 20773 20.8K

biography based on true story janitor mexican american woman director

Plot summary

The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global pop culture phenomenon.

Director

Eva Longoria Photo
Eva Longoria

Top cast

Eva Longoria Photo
Eva Longoria as Secretary
Pepe Serna Photo
Pepe Serna as Abuelito
Dennis Haysbert Photo
Dennis Haysbert as Clarence C. Baker
Jimmy Gonzales Photo
Jimmy Gonzales as Hector Morales
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908.97 MB
1280*536
English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 21
1.82 GB
1920*804
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   es  
24 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 56
1.65 GB
1920*804
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   es  
24 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 17
4.41 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ceilia-lucas 6 / 10

Could we truly call it a Biographical movie if its based on lies?

Flamin' Hot is a 2023 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Eva Longoria, about a Frito Lay janitor named Richard Montañez, who came up with the idea for Flaming Hot Cheetos.This year has definitely been the year for inspirational biopics such as Tetris, Air and Blackberry and now this latest story - Flaming Hot is captivating, funny and heart warming.The movie tells us about Montañez's life, his determination to make something of himself, his love and support for his neighbourhood and his family and the struggles along the way he faced.The story is fresh and enjoyable with just enough drama to pull the viewer in. The cast was well chosen and the acting was spot on.Does the fact that the story is not entirely true takes away the enjoyment of the movie?Not in my opinion.Could we truly call it a Biographical movie if its based on lies?I leave this question to you.
Reviewed by HenRex 6 / 10

Inauthentic feel-good fabrication

I needed to watch a feel-good, and it does its job as well as could be expected. Unfortunately, what I only discovered afterwards was that although the movie aspires to be a true story of going from being the underdog to the top, the entire thing is a fabrication, as documented by The Los Angeles Times. Montañes has publicly changed important details of the story over his lifetime, and even PepsiCo itself disputes that he had anything to do with Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Most importantly, Enrico was not even with the company at the time this happened, and Montañes was actually promoted to a machinist shortly after starting as a janitor.
Reviewed by spencermcook 6 / 10

Did PepsiCo Get This Ad For Free?

On the basis of emotional sentiment this story checks the boxes by properly building up each sequence with just enough "hope" to maximize the most of its climax. There's a sense of relatability, not only in a product that is universally recognizable, but also in a character that we seem to know all too well in each of our own lives. The tone is light and though you receive a certain payoff toward the end, the reservation of critical moments throughout the rest of the film lingers as an aftertaste. We're entering the era of product films and whether the pieces for each story come from extraordinary roots or simply fall into place they all tend to feel the same. Jesse Garcia is an enjoyable screen presence who leads a unique Hulu project, and from what I've seen with his previous performances, he's only trending upward. I approached the film with a curiosity for an origin story that may or may not have been entirely dramatized, and walked away rooting for the aspirational spirit that is sometimes deeply embedded within each one of us.
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