The Big Cheese

Name: The Big Cheese
Duration: 1 h 27 min

1hr 27m

1hr 27m
3.6/5 (166)
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An underdog American team competes for first place at France's Mondial du Fromage: the Olympics of cheese. More Details »

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Release Date:

Aug 7, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 27m

Synopsis

An underdog American team competes for first place at France's Mondial du Fromage: the Olympics of cheese.

Moviegoers are saying

This cheese competition documentary has audiences simultaneously craving artisanal gouda and questioning their career choices, with viewers genuinely moved by the passionate dedication of competitive cheesemongers. Despite modest ratings averaging around 4/10, the film strikes an unexpectedly emotional chord, making audiences fall in love with both the 'weird niche industry' and the larger-than-life personalities who live for it.

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Career-Goals

Niche-Passion

Comfort-Food

Feel-Good

Life-Changing

Artisan-Craft

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3.6

RATINGS 1 FANS

3.6

Apr 24, 2026

one of my favorite things about being human is the existence of various Weird Niche Industries and especially when people become so passionate about their Weird Niche that they can't help but cry while trying to explain it to you LONG LIVE WEIRD NICHES (also long live…

27 Likes

ohmygod_b3cky

Feb 7, 2026

Last night a cheesemonger saved my life

25 Likes

taryn

Feb 7, 2026

Brb, dropping out of school to become a cheesemonger

20 Likes

Aiden 🎬
May 30, 2026

"Cheese is a passionate food." I love cheese. Nothing pleases me more than putting together a charcuterie board. My New Year's Day tradition for myself is putting on some favorite films, while working on a puzzle and enjoying a charcuterie I've put together for myself.…

10 Likes

Leah

Apr 13, 2026

does anyone want to go get $5000 worth of matching cheese tattoos with me

8 Likes

Chloe

Apr 24, 2026

Ford v Ferroquefort

8 Likes

Steven
Aug 7, 2026

Thankful for the reminder that humanity is beautiful and I love people I love you Courtney

7 Likes

jcrandell

Apr 13, 2026

the early bird🐦🦜 gets the worm🐛 but☝️ the second✌️ mouse🐭🐁 gets the CHEESE🪤🧀

7 Likes

sofia

Aug 21, 2026

I demand an explanation for why I am not seeing the Mondial du Fromage on network television with color commentators and little biographical packages about each competitor.

4 Likes

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