Hold on to your rumbling tummies.
If you love waking up to the warm and comforting smell of pancakes and omelettes in the morning, if you daydream of sushi, ramen, cheeseburgers, pasta and steaks in the middle of work, and if you truly believe that pizza is bae, then you’re in for a treat with this list of movies for foodies that we’ve curated for you.
Brace yourselves (and your tummies), because you’ll surely go hungry after binge-watching these movies!
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Babette’s Feast (1987)
Babette’s Feast is a delightful tale of temptation and discovery. Daughters of a devout clergyman, Martine and Philippa become spinsters on the desolate coast of Jutland, keeping alive their father’s teachings long after his death. They lead ascetic lives but when Philippa’s former suitor sends a Parisian refugee to serve as the family cook, their small world begins to change in a big way.
Actor/Actress: Stéphane Audran
Memorable Food Scene: Where Babette prepares a dish of stuffed quails in puff pastry called “cailles en sarcophage”
The Hundred Foot Journey (2014)
Hassan Kadam is an extraordinarily talented and largely self-taught culinary novice. When he and his family are displaced from their native India and settle in a quaint French village, they decide to open an Indian eatery just 100 feet across a Michelin-starred French restaurant.
Actor/Actress: Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal, Om Puri
Memorable Food Scene: Where Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren) prepares an omelette with Hassan
Burnt (2015)
Adam Jones was once a top chef in Paris until drugs and alcohol led to a meltdown that put his career on hold. After moving to London, Adam gets a shot at redemption when his former maitre d’ reluctantly hires him as the head chef of his fine-dining restaurant. Demanding perfection from his newly formed staff, Jones gets a second chance to fulfill his dream of earning a third Michelin star.
Actor/Actress: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Daniel Brühl, Omar Sy
Memorable Food Scene: That frantic kitchen scene where Jones and his staff prepare a Michelin-worthy meal
Julie & Julia (2009)
Frustrated with a soul-killing job, New Yorker Julie Powell embarks on a daring project: she vows to prepare all 524 recipes in Julia Childs’ landmark cookbook, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” Intertwined with Julie’s story is the true tale of how Julia Child herself conquered French cuisine with passion, fearlessness, and plenty of butter.
Actor/Actress: Amy Adams, Helen Mirren, Stanley Tucci
Memorable Food Scene: Where Julie prepares Julia’s boeuf bourguignon
The Lunchbox (2013)
Lonely housewife Ila decides to try adding some spice to her stale marriage by preparing a special lunch for her neglectful husband. Unfortunately, the delivery goes astray and winds up in the hands of Saajan, an irritable widower. Curious about her husband’s lack of response, Ila adds a note to the next day’s lunchbox, and thus begins an unusual friendship.
Actor/Actress: Nimrat Kaur, Irrfan Khan
Memorable Food Scene: When Ila prepares her husband’s favorite paneer to thank Saajan for sending back the lunchbox
Chef (2014)
After a controlling owner pushes him too far, Chef Carl Casper quits his position at a prestigious Los Angeles restaurant. As he tries to figure out what his next step should be, he finds himself in Miami. Carl joins forces with his ex-wife, best friend, and son to launch a food-truck business, and the venture provides a chance to reignite his passion for cooking – as well as his zest for life and love.
Actor/Actress: Jon Favreau, Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara, Robert Downey Jr.
Seductive Food Scene: ALL OF THEM (special mention to when he prepares a simple pasta for Molly and a grilled cheese for his son)
No Reservations (2007)
The story is about a tough and determined head chef who hates leaving the kitchen when she receives compliments from her customers, but is more than ready to storm out if someone insults her cooking. A recipe for disaster may be in the works when she becomes the guardian of her young niece while crossing forks with the brash sous-chef who just joined her staff.
Actor/Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin
Seductive Food Scene: When Nick (Aaron Eckhart) makes spaghetti to tempt Zoe (Abigail Breslin) to eat
Ratatouille (2007)
Remy dreams of becoming a chef, despite being a rat in a definitely rodent-phobic profession. He moves to Paris to follow his dream, and with the help of hapless garbage boy Linguini he puts his culinary skills to the test in the kitchen but he has to stay in hiding at the same time, with hilarious consequences.
Actor/Actress: Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano
Memorable Food Scene: When Remy remedies Linguini’s soup disaster AND when he decides to cook the peasant dish “ratatouille” for food critic, Anton Ego
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Like Water for Chocolate revolves around a passionate but forbidden affair between Tita and Pedro. Though he still loves Tita, he weds her older sister which creates a tense situation in their home. Tita’s powerful emotions begin to surface in fantastical ways through her cooking.
Actor/Actress: Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi
Memorable Food Scene: Tita makes quail in rose petal sauce using the bouquet of flowers given to her by Pedro
Big Night (1996)
Two brothers from Italy open up an Italian restaurant in New Jersey called ‘Paradise,’ in the hopes of saving their failing family business. One day, they are given the opportunity to cook for a special benefit concert which will likely decide the fate of their restaurant.
Actor/Actress: Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci
Memorable Food Scene: The revealing of timpano, an Italian baked pasta dish
Tampopo (1985)
Tampopo is about a widow who is struggling to open up her own ramen shop. She then meets a milk truck driver who seems to know everything about making great noodles.
Actor/Actress: Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken Watanabe
Memorable Food Scene: That scene where the ramen master teaches Gun the right way to eat ramen will surely make you crave
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Flint Lockwood, a frustrated scientist, creates a machine that can turn water into food. He becomes a local hero when tasty treats fall from the sky like rain. But when the machine spins out of control and threatens to bury the whole world under giant mounds of food, Flint finds he may have bitten off more than he can chew.
Actor/Actress: Bill Hader, Anna Faris
Memorable Food Scene: Pretty much any time food came down from the sky – an absolute dream for all of us.
Chocolat (2000)
Vianne and her daughter move to a small village in France where she decides to open a chocolaterie just when the people are still observing the forty days of Lent. When the Mayor begins to see her as a threat to the town’s virtue, things get a little out of hand for the single mother.
Actor/Actress: Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina
Seductive Food Scene: The outdoor patio lunch when Vianne served turkey with chocolate sauce
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Eat Drink Man Woman is about Mr. Chu, a widowed father of three daughters and also a master chef, who struggles maintaining a harmonious relationship with his girls due to his traditional and conservative beliefs. With his unparalleled skill in the art of cooking, one day he uses their grand ritual of Sunday dinner to communicate with them.
Actor/Actress: Shihung Lung, Kuei-Mei Yang, Chien-lien Wu, Yu-Wen Wang
Memorable Food Scene: Definitely, the opening scene
I Am Love (2009)
A Russian woman named Emma marries into a powerful Milanese family, gets bored with the restrictive lifestyle that she is living. Her passion is re-awakened by the young, working-class chef Antonio, as she falls for him and his extraordinary food creations.
Actor/Actress: Tilda Swinton, Edoardo Gabbriellini
Memorable Food Scene: Those succulent prawns served during the lunch scene
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (2005)
There are two movie adaptations of this story but the most recent one, with the Tim Burton treatment, stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie, a poor boy who wins a golden ticket to visit the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory.
Actor/Actress: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter, AnnaSophia Robb
Memorable Food Scene: The chocolate room, no doubt!
Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
At 85 years old, Jiro Ono is considered by many to be the best shokunin (sushi craftsman) in the world. His restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro, lies in a Tokyo subway station and seats only ten, yet attracts patrons from all over the world. In Jiro Dreams of Sushi, director David Gelb captures the magic of the legendary chef and his relationship with both family and food.
Actor/Actress: Jiro Ono, Takasi, Yoshikazu
Seductive Food Scene: Jiro’s sushi course “concerto” will give you endless sushi dreams
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