15 Movies For All The Foodies

A chef (Jon Favreau) who loses is restaurant job, refit an old food truck and begin to sell Cuban sandwiches around the country with his estranged son.

Why you should watch it: The food presentation is incredible in this movie. just imagine close ups of gourmet meals cooked by a very gifted chef. This movie will definitely put a smile on your face.

Warning: Do not watch with an empty stomach because it will only make matters worse.

A rat who probably can cook better than you makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous restaurant in Paris a.k.a. one of the cutest movies any foodie could watch. Am I right or am I right?

Why you should watch it: It is another vibrant Pixar masterpiece. Ratatouille is spectacular, poetic and suites all ages. This would make a great movie night for the family.

Miles (Paul Giamatti), a failed writer and divorced man, takes his best friend, Jack (Thomas Haden Church), on a week long drive to Santa Barbara County Wine Country where they explore the nature of their failures, reflect about their relationships, and meet a waitress Maya and an attendant Stephanie.

Why you should watch it: Mainly the movie is about wine. You need some refreshment from watching the other movies about food and this exquisite indie dramedy (drama/comedy) will do that for you, buddy. Be careful not to get too drunk.

Babette is a fine French cook, who in 1871, for political reasons must leave Paris and find refuge in a desolate village in Denmark. After years of humble service of two elderly sisters, Babette organizes for them and their friends a proper French lunch. The meal is going to be an eye-opening experience for everyone.

Why you should watch it: It is an outstanding classic movie, with an Academy Award for best foreign movie. Also, food. Duh.

A woman and her daughter open in front of the local church and during lent, a chocolate shop in a small French village. The opening shakes up the rigid morality of the community.

Why you should watch it: This romantic and choc-orgasmic film features Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, and Judy Dench. This will definitely mesmerize every chocolate lover. Salivation guaranteed!

A poor boy wins a chance to visit the most glorious and eccentric chocolate factory ever imagined.

Why you should watch it: This is another family classic and altogether a great adventure that catches the imagination of generations of children (and adults).

Julia Child's story of her first years of career as a cook is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.

Why you should watch it: MERYL STREEP and endless cooking! Yes please.

A failing Italian, restaurant run by two brothers, gambles on one special night to try and save the business.

Why you should watch it: This film is charming for a tasty, low budget comedy film about food. This features a young Stanley Tucci.

A tragic love story between Emma (Tilda Swinton), who is a very unfulfilled woman and a member of a powerful Milanese family, and Antonio, who is a talented chef who reawakens her passion for life with food.

Why you should watch it: This is an elegant drama film that shows that great Italian cinema is not dead. And again, FOOD.

A Chinese chef lives in a large house in Taipei with his three unmarried, and very unique, daughters. Every Sunday the family has dinner together. The thing is, the independent and very modern daughters brings food to the table that clashes with the meals by their very traditional father.

Why you should watch it: It is a delightful movie that will show you how promising Ang Lee already was at the beginning of his career.

Martha is a chef in a famous French restaurant in Hamburg. Disappointed by men, the woman chooses to dedicate her life to work. But her sister's dead and the fact that her boss hired Mario, an Italian chef, to help her at work during such difficult time, will shake her life.

Why you should watch it: This film is a well-made and entertaining dramedy (Drama/Comedy) with great food and storyline.

After the tragic death of his mother, Young Hassan moved from India to Europe with his family. After a period of time in London, Young's ultimate goal becomes Lumiere, a village where he wants to open a restaurant. When his dream becomes reality, he manages the hostility of the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant (Helen Mirren) which is directly opposite to his location.

Why you should watch it: A culinary culture-clash comedy filled with good actors.

The movie follows the highs and lows of Zinos and his restaurant, Soul Kitchen. After many problems and a definitely unfortunate period of time, the restaurant finally gains popularity, thanks to his winning mix of comfort food and good music.

Why you should watch it: Soul Kitchen is a delicious, free spirited story of comfort food, friends and music. What more can you ask for?

Jenna is a unhappy woman who wants to leave her husband an focus on her passion to making unusual pies inspired by her personal life. An unwanted pregnancy then changes the course of events...

Why you should watch it: It's an exquisite, naive, quirky, indie comedy. Jenna and her pies will just conquer your entire being and leave you wanting for more. Our favorite is the Earl-Murders-Me-Because-I'm-Having-An-Affair-Pie. What a pie, that pie.

Flint Lockwood has inventions that are just doomed to fail. To try to save the island, where he is living from poverty, he carefully invents a specialized machine that turns water into food! The best thing-- it works. Unfortunately, the machine will convert the water in the atmosphere too and will transform Flint's moment of glory in a literally humongous disaster.

Why you should watch it: Are you seriously even asking? This movie brings to the big screen every child's (and probably every adult's) dream!