Best Movies About Cooking

From Directors: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava, starring Brad Garrett, Lou Romano, Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm
Rated G

Ratatouille is a 2007 computer-animated comedy film from Pixar and Disney. The film follows Remy, a rat who dreams of becoming a great chef, despite his family's wishes and his obvious lack of cooking talent. With the help of Alfredo Linguini, a garbage boy in a Parisian restaurant, Remy is able to fulfill his culinary ambitions. Together, they work to create delicious dishes and prove that anyone can cook. Along the way, Remy learns valuable lessons about friendship, loyalty, and believing in yourself.

From Ang Lee, starring Sihung Lung, Kuei-Mei Yang, Yu-Wen Wang, Chien-Lien Wu
Rated Not Rated

Eat Drink Man Woman is a 1994 Taiwanese comedy-drama film directed by Ang Lee. It follows the story of a retired Taiwanese chef, Mr. Chu, and his three daughters. As each of the daughters approaches adulthood, Mr. Chu attempts to reconcile the traditional values of his Confucian upbringing with the modern realities of life in contemporary Taipei. Throughout the film, the emphasis is on food, which serves as a metaphor for the complex relationships between the characters. The movie culminates in a lavish banquet that Mr. Chu prepares as a gesture of reconciliation with his daughters. In the end, all four characters come to better understand one another and the generational gaps between them.

From Directors: Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci, starring Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci, Marc Anthony, Larry Block
Rated R

From Bob Giraldi, starring Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, John Rothman, Frank Bongiorno
Rated R

From Sandra Nettelbeck, starring Martina Gedeck, Maxime Foerste, Sergio Castellitto, August Zirner
Rated PG

From Alonso Mayo, starring Lou Taylor Pucci, Jayne Eastwood, Pam Hyatt, Cary Elwes
Rated Not Rated

From Nora Ephron, starring Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Chris Messina, Stanley Tucci
Rated PG-13

From Maria Ripoll, starring Hector Elizondo, Jacqueline Obradors, Tamara Mello, Jude Herrera
Rated PG-13

From David Kaplan, starring Kevin Corrigan, Dean Winters, Aarti Mann, Jess Weixler
Rated R

From S.J. Clarkson, starring Oscar Kennedy, Victoria Hamilton, Colin Prockter, Ken Stott
Rated Not Rated

From Christian Vincent, starring Catherine Frot, Arthur Dupont, Jean d'Ormesson, Hippolyte Girardot
Rated PG-13

From Scott Hicks, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin, Patricia Clarkson
Rated PG

From Pratibha Parmar, starring Laura Fraser, Shelley Conn, Art Malik, Ronny Jhutti
Rated PG-13

From Fina Torres, starring Penélope Cruz, Murilo Benício, Harold Perrineau, Mark Feuerstein
Rated R