# The best cooking movies of all time

From Babette's Feast to Ratatouille: the food films audiences and critics love most (Cinetrafic, Frfam).

- 36 votes · 12 items
- Mar 5, 2024 · Mehdi Vincent
- https://even.best/en/l/1993/the-best-cooking-movies-of-all-time

## Top 12

1. **Babette's Feast (1987)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Gabriel Axel and a French dinner in an austere Danish village; Oscar for foreign film.
2. **The Taste of Things (2023)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel at the stove; best director at Cannes.
3. **Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — The documentary about sushi master Jiro Ono.
4. **Ratatouille (2007)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Remy, a rat who dreams of becoming a chef in Paris.
5. **The Lunchbox (2013)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A misdelivered lunchbox in Mumbai starts a correspondence.
6. **The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — An Indian family opens a restaurant across from Helen Mirren's.
7. **Tampopo (1985)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Juzo Itami's «ramen western», a joyful tribute to culinary obsession.
8. **Haute Cuisine (2012)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Catherine Frot as the French president's personal cook.
9. **Big Night (1996)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Two Italian brothers and one dinner that could save their restaurant.
10. **Chocolat (2000)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Juliette Binoche opens a chocolate shop in a strict village.
11. **Julie & Julia (2009)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Meryl Streep as Julia Child and a blogger who cooks her entire book.
12. **Chef (2014)** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — Jon Favreau leaves a fancy restaurant for a food truck.

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