Special Report
Best Movies About Food, Restaurants, and Chefs
August 21, 2022 11:00 am
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15. Diner (1982)
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10 (21,259 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 78% (5,000 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 93% (44 reviews)
> Directed by: Barry Levinson
“Diner” follows a group of friends in their early 20s who reunite at their favorite Baltimore diner in 1959 and contemplate their passage into adulthood as one of their gang reconsiders his upcoming marriage plans. The film marked the first credited film roles for Ellen Barkin, Paul Reiser, and Tim Daly.
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14. Chef (2014)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (205,846 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 85% (60,014 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 87% (191 reviews)
> Directed by: Jon Favreau
“Chef” is a road comedy-drama that follows a famous chef as he loses his job and moves across the country to start a food truck with his young son in an attempt to exercise creative freedom.
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13. The Bob’s Burgers Movie (2022)
> IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (13,987 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 89% (1,000 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 88% (144 reviews)
> Directed by: Loren Bouchard & Bernard Derriman
An animated musical comedy based on the popular television series, this film follows the hilarious Belcher family as they attempt to save their burger restaurant after a sinkhole opens up in front of it.
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12. Dinner Rush (2000)
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (5,048 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 85% (4,136 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 91% (45 reviews)
> Directed by: Bob Giraldi
Set in a bustling New York Italian restaurant owned by a veteran bookie, “Dinner Rush” combines organized crime, gambling addiction, and inventive cuisine in an explosive and unpredictable drama.
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11. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
> IMDb user rating: 7.5/10 (38,169 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 88% (10,000 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 86% (49 reviews)
> Directed by: Peter Greenaway
When a brutal mob boss becomes the new owner of a high-end restaurant, illicit sex, torture, murder, and cannibalism become the fare in this graphic cinematic masterpiece.
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