5 Delicious Cooking Movies That Will Make You Drool over the Plot as Much as the Food

There are all kinds of movies, but movies about food are perhaps the most specific genre. They captivate you with the story and hypnotize you with the delicious food.

If that's what you're looking for, here are five movies to choose from.

Julie & Julia (2009, 7.0 on IMDb)

Adapted from two books, Alex Prud'homme and Julia Child's My Life in France and Julie Powell's Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously, this biographical comedy-drama follows Powell, a young New Yorker, as she attempts to cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child's book in a single year, while also chronicling the early years of the celebrated chef's career. In addition to two fascinating storylines, the film is filled with delicious, mouth-watering food.

Big Night (1996, 7.3 on IMDb)

This classic comedy-drama from Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci centers on two Italian immigrant brothers, nicknamed Secondo and Primo, who run a struggling restaurant on the Jersey Shore. In an attempt to boost their business, they organize an evening of free food at the venue, but the gimmick proves to be not so easy to pull off. From exciting family drama to tasty-looking Italian cuisine, the movie has a lot going for it.

Chef (2014, 7.3 on IMDb)

Jon Favreau's famous comedy-drama about Carl Casper, a Los Angeles chef who is bored with his monotonous and uninspiring restaurant job, and has some family problems when his wife divorces him and gets custody of their son, is a prime example of a good movie. Funny, dramatic, and absolutely delicious, Chef makes for a perfectly pleasant viewing experience.

The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014, 7.3 on IMDb)

An adaptation of Richard C. Morais' novel of the same name, this film starring Helen Mirren, Om Puri and Manish Dayal focuses on the feud between the owners of two restaurants, one Indian and the other traditional French, located across the street from each other in a small French town. As they compete for customers, they learn more about each other and come to appreciate each other's cultures and, more importantly, cuisines. What's more, the movie has an exciting love story to follow.

The Taste of Things (2023, 7.6 on IMDb)

The recent release starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel is a wonderful historical romance drama that follows Eugénie, a cook who works for Dodin, who enjoys her cooking, and is a beautiful love story between the two characters. As they work together, Eugénie and Dodin grow closer and develop feelings for each other. Along the way, they cook all kinds of delicious meals to drool over.