Movies about cooks

Movies about cooks
List of the best movies about chefs selected by visitors to our site: The Hundred-Foot Journey, Summer Villa, Sweet Bean, Crazy Rich Asians, Haute Cuisine, A Chef in Love, Burnt, Kitchen in Paris, Julie & Julia, Love Sarah.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Country
Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, India, United Arab Emirates
Duration02:02
CharactersCooks, Family
PlotRivalry
PlaceVillage, France, Kitchen, India, Small cities
StyleTo cry, Cute, Soulful, Touching, Serious

A story centered around an Indian family who moves to France and opens a restaurant across the street from a Michelin-starred French restaurant.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
CharactersCooks, Writers
PlotLove, Vacation
PlaceFrance, Small cities
TimeSummer
StyleRomantic, Light, Cute, Inspirational, Atmospheric

Although a successful romance novelist, Terry Russell hasn't had luck in her own love life. After a disastrous first date with cocky, hot-shot New York chef Matthew Everston, she retreats to her friend's French villa for the summer to finish her latest novel, with her reluctant teenage daughter in tow.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama
CountryJapan, France, Germany
Duration01:41
CharactersDogs, Teens, Cooks, Disabled people, Birds
PlotFriendship, Death, Water, Inheritance, Happiness
PlaceNature, Trains, Japan, Moon
TimeSummer
StyleSoulful, By books, Philosophical, Makes me think, Touching

Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayaki pastries filled with sweet red bean paste (“an”). When an old lady, Tokue, offers to help in the kitchen he reluctantly accepts. She will soon prove to have magic in her hands…

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:36
CharactersLesbians, Cooks, Rich guys and poor girls, Rich, Twins
PlotDancing, Wedding, Money
PlaceAircraft, Islands
StyleLight, Soulful, Fascinating

An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, biography
CountryFrance
Duration01:35
CharactersCooks
PlaceKitchen

The story of Danièle Delpeuch and how she was appointed as the private chef for François Mitterrand.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryFrance, Georgia, Ukraine, Belgium, Russia, Germany
CharactersCooks
PlotTravel, Revolution
PlaceKitchen, Caucasus, Georgia
StyleRomantic, Atmospheric

The story of Pascal Ichak, a larger-than-life French traveller, bon vivant, and chef, who falls in love with Georgia and a Georgian princess in the early 1920s. All is well until the arrival of the Red Army of the Caucasus, as the Soviet revolution that has swept Russian comes to Georgia. Told as a flashback from the present, as a French-Georgian man whose mother was Pascal's lover translates his memoirs for Pascal's niece.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:05
CharactersGay, Cooks, Alcoholics
PlotLove, Revenge, Obsession, Drug addict, Birthday
PlacePrison, Paris, England, France, Kitchen
StyleExciting, Inspirational

Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy
CountryRussia
Duration01:46
CharactersCooks, Cooks, Waiters
PlotLove, Friendship
PlaceParis, Kitchen
StyleLight, To cry, Touching

The employees of the famous Russian "Claude Monet" restaurant are forced to move their business to Paris.

Markimdb: 7
Genremelodrama, drama, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:03
CharactersCooks, Family, Writers
PlotOn real events, Obsession
PlaceAircraft, Paris, France, Kitchen, New York
TimeWorld War II
StyleLight, To cry, Cute, Inspirational

Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
CharactersCooks
PlotFriendship, Fidelity

A young woman wishes to fulfill her mother's dream of opening her own bakery in Notting Hill, London. To do this, she enlists the help of an old friend and her grandma.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryGermany, France, Italy
Duration01:39
CharactersCooks, Losers
PlotTravel, Loneliness, Debts
PlaceKitchen, Germany

SOUL KITCHEN film centers on a likable but hopelessly disorganized restauranteur, Zinos, whose cafe is second home to a motley crew of lovable eccentrics. When his girlfriend Nadine up and moves to Shanghai, a love-sick Zinos decides to fly after her, leaving his restaurant in the hands of his unreliable ex-con brother Illias. Both decisions turn out disastrous: Illias gambles away the restaurant to a shady real estate agent, and Zinos finds Nadine with a new lover. If the brothers can stop arguing and get it together, the Soul Kitchen might still have one last chance at staying in business. The mayhem that follows is a hilariously entertaining story of self-realization, set to an irresistibly soulful soundtrack.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:54
CharactersCooks, Parents
PlotTravel, Social Media, Internet, Divorce
PlaceKitchen, Los Angeles
StyleLight, To cry, Touching, Beautiful landscapes

When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredocumentary, sport
CountryUnited Kingdom

In a moving portrait of resilience, Alex Holmes chronicles the unprecedented journey of 24-year-old Tracy Edwards and the first all-female sailing crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, crime
CountryFrance
Duration01:22
CharactersCooks, Heroes, Losers, Pianists
PlotAbduction, Chase, False accusations
PlaceParis, France, Kitchen, Helicopters
StyleUnexpected ending, Exciting, Action

A great French restaurant's owner, Monsieur Septime (Louis de Funès), is thrust into intrigue and crime, when one of his famous guests disappears.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryGermany
Duration01:46
CharactersProgrammers, Jews
PlotLove, Fight, Artificial Intelligence, Money, Investigation
PlaceForest, Party, Germany
StyleInspirational, Fascinating, Deep Meaning, Makes me think, For men

Best friends Toni and Paul decide to relinquish all of their belongings for 100 days, whereby they receive one of their items back on each day. During this challenge the two realize, that the only thing they cannot be without is their friendship. A story about contemporary materialism and the quest for the truely important things in life.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA, Brazil
CharactersTeens, Family
PlaceNew York
StyleLight, Cute, Inspirational, Touching

The Israeli-Jewish side of his family calls him Avram. The Palestinian-Muslim side Ibrahim. His first-generation American agnostic lawyer parents call him Abraham. But the 12-year-old kid from Brooklyn who loves food and cooking, prefers, well, Abe. Just Abe.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:01
CharactersCooks, Single mothers
PlotMoving
PlaceKitchen, Small cities

A fable of emotional liberation and chocolate. A mother and daughter move to a small French town where they open a chocolate shop. The town, religious and morally strict, is against them as they represent free-thinking and indulgence. When a group of Boat Gypsies float down the river the prejudices of the Mayor leads to a crisis.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:29
CharactersCooks
PlaceEngland, Kitchen, Helicopters
StyleTo cry, Touching

Rob Haley (Dougray Scott), an up-and-coming chef and restaurateur in London, is grief-stricken when he loses his wife. With encouragement from his infamous friend and real life TV Chef Gordon Ramsay, Rob decides to spice up his life by turning a run-down country pub into a gourmet restaurant. His food catches the eye - and taste buds - of beautiful American food critic Kate Templeton (Claire Forlani) and they soon both write a recipe for love that leaves both their hearts - and their stomachs - in full.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryGermany, Italy, Austria, Luxembourg
Duration01:49
CharactersCooks
PlotLove
PlaceItaly, Kitchen, Germany
StyleTo cry, Touching

Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Martha has no time for anything - or anyone - else. But Martha's solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:30
CharactersCooks, Teens, Maids
PlotOn real events, Rivalry
PlaceEngland
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Touching

An adaptation of celebrity chef Nigel Slater's bestselling memoir, 'Toast' is the ultimate nostalgic trip through everything edible in 1960's Britain. Nigel's mother was always a poor cook, but her chronic asthma and addiction to all things canned does not help.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:40
CharactersCooks, Family, Single mothers
PlotLove
PlaceKitchen, New York
StyleTo cry, Cute

Master chef Kate Armstrong runs her life and her kitchen with intimidating intensity. However, a recipe for disaster may be in the works when she becomes the guardian of her young niece while crossing forks with the brash sous-chef who just joined her staff. Though romance blooms in the face of rivalry, Kate needs to look outside the kitchen to find true happiness.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryMexico
Duration01:53
CharactersCooks
PlotWedding
PlaceKitchen, Mexico
StyleTouching

Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryCanada, USA
Duration02:35
CharactersCooks, Family, Friends
PlotLove, Friendship, Cheating, Rivalry
PlaceCanada
StyleRomantic, Light, To cry, Soulful, Atmospheric

Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:45
CharactersBlonde girls
PlotLove, Travel, Love triangle, Vacation, Fate
PlaceItaly
StyleRomantic, To cry, Cute, Touching, Beautiful landscapes

An American girl on vacation in Italy finds an unanswered "letter to Juliet" -- one of thousands of missives left at the fictional lover's Verona courtyard, which are typically answered by a the "secretaries of Juliet" -- and she goes on a quest to find the lovers referenced in the letter.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:49
CharactersCooks
PlotPassion, Mental disorders
PlaceJapan, Kitchen

Primo & Secondo, two immigrant brothers, pin their hopes on a banquet honoring Louis Prima to save their struggling restaurant.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Italy
Duration02:11
CharactersManiacs, Serial killers, Killers, Cannibals, Police
PlotRevenge, Investigation, Confrontation, Rivalry
PlacePrison, USA
StylePsychological problems, Atmospheric, Heavy, Smart, Depressive

After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make contact with now disgraced Agent Clarice Starling, who is suffering the wrath of a malicious FBI rival as well as the media.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genrecomedy
CountryFrance
Duration02:04
CharactersTeens, Cooks, Family, Writers, Bodyguards
PlotPolitical, Elections, Rivalry
PlaceTrains, Paris, France
StyleLight, Fascinating

After a groundbreaking presidential election, Jeff Tuche becomes the new President of France and moves in the Elysee with his family to govern the country.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:55
CharactersChildrens, Family
PlotAdventure, Travel, Birthday, Candies
StyleInteresting, For children, Exciting, By books, Fancy

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryDenmark, Sweden
CharactersCooks
PlotLove
PlaceKitchen
StyleRomantic, Touching, Serious

Maggie and Carsten love each other, they have two wonderful children and run their own gourmet restaurant; Malus. They want it all. And they have it all. Almost. They are missing the coveted Michelin Star. It has been their dream, on which they gambled everything to win. One day Carsten receives a letter saying that his wife loves somebody else. But who sent the letter and why? In their continuous passion and pursuit for the ultimate recognition, they forget that the meals of life are best enjoyed together.

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Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountryRussia
Duration01:39
PlotHappiness
PlaceRussia

While visiting the old pub Andrey suddenly gets an opportunity to try to live somebody's else life. Available for rent is a life of famous chef and restaurants owner...





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