10 GREAT MOVIES ABOUT RESTAURANTS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW: Via John Parrino
Sometimes you just want to order in and curl up to watch a good movie! Hospitality Executive and Consultant, John Parrino of alcamohospitality.com shares his Top 10 Great Movies about Restaurants.
1. Big Night (1996)
Directed by Campbell Scott & Stanley Tucci. Starring Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Minnie Driver, Isabella Rossellini.
Budget: $4M | Box Office: $14M
Two immigrant brothers stake everything on a single banquet to save their failing restaurant.
2. Babette’s Feast (1987)
Directed by Gabriel Axel. Starring Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel.
Budget: $5M | Box Office: $4M
A mysterious French cook transforms a remote Danish community with one extraordinary meal.
3. Tampopo (1985)
Directed by Jūzō Itami. Starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kōji Yakusho.
Budget: $2.5M | Box Office: $17M
A widow and her mentors pursue the impossible dream of the perfect ramen shop.
4. Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Directed by Ang Lee. Starring Sihung Lung, Yu-Wen Wang, Chien-lien Wu.
Budget: $1.2M | Box Office: $7.3M
A master chef’s Sunday feasts reveal the hidden tensions and desires of his family.
5. Chef (2014)
Directed by Jon Favreau. Starring Jon Favreau, Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo, Dustin Hoffman.
Budget: $11M | Box Office: $46M
A fallen fine-dining chef reinvents himself on the road with a food truck.
6. Ratatouille (2007)
Directed by Brad Bird & Jan Pinkava. Voices by Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Peter O’Toole.
Budget: $150M | Box Office: $623M
A rat with rare talent helps an inexperienced cook rise in the heart of Paris.
7. Burnt (2015)
Directed by John Wells. Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Daniel Brühl, Emma Thompson.
Budget: $20M | Box Office: $36M
A disgraced chef battles back to reclaim his career and chase Michelin stars.
8. The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
Directed by Lasse Hallström. Starring Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon.
Budget: $22M | Box Office: $89M
An Indian family opens a restaurant opposite a Michelin-starred French institution.
9. Dinner Rush (2000)
Directed by Bob Giraldi. Starring Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, Vivian Wu.
Budget: $3M | Box Office: $639K
One frantic night in a Manhattan restaurant mixes cuisine with mob intrigue.
10. The Menu (2022)
Directed by Mark Mylod. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau.
Budget: $30M | Box Office: $79M
An elite group of diners discover their tasting menu comes with deadly consequences.
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