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Food movies: stay away when hungry! In the spirit of this issue of the IBCoMagazine, I present a few movies that feature food good enough to watch and to drool over. I don’t know about you, but after I am done with this, I will be heading into the kitchen to try out some of the dishes myself.
Year of release IMDB score Duration
2014 7.3/10 114 min
Chef
After a disastrous confrontation with a food critic that went viral on social media (us IBCoM students know exactly how fast that could escalate, don’t we?), Carl Casper - once acclaimed chef of a high-class restaurant – becomes an unemployed man with a broken family life. Carl seeks to rediscover his food passion by driving a food truck across America with his young son, Percy, and his friend, Martin. The journey is more than just him serving up food. It is him reconnecting with his son and his ex-wife, and possibly adding more meaning to his life.
Year of release IMDB score Duration
2007 8/10 111 min
Ratatouille
The only thing better than a Pixar animation is a Pixar animation with talking animals and mouth-watering dishes. Ratatouille takes viewers on a journey following a rat by the name Remy who dreams of becoming a great French chef, despite his family’s wishes. Him being a rat obviously presents a bit of a problem, but he doesn’t let that deter him. After getting washed up to Paris by accident, he meets the son of his culinary hero, Chef Gusteau, and embarks on an adventure that is equal part hilarious and nerve-wracking.
Year of release IMDB score Duration
6
2009 7/10 118 min
Julie & Julia
In this movie, featuring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, food-blogger Julie Powell challenges herself to a year of following the recipe in the book of cooking legend, Julia Child. She records her success and failure, the ups and downs of her life alongside her husband in her blog, which is growing in popularity. At the same time, the movie narrates the life of Julia Child and how she has become one of the most famous names in the culinary world. Good food, passion, heart-warming moments - this movie has it all, along with a little extra spice to add flavor to your Saturday night.
By Mai Chi