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Movie Food Lists (or, Food Movie Lists)

Writer: goldenstateservicesj
goldenstateservicesj
Feb 25, 2022
2 min read

I had more fun making these than most any other lists I’ve made. And there are quite a few here…

My Favourite Food Title Movies(Ranked according to how much I like the MOVIE):

  • Licorice Pizza (2021)

  • Blackfish (2013)

  • Chocolat (2000)

  • Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

  • The Peanuts Movie (2015)

  • What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

  • The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

  • Canadian Bacon (1995)


  • Nacho Libre (2006)

Honourable Mentions: A Fish Called Wanda (1988); The Grapes of Wrath (1940); Chicken Run (2000); Chicken Little (2005); Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009); Big Fish (2003); James and the Giant Peach (1996); Bean (1997)

My Top 10 Favourite Food Title Movies(Ranked according to how much I like the FOOD):

  • Howard the Duck (1986)


  • Hamburger Hill (1987)

  • Home Fries (1998)

  • The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

  • Wild Strawberries (1957)

  • The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

  • Sausage Party (2016)

  • American Pie (1999)

  • Chocolat (2000)

  • The Lobster (2015)

Honourable mentions:A Clockwork Orange (1971); Seabiscuit (2003); Licorice Pizza (2021… the pizza, not so much the licorice. Unless we’re talking the “allsorts”)

The top 5 most controversial choices for “movies with food in the title”:

  1. Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

  2. Rat Race (2001)

  3. Cats (2019)

  4. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

  5. Batman (1989)


Honourable Mentions:Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009); Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

The top 10 greatest beverage-title movies:

  • Water for Elephants (2011)


  • Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

  • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

  • Tequila Sunrise (1988)

  • The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)

  • Cider House Rules (1999)

  • Cocktail (1988)

  • Strange Brew (1983)

  • Beetlejuice (1988)

  • Milk (2008)

Honourable mentions:Water (2005); Tea with Mussolini (1995); Gunpowder Milkshake (2021); Wine Country (2019) … and perhaps served with Ice Age (2002)?

The top 5 greatest meal-titled movies:

  1. My Dinner with Andre (1981)

  2. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

  3. The Lunchbox (2013)

  4. The Breakfast Club (1985)

  5. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)

The top 10 greatest movies with ingredients in the title:

  • Spice World (1997)

  • Peppermint (2018)

  • Salt (2010)

  • Vanilla Sky (2001)

  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

  • Coco before Chanel (2009)

  • Honey Boy

  • Searching for Sugar Man

  • Rosemary’s Baby

  • Coco (2017)

Congratulations Bean. This is your week.

And the Oscar goes to…

Best Actress:

Julia Roberts as Daisy in Mystic Pizza. This was the movie that paved the way to Steel Magnolias (1989) and Pretty Woman (1990).

Best Actor: Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean in Bean.

Best Quote: “Ah, good morning. Can I interest you in some nipples of Venus?” – Juliette Binoche as Vianne Rocher in Chocolat.

I left out The Peanut Butter Falcon, which is the movie I liked most of the nominees this week (though admittedly I haven’t seen Mystic Pizza yet). So, here’s an extra…

And the Oscar goes to…

Best Actress: Dakota Johnson as Elanor in The Peanut Butter Falcon

Best Actor: Jake “the Snake” Roberts as Sam in The Peanut Butter Falcon

Best Quote: “There are sheep in this world and there are wolves in this world. And I know that you two boys are just two weary travelers who have lost your way. So, we are going to clean you up right with a baptism.” – Wayne Dehart as Blind Jasper John in The Peanut Butter Falcon

 
 
 

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