Food on Film by Gastronomica

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"Welcome to 'Food on Film,' some of our favorite cinematic foodie moments. This list was written and compiled by Rebecca L. Epstein, a PhD from the UCLA Dept. of Film, Television, and Digital Media. Her dissertation, entitled Crime and Nourishment, focused on the food and foodways of Hollywood gangster films."

Missing from IMDb:
The Bitter Aftertaste (2005)
Cake in the Face (2005)
Chicken Soup (1970)
Hush, Hoggies, Hush: Tom Johnson's Praying Pigs (1978/9)
Starving Artists' Cookbook (1986-91)

Also includes a series of films by Mack Sennett under the heading "Keystone Kop Films" (1912-17) as well as two user-submitted entries at the end.

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  1. 74 -

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 19 top lists Check
  2. 40 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 67 -

    My Fair Lady

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 79 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  5. 41 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
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    The Age of Innocence

    1993, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 33 -

    Fried Green Tomatoes

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  8. 42 -

    La grande bouffe

    1973 — a.k.a. La Grande Bouffe, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 98 -

    Tom Jones

    1963, in 13 top lists Check
  10. 18 -

    Cool Hand Luke

    1967, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 87 -

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
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    Sideways

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
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    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 25 -

    Yin shi nan nu

    1994 — a.k.a. Eat Drink Man Woman, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 2 -

    American Beauty

    1999, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 15 -

    Chocolat

    2000, in 1 top list Check
  18. 77 -

    Pretty Woman

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  19. 48 -

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    1984, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 84 -

    The Road to Wellville

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 89 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  22. 105 -

    What's Eating Gilbert Grape

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  23. 72 -

    Nine 1/2 Weeks

    1986 — a.k.a. 9½ Weeks, in 1 top list Check
  24. 31 -

    Frenzy

    1972, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 11 -

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 91 -

    Soul Food

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 95 -

    Tampopo

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 109 -

    Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

    1978 — a.k.a. Too Many Chefs, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 62 -

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
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    Diner

    1982, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 45 -

    Eating

    1990, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 66 -

    My Dinner with Andre

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 49 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 65 -

    Bella Martha

    2001 — a.k.a. Mostly Martha, in 0 top lists Check
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    Big Night

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  36. 68 -

    National Lampoon's Animal House

    1978, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 104 -

    What's Cooking?

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 43 -

    Heartburn

    1986, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 17 -

    Comfort and Joy

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 102 -

    Xi yan

    1993 — a.k.a. The Wedding Banquet, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 58 -

    Como agua para chocolate

    1992 — a.k.a. Like Water for Chocolate, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 38 -

    Get Shorty

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 44 -

    Heavy

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 53 -

    Kramer vs. Kramer

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 83 -

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  46. 59 -

    Married to the Mob

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 86 -

    Mùi du du xanh

    1993 — a.k.a. The Scent of Green Papaya, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 8 -

    Babettes gæstebud

    1987 — a.k.a. Babette's Feast, in 11 top lists Check
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    The Freshman

    1990, in 0 top lists Check
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    Moonstruck

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
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