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. 3 -

    American Pie

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 6 -

    Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  3. 7 -

    Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

    1999, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 10 -

    Blood Diner

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  5. 11 -

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 12 -

    The Breakfast Club

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 13 -

    Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti

    1996 — a.k.a. A Chef in Love, in 1 top list Check
  8. 14 -

    Gam yuk moon tong

    1995 — a.k.a. The Chinese Feast, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 17 -

    Comfort and Joy

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 20 -

    Delicatessen

    1991, in 15 top lists Check
  11. 21 -

    Diner

    1982, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 24 -

    Don't Be a Menace to South Central While...

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  13. 25 -

    Yin shi nan nu

    1994 — a.k.a. Eat Drink Man Woman, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 26 -

    Eating Raoul

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 29 -

    Jídlo

    1992 — a.k.a. Food, in 1 top list Check
  16. 32 -

    The Freshman

    1990, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 33 -

    Fried Green Tomatoes

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  18. 37 -

    Gefilte Fish

    2008, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 38 -

    Get Shorty

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 42 -

    La grande bouffe

    1973 — a.k.a. La Grande Bouffe, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 43 -

    Heartburn

    1986, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 45 -

    Eating

    1990, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 46 -

    Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francês

    1971 — a.k.a. How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 50 -

    Jamón Jamón

    1992 — a.k.a. Jamón, Jamón, in 1 top list Check
  25. 51 -

    Salmer fra kjøkkenet

    2003 — a.k.a. Kitchen Stories, in 1 top list Check
  26. 54 -

    Lady and the Tramp

    1955, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 55 -

    The Last Days of Chez Nous

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 56 -

    The Last Supper

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 59 -

    Married to the Mob

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 61 -

    Merrily We Live

    1938, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 63 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  32. 64 -

    Moonstruck

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  33. 65 -

    Bella Martha

    2001 — a.k.a. Mostly Martha, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 68 -

    National Lampoon's Animal House

    1978, in 9 top lists Check
  35. 69 -

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
  36. 75 -

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  37. 77 -

    Pretty Woman

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  38. 82 -

    Reality Bites

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 84 -

    The Road to Wellville

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 88 -

    Sideways

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 90 -

    Sleeper

    1973, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 91 -

    Soul Food

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 94 -

    Super Size Me

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  44. 95 -

    Tampopo

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 98 -

    Tom Jones

    1963, in 13 top lists Check
  46. 100 -

    Tortilla Soup

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 101 -

    Waiting...

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 102 -

    Xi yan

    1993 — a.k.a. The Wedding Banquet, in 9 top lists Check
  49. 104 -

    What's Cooking?

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 106 -

    When Do We Eat?

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
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