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. 77 -

    Pretty Woman

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 108 -

    When Harry Met Sally...

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 11 -

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 15 -

    Chocolat

    2000, in 1 top list Check
  6. 88 -

    Sideways

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 114 -

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  8. 64 -

    Moonstruck

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 1 -

    The Age of Innocence

    1993, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 72 -

    Nine 1/2 Weeks

    1986 — a.k.a. 9½ Weeks, in 1 top list Check
  11. 82 -

    Reality Bites

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 49 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  13. 47 -

    The Hunger

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 58 -

    Como agua para chocolate

    1992 — a.k.a. Like Water for Chocolate, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 59 -

    Married to the Mob

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 25 -

    Yin shi nan nu

    1994 — a.k.a. Eat Drink Man Woman, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 102 -

    Xi yan

    1993 — a.k.a. The Wedding Banquet, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 50 -

    Jamón Jamón

    1992 — a.k.a. Jamón, Jamón, in 1 top list Check
  19. 86 -

    Mùi du du xanh

    1993 — a.k.a. The Scent of Green Papaya, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 113 -

    Easy Living

    1937, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 36 -

    Gas Food Lodging

    1992, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 112 -

    Woman on Top

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 65 -

    Bella Martha

    2001 — a.k.a. Mostly Martha, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 44 -

    Heavy

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 22 -

    Dinner Rush

    2000, in 1 top list Check
  26. 61 -

    Merrily We Live

    1938, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 100 -

    Tortilla Soup

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 14 -

    Gam yuk moon tong

    1995 — a.k.a. The Chinese Feast, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 13 -

    Shekvarebuli kulinaris ataserti retsepti

    1996 — a.k.a. A Chef in Love, in 1 top list Check
  30. 55 -

    The Last Days of Chez Nous

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 107 -

    Mahiha ashegh mishavand

    2006 — a.k.a. The Fish Fall in Love, in 0 top lists Check
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