Healthy Food Movies

Healthy food movies inspire us to create, share and make good eating a central part of our lives. They can even motivate watchers to change their lives (the most famous example is likely Alice Waters, who started Chez Panisse to create a community space like the ones she witnessed in Pagnol's films).

While there are plenty of foodie films out, where eating or cooking play a leading role, not all of these count here.
And some quite sensational films (featuring cannabalism, food as a tool of abuse, and some just plain intentionally gross scenes) really don't fit the bill.

A healthy food movie meets one or more of three criteria:
* sharing food mends or strengthens relationships between characters
* characters bond through the creation of food
* making choices about food and expressing their values through those choices helps a character find its direction in life.

My All-time Favorites
Ratatouille

Chocolat
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Last Holiday

Comedy/Drama/Romance/Action (American)
The Wedding Banquet (Ang Lee)
My Dinner with Andre
Opening Night/Big Night
Who's Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Lillies of the Field with Sidney Poitier

Animated
Tripletts of Belleville
Over the Hedge
The Meatrix

Foreign Films
Like Water for Chocolate
Babette's Feast
Marcel Pagnol's films (Fanny, Marius, and Cesar in particular)
Eat Drink Man Woman
Tortilla Soup
Ushpizin

Documentary
King Corn
Super Size Me
Fast Food Nation
The Future of Food
Our Daily Bread [meat industry - DO Not watch unless ready to become veggie]
Two Angry Moms [school lunches]

Inspired by the healthy food movies? Learn more about making healthy food yourself.