6 Best Brewery and Sommelier Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 2, 2026

From the beer hall to the wine cellar, the craft of brewing and tasting has fueled cinema’s most spirited comedies and passionate documentaries. In Sideways (2004): Two friends’ wine-tasting road trip through California becomes a journey of reckoning before one’s wedding. Don’t overlook Somm (2012): Four sommeliers undergo grueling preparation for one of the hardest exams in the wine world.

Drinking Buddies (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Two brewery coworkers' close friendship is complicated by unspoken romantic tension.

Directed by Joe Swanberg · 1h 30m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Philo, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Sideways (2004)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 97% Metacritic 94

Two friends' wine-tasting road trip through California becomes a journey of reckoning before one's wedding.

Directed by Alexander Payne · 2h 07m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar123 wins & 91 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Somm (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Four sommeliers undergo grueling preparation for one of the hardest exams in the wine world.

Directed by Jason Wise · 1h 33m

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Bottle Shock (2008)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A struggling California winery competes against celebrated French vintners in a historic blind tasting.

Directed by Randall Miller · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Beerfest (2006)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Two American brothers train to compete in a secret, ultra-competitive German beer games tournament.

Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar · 1h 50m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Strange Brew (1983)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Two beer-loving Canadian slackers uncover a sinister plot at a brewery hiring for free beer.

Directed by Dave Thomas & Rick Moranis · 1h 30m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best Brewery and Sommelier Movies

Drinking Buddies (2013)

Sideways (2004)

Somm (2012)

Bottle Shock (2008)

Beerfest (2006)

Strange Brew (1983)

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