6 Best Chef and Cooking Competition Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 25, 2026

Few professions demand as much obsessive precision as fine cooking, and these films find real drama in chasing culinary perfection. The Menu turns an exclusive dinner sinister, Burnt chases a third Michelin star in a disgraced chef’s comeback, Chef relaunches a sacked cook with a food truck, and Julie & Julia draws a blogger’s project from Julia Child’s memoir. Ratatouille and Big Night round out the list.

The Menu (2022)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Guests at an exclusive culinary experience find their renowned chef has sinister plans for the evening.

Directed by Mark Mylod · 1h 47m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Burnt (2015)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A disgraced celebrity chef attempts a redemptive comeback while chasing a third Michelin star.

Directed by John Wells · 1h 40m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Chef (2014)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A chef who loses his restaurant job rediscovers his passion for cooking by launching a food truck.

Directed by Jon Favreau · 1h 54m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Julie & Julia (2009)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A modern blogger cooking through a legendary chef's cookbook finds her story intertwined with the chef's.

Directed by Nora Ephron · 2h 03m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · 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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Ratatouille (2007)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 96% Metacritic 96

A rat with a gift for cooking dreams of becoming a chef in a prestigious Parisian restaurant.

Directed by Brad Bird · 1h 51m · Rated G

Won 1 Oscar69 wins & 42 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Hulu · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Big Night (1996)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Two immigrant brothers stake their struggling restaurant's future on one make-or-break feast.

Directed by Stanley Tucci & Campbell Scott · 1h 49m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Chef and Cooking Competition Movies

The Menu (2022)

Burnt (2015)

Chef (2014)

Julie & Julia (2009)

Ratatouille (2007)

Big Night (1996)

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