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. 79 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  3. 2 -

    American Beauty

    1999, in 25 top lists Check
  4. 7 -

    Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

    1999, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 77 -

    Pretty Woman

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 40 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  7. 4 -

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 87 -

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  9. 48 -

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    1984, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 12 -

    The Breakfast Club

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 11 -

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 88 -

    Sideways

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 89 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  14. 41 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
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    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 75 -

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 15 -

    Chocolat

    2000, in 1 top list Check
  18. 68 -

    National Lampoon's Animal House

    1978, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 108 -

    When Harry Met Sally...

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  20. 74 -

    Once Upon a Time in America

    1984, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 67 -

    My Fair Lady

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  22. 94 -

    Super Size Me

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  23. 70 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  24. 93 -

    Stand by Me

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 114 -

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  26. 72 -

    Nine 1/2 Weeks

    1986 — a.k.a. 9½ Weeks, in 1 top list Check
  27. 64 -

    Moonstruck

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 98 -

    Tom Jones

    1963, in 13 top lists Check
  29. 20 -

    Delicatessen

    1991, in 15 top lists Check
  30. 28 -

    The Fly

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  31. 71 -

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  32. 49 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  33. 6 -

    Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  34. 19 -

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 83 -

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  36. 101 -

    Waiting...

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 63 -

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  38. 105 -

    What's Eating Gilbert Grape

    1993, in 1 top list Check
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    Cool Hand Luke

    1967, in 13 top lists Check
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    Sleeper

    1973, in 7 top lists Check
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    Lady and the Tramp

    1955, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 24 -

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

    1996, in 1 top list Check
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    The Age of Innocence

    1993, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 82 -

    Reality Bites

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 38 -

    Get Shorty

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 66 -

    My Dinner with Andre

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 53 -

    Kramer vs. Kramer

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
  48. 69 -

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
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    Diner

    1982, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 27 -

    Five Easy Pieces

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
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