Food on Film

Cert

Age group8+

Duration106 mins

Ratatouille(2007)

Pixar animation in which a talented chef in Paris must convince people to see through his flaws - primarily that he is a rat.

The power of teamwork to succeed in a competitive restaurant is celebrated in this animation in which the tastiest treats are prepared by a talented creature you wouldn’t normally allow anywhere near your kitchen!

Cert

Age group5–12

Duration86 mins

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs(2009)

Flint Lockwood is an inventor who creates a machine that can turn water into food but something goes wrong and the machine ends up in the sky.

The dangerous temptation of being able to get whatever food you want, whenever you want it is explored in this adventure where budding inventor Flint finds a way to feed his entire town, dependent on the weather – resulting in delicious storms and expanding waistlines!

Cert

Age group8–15

Duration91 mins

Kaaka Muttai (The Crow's Egg)(2014)

Tamil children’s film about two boys desperate to earn enough money to get a slice of pizza from the new pizza shop.

When a pizza shop opens on the outskirts of their slum, two boys are desperate to try this never-before-tasted treat. However, they are unable to afford the high price of this foreign delicacy, so their grandmother tries in vain to appease their appetite with a homemade version.

Cert

Age group5–15

Duration95 mins

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory(1971)

Visually brilliant 1971 Roald Dahl adaptation about a little boy who wins a tour of the maddest sweet factory in the world!

The allure of treats to a boy who can only afford chocolate once a year for his birthday makes this visit to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory an unbelievable experience.

Cert

Age group5–15

Duration139 mins

Oliver!(1968)

Musical version of the famous Charles Dickens novel about the adventures of a Victorian orphan who falls in with a London street gang.

This musical take on Oliver Twist explores the difficulty of earning a crust as an orphan on the mean streets of London, and features the unforgettable ‘Food, Glorious Food’ sequence.

Cert

Age group5–12

Duration95 mins

The Princess and the Frog(2009)

Tiana is a feisty young woman with big dreams in Disney's New Orleans-set re-telling of the classic fairy tale.

Tiana works hard to achieve her dreams of opening her very own restaurant, sharing her beloved father’s recipes – especially his gumbo soup - with the town. Harnessing the special memories of traditional recipes and their cultural importance, this New Orleans – flavoured take on a fairy tale is magical and evocative.