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The Hundred-Foot Journey
Why this pick
Shares Julie & Julia’s generous food-centered warmth, using cooking as a path to confidence, connection, and gentle cross-cultural rivalry.
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MOVIE2009 2h 3m USA
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Why this pick
Its exquisite attention to preparation and shared meals echoes the pleasure Julie & Julia takes in culinary process, with a more sensual, unhurried romantic tone.
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Eat Drink Man Woman
Why this pick
Meticulously staged family meals become a warm, emotionally precise language for change and connection—ideal if Julie & Julia’s cooking scenes were the main draw.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Meryl Streep
Julia Child
Amy Adams
Julie Powell
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Sarah
Joan Juliet Buck
Madame Brassart
George Bartenieff
Chef Max Bugnard
Casey Wilson
Regina
Jillian Bach
Annabelle
Andrew Garman
John O'Brien