Movies like Mostly Martha
If Mostly Martha's mix of loss of loved one, italy and competition stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Mostly Martha's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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No Reservations
2007 · Directed by Scott Hicks · 104 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: loss of loved one, italy, competition · Also comedy and romance · From the same decade (2000s)
Master chef Kate Armstrong runs her life and her kitchen with intimidating intensity. However, a recipe for disaster may be in the works when she becomes the guardian of her young niece while crossing forks with the…
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Avanti!
1972 · Directed by Billy Wilder · 138 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: loss of loved one, italy · Also comedy and romance
A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.
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Frankie and Johnny
1991 · Directed by Garry Marshall · 118 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: cooking, restaurant · Also drama and romance
When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, he develops an attraction for Cora's friend…
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Julie & Julia
2009 · Directed by Nora Ephron · 123 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: cooking, french cuisine · Also romance and drama · From the same decade (2000s)
Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends...
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The Godfather
1972 · Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 175 min8.7
Why you'll like itShares: loss of loved one, italy
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son,…
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Big Night
1996 · Directed by Campbell Scott · 109 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: restaurant · Also drama and romance
Primo and Secondo, two immigrant brothers, pin their hopes on a banquet honoring Louis Prima to save their struggling restaurant.
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Life As We Know It
2010 · Directed by Greg Berlanti · 114 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: loss of loved one · Also comedy and romance
After a disastrous first date for caterer Holly and network sports director Messer, all they have in common is a dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie.
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Ratatouille
2007 · Directed by Brad Bird · 111 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: cooking, restaurant · From the same decade (2000s)
In one of Paris's finest restaurants, Remy, a determined young rat, dreams of becoming a renowned French chef. Torn between his family's wishes and his true calling, Remy and his pal Linguini set in motion a hilarious…
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The Trip to Italy
2014 · Directed by Michael Winterbottom · 108 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: italy · Also comedy and drama
Years after their successful restaurant review tour of Northern England, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are commissioned for a new tour in Italy.
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Soul Kitchen
2009 · Directed by Fatih Akin · 99 min6.9
Why you'll like itAlso a German drama · From the same decade (2000s)
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.