Movies like Boiling Point
If Boiling Point's mix of depression, waitress and restaurant stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Boiling Point's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Ratatouille
2007 · Directed by Brad Bird · 111 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: restaurant, chef, fine dining
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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A Star Is Born
2018 · Directed by Bradley Cooper · 136 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: waitress, addiction, alcoholism
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight.
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Memento
2000 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 113 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: waitress, bold
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term…
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 · Directed by Stephen Chbosky · 103 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: depression, mental health
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him…
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Pig
2021 · Directed by Michael Sarnoski · 92 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: chef · Also drama and thriller · From the same decade (2020s)
A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must visit Portland to find the mysterious person who stole his beloved foraging pig.
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The Double
2014 · Directed by Richard Ayoade · 93 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: depression · Also thriller and drama
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
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The Whale
2022 · Directed by Darren Aronofsky · 117 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: depression · From the same decade (2020s)
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Directed by Peter Greenaway · 124 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: restaurant
When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners.