Here we've displayed a list of the best Restaurant Owner films : Mildred Pierce(1945), Deadlier Than the Male(1956), The Postman Always Rings Twice(1946), The Band's Visit(2007), Big Night(1996), Soul Kitchen(2009), Tales From the Golden Age(2009), A Matter of Taste: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt(2011), Little White Lies(2010), Miracle Mile(1988), Coming to America(1988), Waitress(2007) ... ...
Drama
USA
1945
109 Minutes
Joan Crawford Jack Carson Ann Blyth Zachary Scott Eve Arden Herman Brix Lee Patrick Moroni Olsen Jo Ann Marlowe George Tobias
restaurant owner daughter mother police detective melodramatic tense glendale, calif. murder social standing mother/daughter relationship investigation the great depression mystery sacrifice 1930s
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Drama
France
1956
113 Minutes
Jean Gabin Danièle Delorme Lucienne Bogaert Robert Arnoux Liliane Bert Gérard Blain Aimé Clariond Gabrielle Fontan Germaine Kerjean Robert Manuel Jean-Paul Roussillon
restaurant owner young woman ex-wife housekeeper mother-in-law employee dark chilling suspenseful emotional paris restaurant apartment bar france street murder plot deception betrayal estrangement
André Chatelin is a restaurant owner in Les Halles in Paris. One morning, a girl named Catherine asks to see him. She happens to be the daughter of his estranged wife, Gabrielle, that André... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
113 Minutes
Lana Turner John Garfield Cecil Kellaway Hume Cronyn Audrey Totter Leon Ames Alan Reed
drifter femme fatale district attorney lawyer restaurant owner tense suspenseful passionate diner courtroom california beach car justice ambition murder affair temptation forbidden love fall
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
Comedy, Drama
Israel|USA|France
2007
86 Minutes
Sasson Gabay Ronit Elkabetz Saleh Bakri Khalifa Natour Rubi Moskovitz Uri Gavriel Imad Jabarin Hilla Sarjon
band member restaurant owner israeli amusing tender offbeat solemn israel desert town restaurant skating rink hospitality ethnic tension loneliness isolation separation transformation quest discovery
A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town.
Drama
USA
1996
107 Minutes
Stanley Tucci Minnie Driver Ian Holm Isabella Rossellini Tony Shalhoub Stanley Tucci Marc Anthony Allison Janney Caroline Aaron Campbell Scott Larry Block
chef restaurant manager restaurant owner girlfriend wife brother winsome engaging spirited new jersey seaside restaurant american dream restaurant competition family small business rivalry quest 1950s
New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save the restaurant, the brothers plan to put on an evening of incredible food.
Comedy, Drama
Germany|France|Italy
2009
99 Minutes
Adam Bousdoukos Moritz Bleibtreu Birol Ünel Lukas Gregorowicz Dorka Gryllus Wotan Wilke Möhring Demir Gokgol Monica Bleibtreu Marc Hosemann Cem Akin Anna Bederke
chef restaurant owner brother mobster customer amusing touching endearing restaurant hamburg, germany business friendship love struggle brotherhood fall underdog transformation quest 2000s
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
Comedy
USA
2009
155 Minutes
Hanno Höfer Constantin Popescu Diana Cavallioti Radu Iacoban Vlad Ivanov Tania Popa Liliana Mocanu Alexandru Potocean Teo Corban Emanuel Parvu
truck driver restaurant owner communist inspector activist amusing cheeky dark romania restaurant house small town van communism conformity uncertainty dilemma urban legends discovery transformation
War stories and life lessons from the industry's top writers.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2011
68 Minutes
Heston Blumenthal Daniel Boulud Frank Bruni Paul Liebrandt Drew Nieporent Eric Ripert
chef artist restaurant employee food critic girlfriend restaurant owner creative passionate spirited new york city restaurant kitchen cooking food restaurant business artistic struggle unemployment paul liebrandt quest transformation
Paul Liebrandt is one of the most talented and controversial chefs in the food world and the youngest chef to have received 3 stars from the New York Times. He was 24. NY Times food critic,... See full summary »
Drama, Comedy
France|Belgium
2010
154 Minutes
François Cluzet Marion Cotillard Benoît Magimel Gilles Lellouche Jean Dujardin Laurent Lafitte Valérie Bonneton Pascale Arbillot Anne Marivin Louise Monot Joël Dupuch
friend restaurant owner lighthearted restaurant hospital beach house summer vacation unrequited love accident relationships friendship discovery 2000s
A near-fatal accident leaves one friend in the hospital while the rest go on their annual vacation. But their secrets and personal grief threaten to drive them apart.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1988
87 Minutes
Anthony Edwards Mare Winningham John Agar Lou Hancock Mykelti Williamson Kelly Jo Minter Kurt Fuller Denise Crosby Robert DoQui
musician waitress homeless person stockbroker restaurant owner transvestite tense thrilling frenetic los angeles skyscraper helicopter la brea tar pits diner chance meeting new love nuclear attack impending doom panic race against time
A young man hears a chance phone call telling him that a nuclear war has started and missiles will hit his city in 70 minutes.
Comedy
USA
1988
116 Minutes
Eddie Murphy Arsenio Hall John Amos James Earl Jones Shari Headley Madge Sinclair Eriq La Salle Allison Dean Paul Bates Louie Anderson Clint Smith
prince king queen restaurant owner daughter assistant lighthearted hilarious positive new york city queens, n.y. africa zamunda waldorf astoria hotel culture clash marriage royal life courtship disguise love
An extremely pampered African Prince travels to Queens, New York, and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and will.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
107 Minutes
Keri Russell Nathan Fillion Cheryl Hines Adrienne Shelly Lew Temple Eddie Jemison Jeremy Sisto Andy Griffith
waitress doctor coworker husband restaurant owner patron touching amusing small town diner house hospital pregnancy abusive marriage affair cooking money difficult decision underdog discovery
Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1984
94 Minutes
James Coco Joan Rivers Brooke Shields Dabney Coleman Art Carney Gregory Hines Linda Lavin Louis Zorich
kermit the frog miss piggy restaurant owner daughter patron con artist heartwarming hilarious charming cheeky manhattan, n.y. restaurant advertising office theater musical revue broadway financial troubles amnesia jealousy creative process
Kermit and his friends go to New York City to get their musical on Broadway only to find it's a more difficult task than they anticipated.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India|UK
2007
140 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Tabu Paresh Rawal Zohra Segal Vinay Jain Krishna Bhatt Kanwal Toor Nikhil Ratnaparkhi Pradeep Shukla Jameel Khan
older man mother restaurant owner young woman fiancée restaurant employee offbeat emotional london family home restaurant kitchen india city courtship family dysfunction romance journey relationships disapproval
An egotistical 64-year-old chef and confirmed bachelor falls for a woman 30 years his junior.
Comedy, Drama
Spain|Argentina|Mexico
2005
84 Minutes
Ángel de Andrés López María Galiana Elvira Mínguez Rubén Ochandiano Alberto de Mendoza Darío Paso Alberto Jo Lee Amparo Moreno
chef restaurant owner old woman teen boy clerk lonely woman heartwarming offbeat engaging profound barcelona, spain neighborhood supermarket restaurant kitchen tapas bar community modern life alienation sex
The small, everyday stories of a group of neighbours who live in a suburb of Barcelona, and the little secrets that they hide.
Comedy
USA
1995
100 Minutes
Jack Lemmon Walter Matthau Ann-Margret Sophia Loren Burgess Meredith Kevin Pollak Daryl Hannah Ann Morgan Guilbert Katie Sagona Wayne A. Evenson
father fisherman grandfather restaurant owner son daughter hilarious madcap heartwarming amusing minnesota lake fishing boat restaurant home boat courtship friendship fishing funeral
John and Max resolve to save their beloved bait shop from turning into an Italian restaurant, just as its new female owner catches Max's attention.
Romance, Drama
China|France|USA|Hong Kong
2007
90 Minutes
Norah Jones Jude Law David Strathairn Rachel Weisz Natalie Portman Chan Marshall Demetrius Butler Frankie Faison
restaurant owner young woman police officer wife gambler alcoholic emotional charming amusing new york city café diner bar casino apartment loneliness romance relationships breakup self-discovery
A young lonely woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way.
Comedy, Drama
India
1998
149 Minutes
restaurant owner restaurant employee young man young woman hotel owner daughter amusing hilarious hysterical madcap outlandish india city house bungalow hotel restaurant love triangle fighting greed
Poor Raja opens a fast food restaurant right opposite a five star hotel run by it's owner Singhania, earning his wrath. The wealthy hotel owner uses all his influence to remove Raja, but in... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
West Germany|USA
1981
123 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Jessica Lange John Colicos Michael Lerner Christopher Lloyd John P. Ryan Anjelica Huston Jon Van Ness
drifter restaurant owner wife prosecutor shocking hedonistic suspenseful sultry road small town diner california infidelity lust murder plot insurance fraud marriage great depression temptation wretched excess
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
Comedy
USA
2007
84 Minutes
Aaron Stanford Zooey Deschanel Izabella Miko Christopher Lloyd Keir O'Donnell Ryan Donowho John McConnell Frank Wood Marco St. John Mark Krasnoff
slacker musician girlfriend restaurant owner restaurant manager quirky offbeat new orleans restaurant apartment romance cereal competition restaurant ambition musicians love growing up 2000s
A cereal bar manager with dreams of making it big as a rock star, is admired by the locals in town until a greedy capitalist steals his entrepreneurial business.
Kids & Family, Other, Comedy
USA
1991
92 Minutes
Ethan Embry Thora Birch Harley Jane Kozak Jamey Sheridan Lauren Bacall Kevin Nealon Leslie Nielsen Andrea Martin Alan Brooks Renee Taylor Amy Oberer
father mother restaurant owner fiancé son daughter amusing endearing winsome playful mansion penthouse café kitchen ice cream truck divorce schemes family dysfunction reunion christmas
A brother and sister attempt to bring their divorced parents back together for Christmas.
Comedy
France
2003
109 Minutes
Vincent Lindon Fabrice Luchini Géraldine Pailhas Lorànt Deutsch Claude Rich Camille Japy Catherine Hosmalin Bernard Bloch Michel Vuillermoz Fabien Béhar Daniel Martin
software executive prostitute restaurant owner wife father daughter charming offbeat spirited witty lyon, france office bedroom restaurant family home money greed pride financial troubles stinginess
Some of French cinema's best known faces appear in this light hearted comedy about people's relationships with money.
Comedy
USA
2000
81 Minutes
Larry Karaszewski Norm Macdonald Dave Chappelle Elaine Stritch Danny DeVito Daniel Benzali Sherman Hemsley Sarah Silverman Malcolm Stewart Lochlyn Munro
chauffeur heiress business partner restaurant owner girlfriend dog hysterical madcap dark mansion morgue hospital restaurant police station pittsburgh employment kidnapping ransom faking death on the run
A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.
Romance
USA
1984
106 Minutes
Elliott Gould Margaux Hemingway Sid Caesar Burt Young Shelley Winters Carol Kane Robert Gossett Karen Shallo
roman catholic jew uncle restaurant owner girlfriend cousin amusing quirky witty tender brooklyn, n.y. family home manhattan, n.y. delicatessen apartment restaurant business jewish identity ambition matchmaking financial troubles
A Jewish man who owns a Brooklyn deli asks his domineering uncle for a loan so he can buy his dream restaurant in Manhattan, but the uncle demands that he give up his Gentile girlfriend ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2002
96 Minutes
Adam Sandler Winona Ryder Peter Gallagher Jared Harris Allen Covert Erick Avari John Turturro Peter Dante Conchata Ferrell Harve Presnell Steve Buscemi
restaurant owner love interest city slicker television producer reporter butler hilarious madcap endearing small town new york city airplane mansion newsroom tennis court inheritance outsider secret identity culture clash deception
A sweet-natured, small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.
Comedy
Italy|France
1972
95 Minutes
Sophia Loren William Devane Gigi Proietti Beeson Carroll Bill Deprato Danny DeVito David Doyle Charles Bartlett Tracy Hotchiner Daniel Fortus
immigrant reporter city official restaurant owner customs agent fiancé offbeat lighthearted hilarious new york city airport restaurant street italy factory immigration politics divorce marriage food
Maddalena and Michele fall in love in Italy in the 1960s, while working at a meat factory in Emilia stormed by the workers' protest, but their love can't be, because he is married and Italy... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Mary Astor Philip Dorn Gloria Grahame Felix Bressart Marshall Thompson Curt Bois Elisabeth Risdon Arthur Walsh
restaurant owner wife gold digger boyfriend waitress airy lighthearted amusing nevada café highway reno, nev. nightclub marriage financial windfall flirtation jealousy manipulation temptation forbidden love
Peter owns a small but upscale café on the road between Reno and Lake Tahoe in Nevada. He is a heavy gambler and his marriage is rocky. Into is life come a waitress named Sally.
Comedy
USA
2007
97 Minutes
Jose Zuniga Miguel Sandoval Olivia Hussey Elpidia Carrillo Alexis Cruz Jade Herrera Marcelo Tubert Irene Bedard Lupe Ontiveros
restaurant owner businessman priest cook quirky offbeat amusing new mexico small town restaurant religion restaurant business miracles food small-town life rise fall 2000s
Isidor's Tortilla Heaven is the best restaurant in the world, but has few customers and makes little money in a small town. During Mass one Sunday he is blessed with a miracle: the face of Jesus appears on one of his tortillas.
Comedy
USA
2007
90 Minutes
Dan Fogler Christopher Walken George Lopez Maggie Q James Hong Terry Crews Robert Patrick Diedrich Bader Aisha Tyler Thomas Lennon Jason Scott Lee
ping-pong player fbi agent killer restaurant owner niece criminal suspenseful hilarious offbeat mansion helicopter gym restaurant freezer ping-pong undercover operations comeback father/son relationship dangerous mission unlikely hero
Down-and-out former professional ping-pong phenom, Randy Daytona, is sucked into a maelstrom when FBI Agent Ernie Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and win, and to smoke out his father's killer -- arch-fiend Feng.
Romance
USA
2000
85 Minutes
Penélope Cruz Murilo Benício Harold Perrineau Mark Feuerstein John deLancie Anne Ramsay Ana Gasteyer Analu De Castro Thais De Sa Curvelo Eliana Guttman Eduardo Mattedi
sexy woman chef restaurant owner transsexual television producer charming positive brazil san francisco cooking restaurant television god sacrifice rise sacrifice quest transformation 2000s
Brazilian chef Isabella Oliveira moves to San Francisco when her husband, frustrated by her motion sickness, cheats on her.