We like Wine Adventure Films that showcase The World Of Wine And Adjacent Amusements – wine, spirits, food, travel and more – and hope you do, too. With the help of the IMDb database, we’re sharing some great movies Wine Adventurers are sure to enjoy, listed in alphabetical order. Click the movie to see previews on IMDb and use the form at the end of the page to recommend films to add to our list.
A Chef's Voyage (2020)
90min | Documentary | 3 April 2020 (USA)
Director: Rémi Anfosso, Jason MatznerStars: David Kinch, Jean-André Charial, Glenn Viel
Summary: Following Chef David Kinch and his team's journey from their 3 Michelin Star in California on a one of a kind "four hands" collaboration with three legendary chefs at their iconic restaurants in Paris, Provence and Marseille.
Countries: USALanguages: English
A Good Year (2006)
117min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 10 November 2006 (USA)
Director: Ridley ScottWriter: Marc Klein, Peter MayleStars: Russell Crowe, Abbie Cornish, Albert Finney
Summary: A British investment broker inherits his uncle's chateau and vineyard in Provence, where he spent much of his childhood. He discovers a new laid-back lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate to be sold.
Countries: USA, UKLanguages: English, French, Russian
A Heavenly Vintage (2009)
121min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 12 November 2009 (New Zealand)
Director: Niki CaroWriter: Niki Caro, Elizabeth KnoxStars: Jérémie Renier, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Patrice Valota
Summary: In 19th century France, a peasant winemaker endeavors to create the perfect vintage.
Countries: New Zealand, FranceLanguages: English
A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
102min | Drama, Romance | 11 August 1995 (USA)
Director: Alfonso ArauWriter: Robert Mark Kamen, Mark MillerStars: Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Anthony Quinn
Summary: A married soldier returning from World War II poses as a pregnant woman's husband to save her from her father's anger and honor.
Countries: USA, MexicoLanguages: English
A Year in Burgundy (2013)
91min | Documentary, Drama, Family | 5 November 2013 (USA)
Summary: The film follows seven wine-making families in the Burgundy region of France through the course of a full year, and delves into the cultural and creative process of making wine, as well as ...
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Countries: USA, FranceLanguages: English
A Year in Champagne (2014)
82min | Documentary | 6 March 2015 (USA)
Summary: With renowned wine importer Martine Saunier as our guide, we get a rare glimpse behind the scenes into the real Champagne through six houses, from small independent makers to the illustrious houses of Gosset and Bollinger.
Countries: USA, FranceLanguages: English
Always Be My Maybe (2019)
101min | Comedy, Romance | May 31, 2019 (United States)
Director: Nahnatchka KhanWriter: Ali Wong, Randall Park, Michael GolamcoStars: Ali Wong, Randall Park, James Saito
Summary: Everyone assumed Sasha and Marcus would wind up together except for Sasha and Marcus. Reconnecting after 15 years, the two start to wonder - maybe?
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
Big Night (1996)
109min | Drama, Romance | 20 September 1996 (USA)
Director: Campbell Scott, Stanley TucciWriter: Stanley Tucci, Joseph TropianoStars: Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci, Marc Anthony
Summary: 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.
Countries: USALanguages: English, Italian
Barolo Boys. The Story of a Revolution (2014)
64min | Documentary, Biography, History | 4 October 2014 (Italy)
Director: Paolo Casalis, Tiziano GaiaWriter: Paolo Casalis, Tiziano GaiaStars: Joe Bastianich, Oscar Farinetti, Carlo Petrini
Summary: For the first time on the big screen, the film tells the fascinating story of one on the world's most famous wines and how it exploded as a world phenomenon.
Countries: Italy, USALanguages: Italian, English, Spanish, Romanian
Beer Wars
Documentary | April 16, 2009 (United States)
Summary: A contemporary David and Goliath story that takes you inside the cutthroat world of the big business of American beer.
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
Beer League
86min | Comedy, Sport | September 15, 2006 (United States)
Director: Frank SebastianoWriter: Frank Sebastiano, Artie LangeStars: Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio, Anthony DeSando
Summary: An unemployed slacker inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they won't get kicked out of the local league.
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
Beerfest
Comedy | August 25, 2006 (United States)
Director: Jay ChandrasekharWriter: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve LemmeStars: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme
Summary: Two brothers travel to Germany for Oktoberfest, only to stumble upon a secret, centuries-old competition described as a "Fight Club" with beer games.
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English, German
Bottle Shock (2008)
110min | Comedy, Drama | 5 September 2008 (USA)
Director: Randall MillerWriter: Jody Savin, Randall MillerStars: Chris Pine, Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman
Summary: The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as "Judgment of Paris".
Countries: USALanguages: English, French, German
Burnt (2015)
101min | Comedy, Drama | 30 October 2015 (USA)
Director: John WellsWriter: Steven Knight, Michael KalesnikoStars: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Daniel Brühl
Summary: Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) is a chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.
Countries: USA, UKLanguages: English, French, Italian
Chef (2014)
114min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama | 30 May 2014 (USA)
Summary: A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
Countries: USALanguages: English, Spanish
Decanted. (2016)
82min | Documentary | November 2016 (USA)
Director: Nick KovacicStars: Steve Reynolds, Julien Fayard, Heidi Barrett
Summary: Look inside one of the most intimate wine growing regions in the world, Napa Valley, as we follow the journey of new beginnings and mastering a craft.
Countries: USALanguages: English
Drinking Buddies (2013)
90min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 25 July 2013 (USA)
Summary: Luke and Kate are coworkers at a brewery who spend their nights drinking and flirting heavily. One weekend away together with their significant others proves who really belongs together and who doesn't.
Countries: USALanguages: English
Dinner Rush (2000)
99min | Crime, Drama, Romance | March 29, 2002 (United Kingdom)
Director: Bob GiraldiWriter: Rick Shaughnessy, Brian S. KalataStars: Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, John Rothman
Summary: At a popular NYC Italian restaurant on a dramatic, busy evening, there are 2 gangsters, cop detective, food-critic, ex bookmaker owner, his chef son, indebted gambler sous-chef etc.
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English, Italian, French
Fast Food Nation (2006)
116min | Comedy, Drama | 4 May 2007 (UK)
Summary: An ensemble piece examining the health risks involved in the fast food industry and its environmental and social consequences as well.
Countries: UK, USA, MexicoLanguages: English, Spanish
From the Vine (2019)
97min | Drama | 4 September 2020 (USA)
Director: Sean CisternaWriter: Kenneth Canio Cancellara, Willem WennekersStars: Joe Pantoliano, Paula Brancati, Marco Leonardi
Summary: A downtrodden man experiences an ethical crisis and travels back to his hometown in rural Italy to recalibrate his moral compass.
Countries: Italy, CanadaLanguages: English, Italian
Haute Cuisine
95min | Biography, Comedy | September 19, 2012 (France)
Director: Christian VincentWriter: Etienne Comar, Christian Vincent, Danièle Mazet-DelpeuchStars: Catherine Frot, Arthur Dupont, Jean d'Ormesson
Summary: The story of Danièle Delpeuch and how she was appointed as the private chef for François Mitterrand.
Countries: FranceLanguages: French, English
In Vino (2017)
93min | Comedy, Thriller | 5 August 2017 (USA)
Summary: Its a special night for the Buoitton Family. Charles and Linda, extremely wealthy couple, invite their closest friends and family members to dinner. Before dinner is served Charles raises ...
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Countries: USALanguages: English
No Reservations (2007)
104min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 27 July 2007 (USA)
Director: Scott HicksWriter: Carol Fuchs, Sandra NettelbeckStars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin
Summary: The life of a top chef changes when she becomes the guardian of her young niece.
Countries: USALanguages: English
Red Obsession (2013)
75min | Documentary, History, News | 6 September 2013 (USA)
Director: David Roach, Warwick RossWriter: David Roach, Warwick RossStars: Russell Crowe, Sara Eisen, Debra Meiburg
Summary: The great chateaux of Bordeaux struggle to accommodate the voracious appetite for their rare, expensive wines, which have become a powerful status symbol in booming China.
Countries: Australia, China, France, UK, Hong KongLanguages: English
Sideways (2004)
127min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 21 January 2005 (USA)
Director: Alexander PayneWriter: Rex Pickett, Alexander PayneStars: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen
Summary: Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.
Countries: USA, HungaryLanguages: English, Armenian, French
Spinning Plates (2012)
93min | Documentary | 25 October 2013 (USA)
Summary: A documentary about three unique restaurants and their respective owners.
Countries: USALanguages: English
Strange Brew (1983)
90min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi | 26 August 1983 (USA)
Director: Rick Moranis, Dave ThomasWriter: Rick Moranis, Dave ThomasStars: Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Max von Sydow
Summary: Canada's most famous hosers, Bob and Doug McKenzie, get jobs at the Elsinore Brewery, only to learn that something is rotten with the state of it.
Countries: Canada, USALanguages: English
The Angels' Share (2012)
101min | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 1 June 2012 (UK)
Summary: Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.
Countries: UK, France, Belgium, ItalyLanguages: English
This Earth Is Mine (1959)
124min | Drama, Romance | July 17, 1959 (Denmark)
Director: Henry KingWriter: Alice Tisdale Hobart, Casey RobinsonStars: Rock Hudson, Jean Simmons, Claude Rains
Summary: During the Prohibition, Englishwoman Elizabeth Rambeau joins her wine-making California family but while some see her as an unwanted poor relative, others covet her affections, including her playboy troublemaker cousin John Rambeau.
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
The Founder (2016)
115min | Biography, Drama | 20 January 2017 (USA)
Summary: The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.
Countries: USA, GreeceLanguages: English, Yiddish
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
139min | Comedy, Drama, War | 27 February 1970 (Finland)
Director: Stanley KramerWriter: Robert Crichton, William RoseStars: Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Virna Lisi
Summary: During WWII in Italy, a wine producing village hide a million bottles from the Germans
Countries: USALanguages: English
The Trip to Italy (2014)
108min | Comedy, Drama | 25 April 2014 (UK)
Director: Michael WinterbottomWriter: Michael WinterbottomStars: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Rosie Fellner
Summary: Two men, six meals in six different places on a road trip around Italy. Liguria, Tuscany, Rome, Amalfi and ending in Capri.
Countries: UKLanguages: English
Uncorked (2009)
90min | Drama, Romance | TV Movie 6 March 2010
Summary: Johnny is a high-powered executive who is definitely not looking to fall in love but a business conference takes her to wine country she meets a handsome widower Andrew who invites Johnny ...
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Countries: USALanguages: English
Uncorked (2020)
104min | Drama | 27 March 2020 (USA)
Director: Prentice PennyWriter: Prentice PennyStars: Courtney B. Vance, Lashun Pollard, Michael Mobley
Summary: Elijah must balance his dream of becoming a master sommelier with his father's expectations that he carry on the family's Memphis BBQ joint.
Countries: USALanguages: English
Whisky Galore (2016)
98min | Comedy, Romance | 12 May 2017 (USA)
Director: Gillies MacKinnonWriter: Compton MacKenzieStars: Naomi Battrick, Sean Biggerstaff, James Cosmo
Summary: Scottish islanders try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship during WWII.
Countries: UKLanguages: English
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
112min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery | September 13, 1978 (France)
Director: Ted KotcheffWriter: Nan Lyons, Ivan Lyons, Peter StoneStars: George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Morley
Summary: One by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being killed. Each chef murdered in the same manner that their own special dish is prepared in. Food critics and the (many) self-proclaimed great... Read all
Countries: West Germany, United States, Italy, FranceLanguages: Italian, English, French
Wine for the Confused (2004)
Documentary | October 21, 2004 (United States)
Director: David KennardWriter: John Cleese, David KennardStars: John Cleese, Alyce Faye Eichelberger
Summary: John Clease cruises around Santa Barbara and nearby wine country and channelling knowledge of wine to the viewer. IMO as this is an informational movie it is no spoiler to tell you he concludes, after exposing us to what it is that makes a wine both delicious and "good" with a well developed palate, with... Read all
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
Year of the Comet (1992)
91min | Action, Adventure, Romance | 24 April 1992 (USA)
Summary: What seemed to be a simple little trip becomes an international chase, when an extremely rare bottle of wine's discovered (bottled during the appearance of the Great Comet of 1811). ...
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Countries: USALanguages: English
You Will Be My Son (2011)
102min | Drama, Thriller | 16 August 2013 (USA)
Director: Gilles LegrandWriter: Laure Gasparotto, Gilles LegrandStars: Niels Arestrup, Lorànt Deutsch, Patrick Chesnais
Summary: Paul has no faith in his son, Martin, to inherit his prestigious family wine estate. Paul dreams of a harder-working, successful son - a dream that one day seemingly materializes when he meets Philippe, the son of his dying estate manager.
Countries: FranceLanguages: French
Young Einstein
91min | Comedy, History | August 4, 1989 (United States)
Director: Yahoo SeriousWriter: Yahoo Serious, David RoachStars: Yahoo Serious, Odile Le Clezio, John Howard
Summary: Albert Einstein turns the science community upside down with his discoveries including a formula to put bubbles back in beer and rock n' roll.
Countries: AustraliaLanguages: English
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