Movies like Woman on Top

This heartfelt story follows a chef who starts a food truck business as a means of reclaiming his creative freedom. While Chef features a male lead, its focus on culinary passions, family dynamics, and a journey of self-discovery resonates with the themes explored in Woman on Top.

Parallel stories of Julia Child's culinary career and a young woman's quest to cook all of Child's recipes within a year, Julie & Julia is sure to appeal to those who appreciated the food-centric narrative and the empowering female lead of Woman on Top.

This enchanting tale delves into the mysticism of cooking, where emotions can imbue food with magical properties. Fans of Woman on Top's theme of cooking as an expression of passion and a means to affect others will be captivated by the similar use of food as a narrative device.

Centering around a woman who opens a chocolate shop in a small French village, Chocolat offers a blend of romance, magic realism, and the celebration of food, akin to what viewers admired in Woman on Top. Like Isabella, the protagonist Vianne uses her culinary gifts to transform the lives of the townspeople.

Although less focused on the culinary arts, It's Complicated offers a humorous and mature look at romance through the lens of a successful bakery owner's complicated love life. Audiences who enjoy the romantic entanglements and empowered female lead in Woman on Top might find a similar charm here.

This charming flick about a perfectionist chef who unexpectedly becomes the guardian of her young niece touches on themes of love, family, and of course, food. Audiences who savored the culinary backdrop and romantic story of Woman on Top might find No Reservations a similarly delightful dish.

The film combines romance with a sprinkle of magical realism as a struggling chef discovers her emotions can flavor her dishes. Fans of Woman on Top's blend of food, magic, and love will find Simply Irresistible a complementary recipe.

A small-town waitress with a talent for pie-making dreams of a way out of her troubled life. Waitress blends elements of romance, personal growth, and a love for the culinary arts, ingredients that fans of Woman on Top will find both heartwarming and familiar.