Almost the whole world is in self-isolation, and couriers have become the only link with the outside world for many. Not all heroes wear raincoats - these people rush to us with food, groceries and orders while we sit at home. Let's take a look at a list of the best films about couriers and food delivery people, because this topic is more relevant than ever.
Catch in 30 Minutes or Less 2011
- Genre: Crime, Comedy, Action
- KinoPoisk / IMDb rating - 6.2 / 6.1
The picture is based on the events that took place in 2003 in Pennsylvania. The life of Nick, the most ordinary pizza peddler, was measured and calm until two criminals with a virtuoso plan intervened. The bandits kidnap the main character in order to rob a bank branch with his hands. The only person who can help Nick is his best friend Chet. Together they must escape the bandits and sort out their difficult relationship.
Home Alone 1990
- Genre: family, comedy
- Rating KinoPoisk / IMDb - 8.2 / 7.6
The wonderful family film "Home Alone" is of course not at all about working as a courier, but about a boy who managed to cope with two robbers, but there is a curious moment in the comedy related to the theme of delivery. Surely, everyone who saw the picture remembers how the character of Macaulay Culkin sees real happiness: "A whole pizza with cheese, just for me alone!" The boy decided not only to enjoy his favorite dish, but also to play a trick on the pizza delivery boy by staging a shootout in front of the surprised courier.
Sorry We Missed You 2019
- Genre: Drama
- KinoPoisk / IMDb rating - 6.9 / 7.7
The economic crisis in 2008 is driving the Turner family to the poverty line. Abby works as a nurse, and her husband, Ricky, decides to buy a van with the last remaining funds. He hopes that working as a delivery man will help the family get out of this situation, but is faced with harsh realities. The new job does not pay off, and he has to work day and night, and in his free time to deal with children. Will the family be able to cope with all the trials?
Express Delivery (Premium Rush) 2012
- Genre: Crime, Thriller
- Rating KinoPoisk / IMDb - 6.6 / 6.5
Wylie works as a bicycle courier in New York. One day he receives a task - to hand over an envelope with unknown contents. It's simple - at a certain time and in a certain place, Wylie must deliver his package. But suddenly the guy starts being pursued by a corrupt policeman, which makes the job very difficult.
Friends (Friends), TV series 1994-2004
- Genre: romance, comedy
- KinoPoisk / IMDb rating - 9.3 / 8.9
In the cult series about bosom friends Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Ross, a delivery service was constantly working. The main characters constantly ate something and did it so “tasty” that they made the audience reach for the phone and call the courier at home. Fans of the sitcom calculated that in ten seasons, friends ordered pizza thirteen times and eight Chinese food in boxes.
The Courier 2019
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Action
- KinoPoisk / IMDb rating - 4.6 / 5.3
The action-packed thriller revolves around a mysterious woman who delivers packages on a motorcycle. Not a single soul in London knows who she is, where she came from and what she really wants. Databases do not provide answers to questions about the elusive delivery worker. On her way is a powerful crime boss who doesn't even know how dangerous this courier girl is.
Closed spaces (2008)
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- KinoPoisk rating / IMDb - 7.2 / 6.6
Vika works as a courier and receives the most common order - to bring pizza to an apartment located in the attic of one of the houses. The girl does not yet know that the guy Benjamin living in the apartment is an agarophobe. This means that he is afraid of open spaces and does not leave the apartment at all. Benjamin blocks a pretty girl in his apartment, saying that he is planning to rape. How the further history of these people will develop in a closed space is a mystery.
Oscar and the Pink Lady (Oscar et la dame rose) 2009
- Genre: Drama
- Rating KinoPoisk / IMDb - 7.9 / 7.1
Ten-year-old Oscar is terminally ill. Relatives and doctors remain silent to save the boy, but one day a pizza delivery boy named Rose appears in his life. This somewhat boorish lady brings to Oscar's life not only the long-awaited food, but also an unusual game that will help a dying child cheerfully relive his last days. Now he must live not one day, but a decade a day, and after that write letters to God with his impressions. Neither Rose nor Oscar understands how much the game will turn their lives.
Loop (2020)
- Genre: Documentary, Short
Director Rodion Moseenkov decided to shoot a semi-documentary short film about the existence of couriers in a big city. This film is three stories and three fates of people who spend half their lives on the road, delivering packages to people. According to the creators of the picture, the courier has long been not just a profession, but a separate subculture with its own rules and characteristics.
Coursier 2009
- Genre: Crime, Comedy
- KinoPoisk rating / IMDb - 6.3 / 5.8
Sam knows the Parisian streets like the back of his hand, and this is not surprising, because he is a courier. One fine day, the protagonist receives an assignment of special urgency from his boss. The bad luck lies in the fact that it is on this day that Sam must be present at the wedding of his bride's relative. The order turns into a real nightmare for the courier.
Janji Joni 2005
- Rating KinoPoisk / IMDb
Rounding out our list of the best courier and food delivery films is the Indonesian project “Johnny's Promise”. The main character of the film works as a film courier. He loves his job and always delivers films for film screenings on time. But one day it seems to Joni that the whole world conspired against him, and he will not be able to carry out the next delivery on time.