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CHEF, from left: Emjay Anthony, Jon Favreau, 2012.
Merrick Morton—Open Road Films/Courtesy Everett Collection

Chef

This indie hit isn't just about food and family. It's also about how to promote your small business on social media—and how not to. High-powered chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) makes a big mistake after joining Twitter, losing his cool and firing off a series of obscenity-laced tweets at a famous restaurant blogger. After Carl loses his job, however, his son Percy uses savvier social media posts in a wildly successful effort to promote Carl's new venture, a Cuban sandwich truck.