André, een beroemd concertpianist, trouwt met Mika, directrice van een chocoladefabriek. Hij heeft een zoon uit zijn eerste huwelijk, Guillaume. Gedrieën wonen ze in een prachtig huis op het platteland nabij Lausanne. Alles lijkt prachtig in orde, volkomen normaal. Tot de komst van Jeanne, een mooie achttienjarige die vermoedt dat zij vlak na haar geboorte in het ziekenhuis verwisseld is met een andere baby, te weten Guillaume. Jeanne, die toevallig over een talent voor het pianospel beschikt, zoekt André op, die haar vervolgens behandelt als zijn protégé. Hij neemt haar op in de familie en zorgt dat ze les krijgt van de beste docenten. Guillaume voelt zich genegeerd en Mika doet beleefd haar best de situatie te accepteren.
Nee, helaas is Merci pour le chocolat nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Charlotte Armstrong | Novel |
| Camera | Renato Berta | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Claude Chabrol | Director |
| Production | Marin Karmitz | Producer |
| Writing | Claude Chabrol | Screenplay |
| Sound | Matthieu Chabrol | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Monique Fardoulis | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sonia Geneux | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Ivan Niclass | Production Design |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Duret | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thi-Loan Nguyen | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Claude Villand | Sound |
| Production | Gérard Ruey | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Cécile Maistre-Chabrol | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Pierre Galliard | Property Master |
| Camera | Jérémie Nassif | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Jonathan Acbard | Sound Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul de Fisser | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Isabelle Vossart | Third Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cécile Cotten | Costumer |
| Production | Gisèle Vuillaume | Administration |
| Sound | André Naudin | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Gustav Mahler | Additional Music |
| Production | Yvon Crenn | Production Manager |
| Directing | Daniel Maurer | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Pascal Vuillemin | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Youcef Djedra | Electrician |
| Sound | Ricardo Castro | Musician |
| Production | Gisele Musy | Administration |
| Camera | Gilles-Vincent Rieder | Grip |
| Crew | Franz Liszt | Additional Music |
| Directing | Aurore Chabrol | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Georges Ayusawa | Assistant Decorator |
| Camera | Fabrice Aragno | Grip |
| Lighting | Thierry Labille | Electrician |
| Editing | Sylvie Lager | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Claude Debussy | Additional Music |
| Production | Francine Lusser | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Bruno Langiano | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Monica Donati | Publicist |
| Production | Claudia Tur | Production Secretary |
| Production | Jean-Louis Porchet | Associate Producer |
| Art | Rekha Musale | Assistant Decorator |
| Lighting | Philippe Cadeau | Gaffer |
| Sound | Aline Jaussi | Musician |
| Production | David Crenn | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Crew | Fryderyk Chopin | Additional Music |
| Crew | Александр Скрябин | Additional Music |
| Production | Hélène Platel | Administration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Max Buhler | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Michel Filippi | ADR Supervisor |
| Camera | Olivier Porchet | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Dominique Robert | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Cédric Russo | Electrician |
| Production | Yvon Crenn | Line Producer |
| Camera | Jean-Paul Toraille | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Nathalie Kreuther | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Michel Thiriet | Camera Operator |
| Production | Vanessa Balmer | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Éric Bonnaire | Grip |
| Editing | Rodolphe Molla | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Florence Poulain | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Laurent Petitgirard | Conductor |
| Crew | Franz Schubert | Additional Music |
| Production | Sandra Gerber | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabeth Tavernier | Costume Design |
| Writing | Caroline Eliacheff | Screenplay |