Movies and TV shows set in wisconsin
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in wisconsin ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious, feel good, light and absurd films and TV shows about / with storytelling, catastrophe, vengeance, brutality, mentor, dialogue, family relations, destiny, chase and runaway plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
wisconsin
TOP 10 movies tagged as wisconsin: Wisconsin Death Trip (1999), Glory Daze (2010), Chump Change (2000), Irresistible (2020), The Beast of Bray Road (2005), Feed the Fish (2010), The Young and the Restless (1973), The Smokers (2000), Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003), Stroszek (1977).
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List of movies set in wisconsin
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Wisconsin Death Trip is an intimate, shocking and sometimes hilarious account of the disasters that befell one small town in Wisconsin during the final decade of the 19th century. The film is inspired by Michael Lesy's book of the same name ...
Style:
disturbing, sad, controversial, social, experimental ...
Plot:
american football, mental disorder, magic, hostage, arson, unemployment, murder, cheerleader, nosy, injustice, chaos and mayhem, small town ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, 1890s, 90s
Place:
wisconsin, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Glory Daze is an American comedy-drama television series. The one-hour series revolves around a group of college freshmen who pledge a fraternity in 1986. The series aired from November 16, 2010, to January 18, 2011 on TBS.
On February 24, 2011, ...
Style:
realistic, not serious, humorous, suspenseful, sitcom ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
college, buddies, student life, friends, social relations, youth, teenage life, college life, father son relationship, fraternity, student, party ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, wisconsin, indiana
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A failed Hollywood actor returns to his home town in Wisconsin and reminisces about his life in L.A. to a potential new girlfriend about his faults, auditions, misadventures, and confrontations with the evils of Hollywood.
Style:
cynical, realistic, semi serious, humorous, offbeat
Plot:
filmmaking, hollywood, rise to the top, desire for fame, nothing goes right, rise and fall, ambition, looking for love, showbiz, homecoming, disorder, love and romance ...
Time:
90s
Place:
wisconsin, iceland, california, los angeles, milwaukee wisconsin
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.
Style:
twist ending, political, funny, parody, satirical ...
Plot:
election campaign, american politics, political campaign, political satire, mayor, small town, usa politics, politics, debate, political candidate, campaigning, democrat ...
Time:
year 2016
Place:
wisconsin, usa, washington d.c., new york
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Based on actual accounts of werewolf sightings in Walworth County, Wisconsin, the film follows a local sheriff who is finally forced to accept that a string of horrifying deaths is linked to a predator which possesses DNA of both man and wolf.
Style:
serious, scary, suspenseful, psychological, perverse ...
Plot:
werewolf, human becoming an animal, cryptozoology, small town, dangerous animal, murder, sheriff, false accusation, suspense, supernatural, monster, wolf ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
wisconsin, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Follows the journey of Joe Peterson, a burned out children's book writer who's approaching a midlife crisis.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, realistic, feel good
Audience:
date night
Plot:
disorder, writer's life, fish out of water, midlife crisis, social relations, unfulfillment, misfit, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, parents and children, fall in love, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, wisconsin, venice california
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 37 min.
TV show
Story:
The rivalries, romances, hopes and fears of the residents of the fictional Midwestern metropolis, Genoa City. The lives and loves of a wide variety of characters mingle through the generations, dominated by the Newman, Abbott, Baldwin and Winters ...
Style:
sentimental, realistic, emotional, serious, saga
Plot:
family relations, intrigue, couple relations, rivalry, family problems, family life, infidelity, lifestyle, uninhibited rivalry, dishonesty, betrayal, power relations ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s, 70s, 2000s ...
Place:
usa, wisconsin
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
These smokers are definitely bad for your health! A group of outcast prep school girls decide to turn the tables on some obnoxious guys by sexually humiliating them at gunpoint! A black comedy in the mold of Heathers, The Smokers stars Dominique ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, witty, biting, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
girl power, teenage girl, vengeance, looking for sex, teenage life, rape, dark humor, youth, prank, high school, coming of age, bad girl ...
Time:
90s
Place:
wisconsin, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Having lived his entire life under the watchful eye of his overbearing mother, Albert must fend for himself when an unidentified automobile suddenly kills her. Free for the first time, Albert quickly responds to the bait dangling in front of him, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, offbeat
Plot:
family relations, mentally challenged, social misfits, misfit, dysfunctional family, parents and children, small town, death of mother, suspense, con artists, mental illness, inheritance ...
Place:
wisconsin, milwaukee wisconsin, minnesota, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they ...
Style:
road movie, surreal, dark, thought provoking, sexy ...
Plot:
surrealism, insanity, german, immigrants, bittersweet, culture clash, cult, american dream, misfit, self discovery, pimp, on the road ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1976
Place:
germany, wisconsin, new york, canada, berlin germany ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school teens who spend most of their time hanging out ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, kids, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
friendship, group of friends, teenage love, cannabis, small town, teenager, couples, couple relations, generation gap, parents and children, basement, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, wisconsin
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A glimpse inside the mind of one of America's most notorious murderers set to a unique musical score.
Style:
parody, psychotronic, bleak, scary, slasher ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, killer, butcher, violence, serial murder, society, fear, threat, small town, killing spree, who done it ...
Time:
year 1950
Place:
wisconsin
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Darcy, editor at her highschool paper, and her long-term boyfriend Stan are in their last months of school and already have found places in good colleges. Recently they started to sleep with each other and, surprise, surprise, Darcy gets pregnant. ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, humorous, touching, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot:
pregnancy, teenage pregnancy, teenager, adoption, coming of age, high school, unlikely friendships, justice, stereotypes, underdog, depression, love story ...
Time:
80s
Place:
wisconsin, california, san francisco
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Aging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.
Style:
humorous, feel good, inspirational, stylized, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
baseball, sport, redemption, underdog, friendship, rivalry, ambition, athlete's life, major league, contests and competitions, hopes, journalism ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
wisconsin, new jersey, milwaukee wisconsin, san francisco, california
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A woman who lives in deer-hunting country in rural Wisconsin is possessed by the spirit of a Japanese samurai warrior.
Style:
slasher, bloody, psychotronic, christmas horror, weird
Plot:
christmas, occult, serial killer, killer, fear, psychic power, female nudity, supernatural power, holiday horror, haunted house, sword, samurai ...
Place:
wisconsin
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story of a small-town football star, who defies society, morals and his God and gets into so much trouble that he is expelled from school. Told in flashbacks, usually in confession to the priest, Chris sets the tone early in the opening scene ...
Style:
psychotronic
Plot:
juvenile delinquent, high school football, sexual freedom, confession, choir, father son relationship, police raid, seduction, guilt, priest, religion, catholic church ...
Time:
60s
Place:
wisconsin
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Since the sudden and highly suspicious death of his parents, 12-year-old Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle (Lee Grant and William Holden). Widely feared to be the Antichrist, Damien relentlessly plots to seize control of ...
Style:
scary, slasher, satanic, suspenseful, sinister ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
devil, killer child, supernatural, 666, demon, evil child, raven, boy, religion, antichrist, child murders a child, blond boy ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
israel, wisconsin, chicago illinois
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect, giving way to hilarious ...
Style:
funny, humorous, talky, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
college, fish out of water, university, youth, farce, cheerleader, teenager, switching roles, school, adaptation, father son relationship, parents and children ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1940, future
Place:
usa, wisconsin, new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As an idle, good-natured bachelor, Uncle Buck is the last person you would think of to watch the kids. However, during a family crisis, he is suddenly left in charge of his nephew and nieces. Unaccustomed to suburban life, fun-loving Uncle Buck soon ...
Style:
feel good, funny, entertaining, light, touching ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
childhood, teenager, parents and children, when the parents are away, happy ending, unlikely friendships, fish out of water, respect, uncle nephew relationship, mischievous children, child care, siblings relations ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
wisconsin, california, chicago illinois, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Giant preying mantis living in a south American jungle decide to move into suburban USA. Disguised as humans, the mantis are planning something.. Could it be connected to dad's job in the power station perhaps ?. One day the daughter mantis ...
Style:
campy, humorous, parody, feel good, queer horror ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
satire, monster, praying mantis, rain forest, cocoon, dysfunctional family, insect, jungle, nude, male nudity, ecology, addiction ...
Time:
90s
Place:
wisconsin, ohio, usa, rio de janeiro
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson (Roberts) and Peter Brackett (Nolte) reluctantly join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy and bite off more than they can chew while pursuing the story and bickering along the way - and falling in ...
Style:
witty, feel good, humorous, melancholic, light ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
reporter, destiny, media, journalism, love story, whistleblower, suspense, fall in love, love and romance, uncover truth, unlikely couple, conspiracy ...
Time:
90s, 1930s
Place:
chicago illinois, wisconsin, las vegas, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
conspiracy, frame up, suspense, fbi, chase, disaster, cia, secrets, conspiracy theory, protagonist as suspect, uncover truth, technology ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, chicago illinois, wisconsin, langley virginia, san francisco
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, France, USA, Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, psychological, surprise ending, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
greed, snow, suspense, small town, betrayal, fbi, bag of money, winter, twists and turns, heist, character study, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, minnesota, wisconsin
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Revolves around a young couple and their friends struggling with adulthood and issues of relationships and commitment. Based on the 2001 Italian film L'ultimo bacio, directed by Gabriele Muccino.
Style:
emotional, romantic, intense, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
pregnancy, wedding, infidelity, casual sex, adultery, friendship, cheating, introspection, free spirited, human nature, power of love, marriage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
wisconsin, new jersey, polynesia, usa, cape town south africa ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Veronica expecting their first child, Burt’s parents decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. ...
Style:
feel good, touching, humorous, road movie, talky ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
pregnancy, marriage, road trip, sexual humor, parenthood, love, love story, family relations, on the road, parents and children, eccentricity, travel ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
colorado, wisconsin, california, canada, usa ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Sam Witwicky takes his first tenuous steps into adulthood while remaining a reluctant human ally of Autobot-leader Optimus Prime. The film centers around the space race between the USSR and the USA, suggesting there was a hidden Transformers role in ...
Style:
exciting, heroic, absurd, humorous, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
robot, androids and robots, alien, alien invasion, transforming robot, space, good versus evil, warrior, giant robots, battles, fight, transformation ...
Time:
year 1969, year 2011, year 1961, 60s, 2010s ...
Place:
washington d.c., egypt, wisconsin, chicago illinois, middle east ...
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A comedy filled with tenderness as a baby raccoon snuggles his way into the life of a lonely boy. He becomes the boy's only companion during his father's frequent absences. Because of Rascal, both father and son realize their ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, sentimental, touching, humorous
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
disney, youth, family relations, nature, camp, animals, young heroes, misfit, getting home, pets, best friends, mischievous children ...
Time:
60s
Place:
wisconsin
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162K
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When a sleazy TV exec offers Wayne and Garth a fat contract to tape their late-night public access show at his network, they can't believe their good fortune. But they soon discover the road from basement to big-time is a gnarly one, fraught ...
Style:
funny, humorous, parody, absurd, witty ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night, date night
Plot:
rock and roll, music, heavy metal culture, teenager, rock, buddy, basement, dumb, slacker, satire, stupidity, musician ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
wisconsin, chicago illinois, milwaukee wisconsin, usa, illinois
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91K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Party animal Tommy Callahan is a few cans short of a six-pack. But when the family business starts tanking, it's up to Tommy and number-cruncher Richard Hayden to save the day.
Style:
funny, humorous, road movie, absurd, light ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
road trip, father son relationship, dumb, twists and turns, adaptation, sarcasm, stupidity, screwball, goofy hero, family relations, buddies, self discovery ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, wisconsin, ohio
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11K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs
Style:
suspenseful, tricky, humorous, captivating, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder, femme fatale, frame up, dentist, drug use, betrayal, false accusation, dark humor, twists and turns, life turned upside down, nothing goes right, unlikely criminals ...
Place:
wisconsin, arizona, usa, france
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