Movies and TV shows set in new england
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in new england ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, atmospheric, suspense, suspenseful, weird and psychological films and TV shows about / with small town, supernatural, ghost, danger, storytelling, dialogue, murder, runaway, adaptation and mentor plots mostly in Drama, Horror and Thriller genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as new england: Ghost Story (1981), Salem (2014), Days and Nights (2014), Casper (1995), Dream House (2011), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Witch (2015), State and Main (2000), The Ghost Writer (2010), Eastwick (2009).
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List of movies set in new england
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.
Style:
creepy, suspense, light, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, ghost story, supernatural, life & death, vengeance, guilt, death, small town, snow, sex scene, murder ...
Time:
1930s, 80s, 20th century, year 1931
Place:
new england, usa, new york, miami, england
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27K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the volatile world of 17th century Massachusetts, 'Salem' explores what really fueled the town's infamous witch trials and dares to uncover the dark, supernatural truth hiding behind the veil of this infamous period in American ...
Style:
scary, gothic horror, gothic, atmospheric, sexy ...
Plot:
witch, supernatural, evil force, curses spells and rituals, society, danger, supernatural ability, witch hunt, wizards and magicians, love affair, devil, religions or cults ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
new england, salem massachusetts, hawaii, usa, massachusetts
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Reckless desire wreaks havoc over Memorial Day weekend as a family confronts the volatile and fragile nature of love. A modern retelling of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull", set in rural New England.
Style:
humorous, talky, realistic, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
family relations, love and romance, estate, parents and children, accident, anton chekhov, summer, siblings relations, actress, director, chess, eagle ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s, 20th century, year 1984
Place:
new england, usa
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159K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Furious that her late father only willed her his gloomy-looking mansion rather than his millions, Carrigan Crittenden is ready to burn the place to the ground when she discovers a map to a treasure hidden in the house. But when she enters the ...
Style:
sweet, fairy tale, light, humorous, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, teen fantasy ...
Plot:
friendship, halloween, ghost, haunted house, single father, supernatural, afterlife, father daughter relationship, childhood, teenage girl, mischievous children, daughter ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995, 80s
Place:
maine, new england, usa, new mexico, santa fe new mexico
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Ireland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Publisher, Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered ...
Style:
surprise ending, twist ending, suspenseful, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, twists and turns, supernatural, plot twist, memory loss, nervous breakdown, murder, mental patient, danger, riddles and clues, haunted by the past, insanity ...
Time:
year 2011, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
new england, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them ...
Style:
atmospheric, feel good, sentimental, cute, cult classic ...
Audience:
date night, kids, teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, boy scout, children, adolescence, first love, camp, youth, island, summer camp, orphan, search party, childhood ...
Time:
60s, year 2012, 20th century, year 1965, 2010s
Place:
new england, rhode island, nebraska, usa, england ...
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348K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In 1630s New England, William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness, exiled from their settlement when William defies the local church. When their newborn son vanishes and ...
Style:
dark, atmospheric, disturbing, scary, satanic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
witch, supernatural, folk horror, curses spells and rituals, witchcraft, religion, wilderness, black magic, paganism, family bonds, isolation, sacrifice ...
Time:
17th century, 2010s, year 2015, year 2016, 19th century
Place:
new england, america, new hampshire, usa, canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A Hollywood Film unit invades a small Vermont town leading to wholesale abandonment of values and virtue. A smart, warm and funny movie - and not just for movie buffs. Tagline: When a film crew came to Waterford, Vermont - They Shot First And Asked ...
Style:
feel good, independent film, talky, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
small town, filmmaking, satire, hollywood, showbiz, seduction, actor, greed, movie business, lifestyle, love and romance, small town life ...
Time:
20th century, year 2000, 90s
Place:
new england, vermont, england
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, UK, Belgium, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident. In director Roman ...
Style:
political thriller, atmospheric, suspense thriller, political, tricky ...
Plot:
writers, twists and turns, political conspiracy, politics, investigation, writer's life, betrayal, espionage, desert island, conspiracy, suspicion, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new england, new york, oxford university, massachusetts, britain ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Eastwick is a 2009 television series based on John Updike's novel The Witches of Eastwick. The series was developed by Maggie Friedman, and starred Paul Gross as the infamous Darryl Van Horne, alongside Jaime Ray Newman, Lindsay Price, and ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, semi serious, bad ending, offbeat ...
Plot:
witch, magic, small town, spell, friendship, dark humor, escapades, supernatural, good versus evil, introspection, battle of the sexes, kickass women ...
Place:
new england, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When Anna offers a stranded mother and son shelter in a blizzard, she learns that they are the Royal Family of Galwick. Anna shows the Prince how they do Christmas in her hometown, encouraging him to open his heart and be true to himself.
Style:
romantic, touching, psychological, talky, melancholic ...
Plot:
christmas, christmas romance, prince, queen, hotel guest, holiday, royalty, nurse, mayor, love interest, christmas season, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new england, connecticut, boston
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.
Style:
dark, psychological, spooky, disturbing, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hotel, fear, macabre, ghost, paranormal, death, ghost story, workplace, suicide, hotel receptionist, zombie, devil ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
new england, connecticut, usa, seattle
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, suspense, scary, creepy ...
Audience:
horror for children
Plot:
haunted house, supernatural, disappearance, supernatural horror, insanity, haunted, research, hearing voices, lesbian, poltergeist, obsession, mansion ...
Time:
19th century, 1940s, 1870s, 20th century, year 1963 ...
Place:
boston, new england, usa, massachusetts
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A man inherits a mansion, which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region.
Style:
christmas horror, psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, haunted by the past, who done it, holiday, murder, mental institution, gory, xmas, danger, rivalry, supernatural, ghost ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s, year 1970, 1950s, year 1950
Place:
new england, usa, massachusetts
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In the Fall of 1940, the entire population of Friar, New Hampshire walked together up a winding mountain trail and into the wilderness. Without warning, they left behind everything: their homes, their clothes, and their money. The only clue where ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, scary, serious, psychological horror ...
Plot:
urban legend, wilderness, mountain, insanity, survival, danger, obsession, haunted by the past, social relations, escapades, small town, small town life ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940, year 2008, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place:
new hampshire, new england, usa
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 183 min.
TV show
Story:
Vampires are invading a small New England town. It's up to a novelist and a young horror fan to save it.
Style:
creepy, gothic horror, suspenseful, gothic, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, horror for children
Plot:
vampire, small town, supernatural, murder, adultery, antique shop, stephen king, mansion, heart attack, dog, child murders a child, priest ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new england, maine, usa, texas, new jersey ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the small New England town of Galen, a young teenage boy claims he has dreams of young women being brutally raped and murdered. A doctor and the local sheriff discover that the boy's dreams are real and that a sinister occult might be behind ...
Style:
slasher, scary, rough, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
demon, murder, curse, female nudity, rape, serial killer, small town, amateur detective, nightmare, mysterious character, teenage life, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Place:
new england, usa, ireland, europe
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story:
A young couple moves to a quiet New England village, only to soon find themselves mixed up in mysterious rituals.
Style:
gothic, thrilling, spooky, slasher, tense ...
Plot:
folk horror, religion, small town, occult, conspiracy, folklore, autumn, mythology, witch, paranormal, ghost, ritual ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new england, usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When Brian lets his girlfriend, decides to change city and way of life. Attracted by the incredible offer, purchase a large house outside keeping a big secret. One day you have the impression of seeing a woman in the garden and can also talk to her ...
Style:
sentimental, atmospheric, captivating, psychological, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
impossible love, time travel, ghost, friendship, fall in love, couples, supernatural, unfulfillment, countryside, cottage, relocation, house fire ...
Time:
year 1960, 60s, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
maine, new england, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Small-time police chief and struggling alcoholic Jesse Stone looks into the murder of a teen-age girl whose body is found floating in a local lake. The case brings the former LAPD cop up against the Boston mob and into the affluent world of a ...
Style:
realistic, disturbing, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
child molester, murder, jesse stone, split personality, investigation, psychopath, law enforcement, life is a bitch, uncover truth, domestic violence, haunted by the past, framed for murder ...
Place:
new england, massachusetts, usa, boston
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
With the disappearance of hack horror writer Sutter Cane, all Hell is breaking loose...literally! Author Cane, it seems, has a knack for description that really brings his evil creepy-crawlies to life. Insurance investigator John Trent is sent to ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, atmospheric, gothic, lovecraft ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
small town, insanity, supernatural horror, book, paranoia, ghost town, investigation, hallucination, gory, novelist, writers, american horror ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, distant future
Place:
new england, new hampshire, manhattan new york city, england, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
At an elite New England university built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill, two black women strive to find their place. Navigating politics and privilege, they encounter increasingly terrifying manifestations of the school's haunted ...
Style:
spooky, suspense, independent film, black cinema
Plot:
college professor, college, woman, women, frat party, nightmare, cocktail party, witch, black, girl, ghost, suicide ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new england
Is relevant?
121K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss ...
Style:
parody, funny, black comedy, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick
Plot:
whodunit, twists and turns, butler, murder, murder mystery, multiple suspects, mansion, old dark house, investigation, mystery killer, blackmail, murder investigation ...
Time:
year 1954, 90s, 50s, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
new england
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Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Without hostile intent, a Soviet sub runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking bloodshed.
Style:
political, funny, black comedy, satirical, humorous ...
Plot:
submarine, cold war, culture clash, island, communism, friendship, satire, boat, cold war era, language barrier, torpedo, communist ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place:
new england, russia, usa, massachusetts, england ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Mike Nichols’ film from Edward Albee's play brought new themes to the film industry. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton have never been more brilliant together as they portray an experienced married couple who love each other yet verbally ...
Style:
cerebral, psychological, black and white, black comedy, retro ...
Plot:
battle of the sexes, guest, humiliation, conversation, couples, adultery, dysfunctional marriage, night, love hate relationship, childlessness, alcoholism, drinking ...
Time:
20th century, year 1966, 60s, 1930s
Place:
new england, usa
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Malaysia, Portugal
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The Gardner family moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century. They are busy adapting to their new life when a meteorite crashes into their front yard, melts into the earth, and infects both the land ...
Style:
lovecraft, suspense, suspenseful, surreal, tense ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
cosmic horror, mutation, farm, husband wife relationship, meteorite, farmhouse, alien invasion, mind control, brother brother relationship, mother daughter relationship, teenage girl, contamination ...
Time:
future
Place:
new england, arizona, massachusetts
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In a small island off the American coast, the Whateleys live in an old mill where a mysterious bloody being creates an atmosphere of horror. After her parents get killed by lightning, young Susannah is sent to New York by her aunt Agatha, who wants ...
Style:
lovecraft, classic horror, gothic, scary, tense ...
Plot:
attempted rape, island, cosmic horror, small town, sexual attraction, rural setting, fire, lighthouse, feral man, mental disorder, lost soul, atmosphere ...
Time:
year 1967
Place:
new england, usa
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40K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old ...
Style:
teen, sweet, touching, sentimental, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, kids, date night, chick flick ...
Plot:
coming of age, teenage girl, single mother, mother daughter relationship, dysfunctional family, swimming pool, love story, single parent, loss of virginity, sister sister relationship, young adult, new year's eve party ...
Time:
60s, year 1964, year 1963, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new england, oklahoma, connecticut, massachusetts ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Dr. Worley investigates a 300-year-old witch's curse in the New England town of Devonsville. Three liberated, assertive women move into town, which angers the bigoted, male-dominated town fathers. One of the women is a reincarnation of the ...
Style:
pastoral, independent film, scary, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
witch, supernatural, revenge, feminist, folk horror, witchcraft, occult, supernatural horror, paranormal, monster, exploitation, curse ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s, 17th century, 20th century
Place:
new england, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, talky, melancholic, sincere ...
Plot:
couples, writers, brutality, haunted by the past, redemption, voyeur, lost love, character study, justice, self destructing, tennis, hidden identity ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, year 1998, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
oxford university, new england, massachusetts, new jersey, usa
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