Movies and TV shows set in new england – page 4

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Eileen (2023)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, South Korea
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In 1960s Massachusetts, an unhappy prison secretary is beguiled by a new co-worker who pulls her into complicity in a crime that surpasses her wildest imaginings.
Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating, period piece, psychological thriller ...
Plot: lesbian, prison, female protagonist, secret, friendship, prison warden, prison guard, workplace, coworker, workplace situations, intrigue, female friendship ...
Time: 60s, year 1964
Place: new england, boston
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: This comical love story follows the story of A.J. Fikry, whose life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history and now his prized possession, a rare edition of Poe poems, ...
Style: satirical, captivating, thrilling, psychological, cute ...
Plot: writers, lifestyle change, second chance, coping, relationship problems, love affair, satire, social problems, love and romance, changing lives, love interest, homeless ...
Place: new england
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Reptile (2023)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
Style: detective, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot: murder, police investigation, criminal, police psychologist, murder investigation, real estate agent, crime investigation, investigation, fighting crime, sleuth, secret, crime solving ...
Place: new england, maine
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The Holdovers (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy ...
Plot: boarding school, holiday, teacher, new year's eve, vietnam war, christmas, grieving mother, detention, teen angst, depression, mental institution, boy ...
Time: 70s, year 1970, year 1971
Place: boston, massachusetts, new england
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Face of Evil (1996)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: On her wedding night, twenty-year-old Darcy Palmer empties her fiancé's bank account and flees to New York City. Along the way, she tries robbing Brianne Dwyer, who's heading to a New England college for her freshman year, and ends up ...
Style: sexy, psychological thriller, surprise ending
Plot: bad girl, woman seduces a man, serial killer, murder, stolen identity, college roommate, manipulation, sociopath, teenage girl, artist, psychopath, college student ...
Place: new england
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Dead & Buried (1981)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small town.
Style: slasher, grindhouse, atmospheric, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: supernatural, small town, zombie, murder, violence, serial killer, monster, exploitation, undead, body horror, living dead, hospital ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: new england
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Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Peter Ustinov stars as the eponymous wraith, who returns to Earth to aid his descendant, elderly Elsa Lanchester (Stowecroft). The villains want to kick Lanchester and her friends out of their group home so that they can build a crooked casino. Good ...
Style: entertaining, light, feel good, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: pirate, ghost, gambling, witch, college, afterlife, magic, betrayal, superhero, male female relationship, fish out of water, supernatural ...
Place: new england
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Midnighters (2017)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Midnight, New Year’s Eve: when all the hopes of new beginnings come to life – except for Lindsey and Jeff Pittman, whose strained marriage faces the ultimate test after they cover up a terrible crime and find themselves entangled in a ...
Style: suspense, psychotronic, disturbing, bleak, cult classic ...
Plot: backwoods, dysfunctional marriage, murder, trap, accidental killing, moral dilemma, trapped, husband wife relationship, car accident, death, captive, dead man ...
Place: new england
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A Very Merry Toy Store (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Two rival toy shop owners reluctantly join forces when an unscrupulous toy magnate opens a box store in their town.
Style: romantic, sincere, light, captivating, emotional
Plot: christmas, small town, love interest, christmas season, widow, love and romance, christmas romance, holiday, wedding, christmas spirit, voting, mayor ...
Place: new england
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The Lightkeepers (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Set in the year 1912 on Cape Cod, a lighthouse keeper who has disavowed any association with females, must deal with the appearance of two attractive women who move into a nearby cottage for the summer.
Style: touching, sentimental, atmospheric, realistic, serious
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: seaside, love and romance, couples, isolation, friendship, friends, love affair, lifestyle, elderly, lighthouse keeper, women, lighthouse ...
Time: edwardian era, 1910s, 20th century, year 1912
Place: massachusetts, new england, usa
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The Lighthouse (2019)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story: The story of two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Style: suspense, minimal cast, psychological, mysterious, lovecraft ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: isolation, hallucination, lighthouse, lighthouse keeper, drunkenness, symbolism, island, nightmare, fight, storm, madness, violence ...
Time: 19th century, 1890s, victorian era, 2010s, year 2019 ...
Place: nova scotia, new england
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 7.2
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Little Women (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Ireland
Duration: 180 min.
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Story: Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, the story follows sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March on their journey from childhood to adulthood. With the help of their mother, Marmee, and while their father is away at war, the girls navigate ...
Style: costume drama, uplifting, feel good, touching, romantic ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: family bonds, civil war, sibling relationship, coming of age, christmas, first love, sister, sister sister relationship, friendship, women, love story, prejudice ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1860s
Place: usa, new england, massachusetts
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A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story: This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotional slice-of-life story. Jones is portrayed here portrayed as Bill Willis, a former war hero turned author who combats alcoholism and is starting to experience ...
Style: realistic, talky, clever, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot: writers, coming of age, friendship, world war two, dysfunctional family, family relations, culture clash, father daughter relationship, adopted son, half brother, orphan, couple relations ...
Time: 70s, 60s, year 1998, 20th century
Place: paris france, france, new england, europe
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Scent of a Woman (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story: Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant ...
Style: inspirational, sentimental, dramatic, realistic, touching ...
Audience: teens
Plot: friendship, blindness, mentor, blind character, thanksgiving, tango, human spirit, human nature, loneliness, coming of age, disability, preparatory school ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new york, new england, usa
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Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase to handle a crime spree in ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, tense, realistic
Plot: murder, jesse stone, investigation, law enforcement, police investigation, small town, murder investigation, serial killer, die hard, secret service, cop, chief of police ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, boston, new england
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Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: In this prequel to 'Stone Cold,' Tom Selleck reprises his role as Jesse Stone, an L.A. cop who relocates to a small town only to find himself immersed in one mystery after the other.
Style: captivating, tense, rough, realistic, serious ...
Plot: police investigation, murder, jesse stone, who done it, gangster, law enforcement, police station, small town, serial killer, secret service, cop, domestic disturbance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, massachusetts, new england, santa monica california
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Muck (2015)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: After narrowly escaping an ancient burial ground, long forgotten and buried underneath the marshes of Cape Cod, a group of friends emerge from the thick, marshy darkness, tattered and bloody, lucky to be alive. They have already lost two of their ...
Style: slasher, serious, scary, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: swamp, st. patrick's day, escapades, friends, danger, violent content, trapped, survival, murder, evil, graphic violence, redneck ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new england, massachusetts, new zealand
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Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Jesse investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the police force deals with the arrogant new police chief who is the son-in-law of a town councilman.
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Plot: investigation, jesse stone, false accusation, law enforcement, murder, small town, quitting job, secret service, serial killer, funeral, cop, flashback ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new england, usa, boston
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A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Joe Weber is an anthropologist who takes his son on a trip to the New England town of Salem's Lot unaware that it is populated by vampires. When the inhabitants reveal their secret, they ask Joe to write a bible for them.
Style: suspense, classic horror, gothic horror, black comedy, semi serious ...
Plot: vampire, sex scene, child vampire, stephen king, monster, supernatural, youth, homecoming, small town, tribe, supernatural being, bad kids ...
Time: 80s
Place: maine, new england
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Treading Water (2001)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Casey (Angela Redman) has rejected her privileged upbringing and restores old boats for a living. She lives a cozy life with her beautiful social worker girlfriend Alex (super sexy Nina Landey) until her stuffy family demands that she come home for ...
Style: serious, realistic, touching, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot: lgbt, lesbian, eccentric family, culture clash, fish out of water, family gatherings, dysfunctional family, couples, society, addiction, family life, family relations ...
Place: new england, usa
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The Humbling (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger woman but soon finds that it's difficult to keep pace with her.
Style: tragicomedy, semi serious, realistic, humorous, contemplative ...
Plot: older man younger woman relationship, actor, aging, life turned upside down, dark humor, artists and showbiz, actor's life, love and romance, love affair, female professor, psychiatrist patient relationship, veterinarian ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, connecticut, new england, manhattan new york city, new york
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Whisper (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Convicted felon Max Truemont (played by Josh Holloway) is hired to execute a kidnapping of the son of one of the richest women in the state. Along with his fiancée Roxanne (played by Sarah Wayne Callies), Max joins two other strangers who were also ...
Style: scary, serious, bleak, suspenseful, christmas horror ...
Plot: evil child, kidnapping, winter, hostage, mind control, snow, murder, isolation, crime gone awry, confined, danger, criminal heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: maine, new england, usa
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Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A US president (Gene Hackman) who has retired after two terms in office returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine and decides to run for Mayor against another local candidate (Ray Romano).
Style: humorous, political, romantic, light, surreal ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: small town, president, politics, campaign, couples, secret service, love triangle, state affairs, love and romance, dating, election, underdog ...
Time: 21st century
Place: maine, usa, new england
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Beetlejuice (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Thanks to an untimely demise via drowning, a young couple end up as poltergeists in their New England farmhouse, where they fail to meet the challenge of scaring away the insufferable new owners, who want to make drastic changes. In desperation, the ...
Style: gothic, black comedy, surreal, witty, dark comedy ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: afterlife, haunted house, ghost, supernatural, surrealism, dark humor, goth, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, monster, seance, attic ...
Time: 80s, year 1988, 20th century
Place: america, usa, new england, connecticut
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Salem Falls (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A man with a troubled past tries to settle down in a small town, finds love and then ends up being the target of a witch hunt.
Style: realistic, serious, touching, captivating
Plot: small town, teenage girl, false accusation, diner, bigotry, starting over, life turned upside down, haunted by the past, social relations, injustice, life is a bitch, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new england, new hampshire, usa
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Dead Poets Society (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Style: philosophical, inspirational, sentimental, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, kids, family outing, teen drama ...
Plot: teacher, suicide, coming of age, friendship, poetry, poet, mentor, philosophy, teachers and students, literature, youth, teenager ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1989, year 1959
Place: vermont, new england, usa, harvard university
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Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When her great aunt dies famed horror hostess Elvira heads for the uptight new England town to Falwell to claim her inheritance of a haunted house a witches cookbook and a punk rock poodle. But once the stuffy locals get an eyeful of the scream ...
Style: gothic, parody, spoof, black comedy, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: witchcraft, goth, inheritance, magic, hostess, witch, small town, female protagonist, good versus evil, demon, halloween, big breasts ...
Time: 80s
Place: las vegas, usa, new england, massachusetts
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The Love Letter (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A romantic comedy about a mysterious love letter that turns a sleepy New England town upside down.
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, romantic, sexy ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: small town, mistaken identity, bookstore, misunderstanding, love, comedy of errors, looking for love, writers, older woman younger man relationship, lgbt, fall in love, unfulfilled love ...
Time: year 1999, 90s
Place: new england, usa
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The Four Seasons (1981)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Three middle-aged wealthy couples take vacations together in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Along the way we are treated to mid-life, marital, parental and other crises.
Style: talky, realistic, touching, sentimental, witty ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: divorce, friendship, bittersweet, vacation, sadness, midlife crisis, couple relations, love and romance, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment, introspection, human nature ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1981
Place: usa, new england
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The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: The film talks about a family that weathers all sorts of disasters and keeps going in spite of it all. It is noted for its wonderful assortment of oddball characters.
Style: black comedy, humorous, offbeat, dark comedy, semi serious ...
Plot: hotel, incest, dysfunctional family, rape, brother sister sex, first sexual experience, prostitute, bare butt, airplane crash, lesbian, writers, cheerleader ...
Time: 80s
Place: vienna, new hampshire, europe, austria, usa ...
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