Town movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant town movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, suspenseful, psychological, tense, thrilling and exciting films and TV shows about / with town, small town, secret, female protagonist, family relations, investigation, isolation, survival, revenge and city plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Horror genres shot in USA, UK, Ireland and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as town: Clown in a Cornfield (2025), The Lost Daughter (2021), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), The Great Seduction (2023), Tremors (1990), You Me Lenin (2021), The Stepford Wives (1975), Old Strangers (2022), Unclenching the Fists (2021), The Siamese Bond (2020).
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List of town movies
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Luxembourg, UK, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup Factory burned down. As the locals ...
Style:
slasher horror, teen horror, independent film, slasher, dark comedy ...
Plot:
cornfield, killer clown, teenager, murder mystery, father daughter relationship, clown, town, small town, evil clown, generation gap, murder, newcomer ...
Time:
80s, year 1991, 2020s
Place:
missouri
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK, Israel, Greece
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront secrets from her past.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, grim, existential ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
vacation, motherhood, flashback, beach, greek island, girl, caught masturbating, adultery, doll, sex, female nudity, infidelity ...
Time:
2020s, 90s
Place:
greece
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, dark, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers, family outing, horror for children ...
Plot:
holiday, christmas, halloween, stop motion, imaginary, music, goth, objects come to life, fantasy world, imaginary kingdom, love, loneliness ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When Bikini Bottom is scooped from the ocean, scientific squirrel Sandy Cheeks and her pal SpongeBob SquarePants saddle up for Texas to save their town.
Style:
3d animation, entertaining, captivating, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
town, sea, fish, save the day, squirrel, adventure hero, escapades, sea creature, exploration, evil, road trip, parachute ...
Place:
texas, north america
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When a golden opportunity arises to boost the fortunes of a forgotten fishing town, its residents set out to trick their way to making it happen.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, light, humorous, exciting ...
Plot:
life, town, ruse, fish, fishing, social relations, con trick, white lie, small town life, dishonesty, social problems, relationships ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Hick handymen Val McKee and Earl Bassett can barely eke out a living in the Nevada hamlet of Perfection, so they decide to leave town -- despite an admonition from a shapely seismology coed who's picking up odd readings on her equipment. Before ...
Style:
scary, entertaining, horror comedy, black comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience:
date night, kids, boys' night, teens, horror for children
Plot:
monster, desert, creature feature, creature, death, survival, small town, deadly creature, danger, giant monster, stranded, rescue ...
Time:
90s, year 1990, future, 20th century, 80s
Place:
nevada, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
One day waves bring a wooden statue of Lenin to a small town by the Black Sea. The statue is erected in the town square by the Municipality with the hope that it would attract tourists to the town. As an official opening ceremony is planned with the ...
Style:
detective, satirical, realistic, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, town, political satire, lenin, police officer, police investigation, conundrum, treasure hunt, society, bureaucracy, small town, social commentary ...
Place:
turkey, black sea
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The urban aspirant photographer Joanna Eberhart moves from Manhattan to Stepford, Connecticut with her family. Her husband Walter Eberhart decided to live in a calm suburb, but Joanna did not like the neighborhood with beautiful and perfect ...
Style:
clever, psychological, disturbing, creepy, suspenseful ...
Plot:
robot, feminism, small town, women's liberation, housewife, suburbs, utopia, conspiracy, paranoia, social commentary, missing person, couple relations ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, connecticut, manhattan new york city, new england, new york
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
Three friends reconnect in a secluded mountain town after a long quarantine. While out for a hike, the trio stumble upon something dark and terrible in the deep woods.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, mystical, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
distopia, town, reunited friends, problem, mysticism, secret, woods, isolation, claustrophobia, haunting, paranoia, slow burn ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a former mining town in North Ossetia, a young woman struggles to escape the stifling hold of the family she loves as much as she rejects.
Style:
tense, melancholic
Plot:
coming of age, escape, traumatic childhood, loss of virginity, town, father, brother, family drama, father daughter conflict, repression, female protagonist, family relations ...
Place:
soviet union
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Estela and her mother Clota must travel from JunÃn, where they live, to the town of Costa Bonita, in Necochea, to see some apartments that Estela's father has inherited from her.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, road movie ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, relationships, inheritance, town, mother, family relations, women, character study, family drama, motherhood, intimate, slice of life ...
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
As Santa Claus searches for his lost Reindeer (Cupid) in the small town of Holly; the love story of Katie Valentine and Army veteran/firefighter Luke Murphy is re-ignited during an effort to save the historic train depot.
Style:
feel good, christmas special, romantic, satirical, thrilling ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, love, town, santa claus, reindeer, christmas romance, love story, male female relationship, love affair, romantic relationship, xmas, love and romance ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An entity is terrorizing a small Midwest town. Ludlow Falls continues to descend into madness and death as more young women are driven insane. Sometimes small towns hide big secrets and a town's sin will be exposed.
Style:
suspenseful, slasher, dark, serious, dread ...
Plot:
small town, sin, insanity, madness, witch, town, death, secrets, insane, undercover, delusional woman, moral corruption ...
Place:
midwest
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
details the bizarre goings-on in a fictitious Irish village called Killinaskully located in the hills of Ireland
Style:
feel good, satirical, semi serious, captivating, ironic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
countryside, satire, town, small town, lifestyle, village life, social problems, irony, villager, escapades, eccentricity, village
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When a ruthless serial killer terrorizes a small Southern town, everyone becomes a suspect -- including local authorities. As the body count rises and the dark mystery deepens, the chief detective becomes haunted by the horrors of his past.
Style:
psychological, detective, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating
Plot:
murder investigation, serial killer, town, murder mystery, whodunit, killing, serial murder, killing spree, uncover truth, small town life, secret, police investigation ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Ireland, Belgium, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
While working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, grim ...
Plot:
abuse, christmas, convent, nun, illegitimacy, unwed mother, town, undercover, secret, catholic church, teenage girl, dead mother ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s, 20th century
Place:
ireland, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When her father's murder reveals a hidden double life, a lawyer seeks revenge by infiltrating a Galician drug cartel and becoming close to its leader.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, psychological
Plot:
lawyer, drug dealing, small town, investigation, town, drug, secret, criminal, drug lord, intrigue, female protagonist, vengeance ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In the wake of the American Civil War, two vampires rise and fight to reclaim their land from the inhabitants of a sleepy Southern town.
Style:
captivating, spooky, colorful, dark fantasy, bloody ...
Plot:
vampire, cheating, post civil war, town, revenge, slave, blood, racist, racism, sex scene, experiment, police ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Africa
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
After a public humiliation, a wannabe influencer enrolls in a small-town university, where she aspires to regain her social status.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, teen, psychological, semi serious
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
campus, small town, college student, young adult, college, teenager, education, university, town, adolescence, social problems, teenage life ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of podcasters set out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three strangers in an idyllic Irish town. But when they start to pull the strings, they find a story much bigger and stranger than they could have imagined.
Style:
dark comedy, captivating, thrilling, psychological, absurd
Plot:
small town, mysterious disappearance, secret, explorer, town, journalist, vanished man, puzzle, crime solving, crime investigation, investigation, private investigation ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
ireland
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Cash is trying to live a quiet, honest life in a small Appalachian town. When a vicious crime boss forces him back into her services, he soon learns he's capable of anything -- even killing -- to protect his family and his home.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime thriller, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
town, family relations, revenge, small town, farmer, gang, farm, farmhouse, fight, bandit, criminal gang, family farm ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Ex-con Russell Gaines is attempting to rebuild his life with the help of his father, Mitchell. However, the arrival of Maben sends his new life into chaos, leading the pair to go on the run - as their violent pasts catch up to them, the pair must ...
Style:
bleak, rough, serious, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, small town, town, daughter, gunfight, avenge, vengeance, revenge motive, mother and daughter, shooting, female nudity, ex convict ...
Place:
mississippi
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The filming of a hit reality TV show goes horribly wrong when a group of small town cops respond to a call that brings a whole new meaning to the phrase, domestic disturbance.
Style:
detective, scary, serious, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
dead, love, danger, survival, violent content, law enforcement, imaginary, superhuman powers, supernatural, small town, cop, town ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Stampylonghead, referred to as Stampy, creates a fictional world within the video game Minecraft. Minecraft is a sandbox video game, allowing for complete freedom of the player to do whatever they want. With his friends, Stampy builds incredible ...
Style:
fairy tale, exciting, captivating, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
alien, theater, combat, revenge, hotel, radio station, one against many, voice over narration, christmas, anti hero, bank, kidnapping ...
Time:
year 2017, year 2012, 2010s, year 2019, year 2016 ...
Place:
united kingdom, britain
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Bass Reeves, the legendary lawman of the wild West, is brought to life. Reeves worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory, capturing over 3,000 of the most dangerous criminals without ever ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, inspirational, epic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
u.s. marshal, wild west, lawman, black man, horse, law, cowboy, town, biopic, bravery, justice, sheriff ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
arkansas
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
TV show
Story:
Follows a con artist who reinvents himself as the heir of an Arabic fortune.
Style:
satirical, tragicomedy, thrilling, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
impostor, con artists, town, con trick, deception, satire, imposture, pretending to be someone else, cons and scams, impersonating, fraud, scam ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
After the demise of the feudal dynasty and half a century of war and turmoil, the ancient land of China finally ushered in a long-lost peace. The founding of New China has greatly changed the fate of the most ordinary people in the imperial city. ...
Style:
family saga, historical drama, dramatic, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
veteran, town, working class, social change, ordinary people, large family, kids and family, suffering, family history, family life, worker, family drama ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
An episodic faith-based crime drama series that follows the small town investigative work of Detective Travis.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, crime drama, detective, bleak ...
Plot:
investigation, small town, woman with a gun, crime investigation, town, faith based, police detective, police investigation, police, police officer, women, woman ...
Place:
texas
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Peter is searching for his long-lost sister when he crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square. His one one question is: is his sister still alive? The answer, that he must find a mysterious elephant and the magician who will conjure ...
Style:
3d animation, exciting, funny, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
town, sister, journey, animal, friend, flying, magic, life, elephant, travel, traveler, city ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: France, China, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Parisian teenagers Marinette Dupain-Chang and Adrien Agreste become vigilante heroes Ladybug and Cat Noir.
Style:
3d animation, entertaining, funny, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
teen superhero, teenage superhero, heroes, villain, boy, school, teenager, high school, fight, ladybug, cat, magical girl ...
Place:
paris france
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