Movies and TV shows set in north dakota
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in north dakota ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic and tense films and TV shows about / with family relations, danger, murder, violence, death, father son relationship, blood, husband wife relationship, snow and horse plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as north dakota: Let Him Go (2020), Little Woods (2018), Logan (2017), Wooly Boys (2001), Woman Walks Ahead (2017), Blood & Oil (2015), 61* (2001), Fargo (1996), Fargo (2014), The Burrowers (2008).
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List of movies set in north dakota
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.
Style:
suspense, period piece, emotional, tense, rough ...
Plot:
grief, horse, abusive husband, husband wife relationship, grandson, father in law daughter in law relationship, brutality, death, sheriff, retired, fight, grandparent grandchild relationship ...
Time:
2020s, 20th century, year 1952, 60s
Place:
north dakota, montana
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown access Canadian health care and medication. When the authorities catch on, she plans to abandon her crusade, only to be dragged in even deeper after a ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, suspense, f word
Audience:
adult
Plot:
unplanned pregnancy, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, public health, two sisters, breaking the law, sisters, social problems, escapades, political unrest, violence against women, badass female lead ...
Time:
90s, 2010s
Place:
north dakota, canada
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
Style:
emotional, harsh, suspense, intense, road movie ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
mutant, superhero, x men, fight scenes, protector, comic book, road trip, rage, invulnerability, one against many, assassin, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
future, near future, distant future, year 2017, 2020s ...
Place:
north dakota, el paso texas, texas, oklahoma city, north america ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Grizzled North Dakota rancher Stoney heads to the big city to see his daughter and winds up bonding with the grandson he never knew in this heartwarming tale. Stoney's city-bred grandson, Charles, tricks him into getting help for a serious ...
Style:
realistic, touching, independent film, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
ranch, terminal illness, social differences, fish out of water, family life, culture clash, parents and children, escapades, redemption, sheep, grandparent grandchild relationship, daughter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north dakota, minneapolis minnesota, minnesota
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A headstrong New York painter embarks on a dangerous journey to meet Sitting Bull, but must face off with an Army officer intent war with the Native Americans.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, captivating, exciting, emotional ...
Plot:
native american reservation, native american, american indian, woman, sioux tribe, widow, insect, black lives matter, victorian england, empowerment, based on real people, female empowerment ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, ancient times, victorian era
Place:
north dakota, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Billy and Cody LeFever dream of a new life and move to "The Bakken" in North Dakota, booming after the biggest oil discovery in American history. They’re soon pitted against a ruthless tycoon who forces them to put everything on the ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, realistic
Plot:
oil industry, oil field, love triangle, business deal, ambition, husband wife relationship, oil, business competition, murder, secret, revenge, industrialist ...
Place:
north dakota
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was universally hated. Both men started off with a bang, and both were nearing Babe Ruth's 60 home run record. ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, realistic, sincere, feel good ...
Plot:
baseball, baseball player, rivalry, friendship, fan, contests and competitions, fame, against the odds, success, underdog, rising to stardom, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
year 1961, 20th century, 60s, year 1998
Place:
north dakota, usa, new york, kansas city, baltimore ...
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779K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to ...
Style:
neo noir, black comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
small town, snow, dark humor, crime gone awry, ransom, kidnapping, murder, satire, foul language, police, psychopath, winter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1987, year 1996
Place:
minnesota, minneapolis minnesota, north dakota, usa, persia
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464K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, captivating, detective, anthology ...
Plot:
dark humor, psychopath, law enforcement, small town, police investigation, cop, scheme, small town life, snow, killer, police officer, policewoman ...
Time:
2010s, year 1979, year 2006, 2020s, 20th century ...
Place:
minnesota, north dakota, east germany, usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
It is 1879 in the Dakota Territories, a band of men who set out to find and recover a family of settlers that has mysteriously vanished from their home. Expecting the offenders to be a band of fierce natives, but they soon discover that the real ...
Style:
scary, atmospheric, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
buried alive, native american, cavalry, creature feature, creature, missing child, danger, old west, kidnapping, heroic mission, isolation, race against time ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
usa, north dakota, south dakota
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In 1983 Owl, North Dakota, the lives of three residents – elderly Horace, who spends his afternoons reminiscing in the local coffee shop; teenage Mitch, depressed backup quarterback star player-power-horse; and newly appointed high school English ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot:
winter, blizzard, snow, relationships, lifestyle, social problems, romantic relationship, small town, small town life, problem, depression, high school ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
north dakota, minnesota, england, finland, europe ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In the early 1800's, a group of fur trappers and Indian traders are returning with their goods to civilization and are making a desperate attempt to beat the oncoming winter. When guide Zachary Bass is injured in a bear attack, they decide ...
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, atmospheric, period piece ...
Plot:
wilderness, survival, bear attack, native american, paranoia, mountain man, revenge, pain, winter, trapper, wolf pack, loner ...
Time:
1820s, 1800s, year 1971, 19th century, 70s
Place:
north dakota, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.
Style:
realistic, philosophical, harsh, teen, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punk, subculture, rock, rebelliousness, coming of age, punk rock, self destructing, drug overdose, drug, rock and roll, friendship, drug addiction ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
utah, north dakota, england, seattle, woodstock ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
After reading a magazine article about a case of multiple murders 50 years ago, an excited paranormal group sets out to investigate the site where the serial killers lived and where the horrifying crimes occurred. As day turns to night and evidence ...
Style:
psychotronic, scary, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
found footage, investigation, paranormal, paranormal phenomena, mass murder, farmhouse, fear, abandoned, characters in danger, violence, demon, deadly creature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north dakota
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Based on the true events during the 2016 construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline that runs through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota on land that is owned by the Lakota “Sioux” Tribe. The film follows Daniel, a journalist ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, serious, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigative journalism, reporter, american indian, construction company, investigative reporter, native american reservation, indian reservation, intrigue, construction, problem, social problems, oil industry ...
Place:
north dakota, montana
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A military veteran comes home to find her father harassed by a sheriff intent on confiscating the livestock on their ranch under shady pretenses.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
father daughter relationship, military, rancher, farm, corrupt official, corruption, family relations, problem, ranch, homecoming, determination, injustice ...
Place:
north dakota, midwest
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In March of 1920, just outside of Center, North Dakota, Hazel Miner and her two siblings – Emmet and Myrdith – are getting ready to leave school. The students have been sent home early as the weather has started to turn from a gentle snowfall to ...
Style:
historical drama, harsh, period piece, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
snowstorm, blizzard, family drama, siblings, search and rescue, heroism, sacrifice, mourning, isolation
Time:
1920s
Place:
north dakota
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An outlaw is rescued from death by a nun who is traveling through the Badlands. She nurses him back to health in exchange for him guiding her to a Church in Williston. A deep friendship develops between these two unlikely people as they learn to ...
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
wasteland, nun, church, outlaw, western hero, travel, shooting, gunfight, fight, relationships, problem, road trip ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
north dakota, south dakota
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A British hypochondriac turns to crime after becoming addicted to consumerism. As his obsession worsens, his life falls quickly into the absurd and he continues to spend himself deeper and deeper into depravity.
Style:
suspenseful, humorous, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
burglar, robbery, hypochondriac, dumb criminal, consumerism, addiction, criminal gang, drug dealer, partner, planning, heist gone wrong, plan gone wrong ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, north dakota
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Come See The Paradise is a deeply touching love story set against the backdrop of a dramatic and controversial period in American history, It follows the romance and eventual marriage of Jack McGurn (Dennis Quad), a hot blooded Irish American, and a ...
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
world war two, forbidden love, love, racism, atomic bomb, family relations, culture clash, war, interracial romance, hospital, death, marriage ...
Time:
1940s, year 1936, 1930s, 20th century, year 1941 ...
Place:
hiroshima japan, ireland, japan, asia, seattle ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
My Secret Identity was a Canadian television series starring Jerry O'Connell and Derek McGrath. Originally broadcast from October 9, 1988 – May 25, 1991 on CTV in Canada, the series also aired in syndication in the United States. The series ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, semi serious
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
superhero, superhuman powers, high school student, high school, missing person, radiation, family relations, disorder, escapades, heroes, young heroes, undercover ...
Time:
year 1989, 90s, 20th century, 80s, year 1991 ...
Place:
north dakota, usa, canada
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A reality TV director copes with a spoiled celebutante and a show gone haywire when a masked killer starts bumping off the crew in this slasher-movie satire.
Style:
slasher, sexy, suspenseful, semi serious, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, masked killer, small town, hanged woman, cheerleader, fictional reality show, psychopath, multiple suspects, danger, protagonist as suspect, stalking, murder ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
minnesota, north dakota, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In the massive city of Tokyo, Kumiko, a twenty-nine year old, lives in utter solitude. She works a dreadful, dead-end job under an awful boss, is intimidated by her well-off peers, and nagged incessantly by her overbearing mother who is exasperated ...
Style:
depressing, sexy, art house, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot:
treasure, language barrier, character study, map, female protagonist, alone in the world, survival, obsession, self discovery, delusion, escapades, obsessive quest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, minnesota, tokyo, east asia, north dakota ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery, War
Country: Germany, France, Italy, Russia, Poland, Canada, Turkey, Jordan
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.
Style:
sexy, exciting, tense, suspense, factual ...
Plot:
armenian genocide, genocide, turkish history, refugee, world war one, diaspora, deportation, mute, charlie chaplin, odyssey, mass murder, blacksmith ...
Time:
year 1915, year 2014, 1910s
Place:
ottoman empire, armenia, turkey, north dakota
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Colonel Custer (Philip Carey), an outspoken believer in fair treatment for the Indians, is ousted from his post and forced into retirement. Fueled by ambition when a Senator Blaine (Don Haggerty) convinces him to run for President, Custer decides to ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, captivating, rough
Audience:
adult
Plot:
indian war, sioux tribe, soldier, old west, battles, against the rules, rebellion, military, rebelliousness, human spirit, society, heroes ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
minnesota, north dakota, washington d.c., south dakota
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
From the "In the Line of Duty" made-for-television movie series, Manhunt in the Dakotas (also known as 'The Twilight Murders') is based on the true story of cop-killer/white supremacist Gordon Kahl.
Style:
exciting, captivating, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
police, serial killer, racism, danger, chases and races, government agency, rivalry, law enforcement, manhunt, murder, special agent, tax evasion ...
Place:
usa, south dakota, north dakota
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The family man farmer John Rollins is stressed with his financial situation: the crows and the lack of irrigation are destroying his crop of corn; the bank is near closure of his mortgage; he does not have credit to fix the water pump or to buy ...
Style:
horrifying, psychological, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
scarecrow, child in peril, objects come to life, curses spells and rituals, supernatural, sex, supernatural ability, danger, family in danger, down on your luck, family problems, killer scarecrow ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north dakota, usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When the Solomons trade in the craziness of big-city life for the quiet of a North Dakota farm, little do they expect the nightmare that follows. Soon after arriving, teenage Jess (Kristen Stewart) and her younger brother see terrifying apparitions ...
Style:
psychological, scary, horrifying, suspense, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
haunted house, ghost, murder, supernatural, haunted, death threat, uncover truth, haunted by the past, family in danger, family problems, psychopath, family life ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
north dakota, chicago
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
As part of a racist government policy now known as the Sixties Scoop, Bezhig Little Bird is removed from her home in Long Pine Reserve in Saskatchewan and adopted into a Montréal Jewish family at the age of five, becoming Esther Rosenblum. Now in ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, serious, dramatic
Plot:
female protagonist, foster home, family relations, dysfunctional family, family drama, search for mother, lifestyle, social problems, woman, racial discrimination, indigenous people, adoption ...
Time:
80s, 60s
Place:
canada, north dakota, montreal
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
While visiting a dude ranch that is a potential acquisition for the outdoor adventure company she works for, Alex, an eager candidate for a big promotion discovers what matters most when she reignites her passion for the great outdoors; and becomes ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, romantic, humorous, light
Audience:
date night, family outing
Plot:
ranch, male female relationship, couple relations, relationship vs career, ambition, transformation, happy ending, love and romance, fall in love, workaholic, lifestyle, life philosophy ...
Place:
seattle, north dakota
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