Movies and TV shows set in portland oregon
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in portland oregon ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, psychological, melancholic, feel good and humorous films and TV shows about / with friendship, love, male female relationship, family relations, pacific northwest, runaway, police investigation, teenager, father son relationship and storytelling plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Comedy genres shot in USA, Canada, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as portland oregon: Body of Evidence (1993), Grimm (2011), Dancing with Danger (1994), My Own Private Idaho (1991), Speech & Debate (2017), Paranoid Park (2007), Wild (2014), The Hunted (2003), Portlandia (2011), Stumptown (2019).
Best films
New films
| Dog (2022) | 6.5 | |
| Flip That Romance (2019) | 6.5 | |
| A Romance Wedding (2021) | 5.6 | |
| Helstrom (2020) | 6.7 | |
| Metal Lords (2022) | 6.7 |
List of movies set in portland oregon
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Sizzingly sexy Madonna leads a star-filled cast in this erotic thriller as a woman accused of killing a wealthy, elderly man through her insatiable sexual prowess.
Style:
erotic, sexy, sensual, detective, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
femme fatale, sex scene, seduction, murder, lawyer, infidelity, courtroom drama, fatal attraction, strong sexual content, extramarital affair, videotaped sex, dying during sex ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 20th century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon
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139K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, fairy tale, detective, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, werewolf, legends and myths, creature, monster, supernatural ability, police detective, partners against crime, good versus evil, peril, protector, hunt down ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon, usa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Portland taxi dancer is a suspect in a series of murders involving her former customers.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, neo noir, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, suspect, murder investigation, female protagonist, false accusation, night, nightlife, falsely accused, dance, cat and mouse, urban, evidence ...
Time:
90s
Place:
portland oregon
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the ...
Style:
road movie, homoerotic, art house, erotic, touching ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, male prostitute, friendship, homosexual, coming of age, unrequited love, male prostitution, male friendship, lgbt, homoerotic friendship, friendship between men ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1991
Place:
idaho, portland oregon, oregon, italy, rome italy ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Frustrated by the hypocrisy they see in their parents, teachers, and the entire school board, an unlikely trio set out to find a common truth and make their voices heard as they revive a defunct school club and take on the world.
Style:
sexy, sincere, humorous, melancholic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenager, gay teenager, high school student, gay, teenage boy, gay bar, competition, teenage pregnancy, swimming pool, debate, teenage girl, high school ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
portland oregon
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The teenager and skateboarder Alex is interviewed by Detective Richard Lu that is investigating the death of a security guard in the rail yards severed by a train who was apparently hit by a skate board. While dealing with the separation process of ...
Style:
emotional, surreal, depressing, teen, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
skateboarder, coming of age, childhood, teenager, skateboard, cheerleader, depression, paranoia, violent, high school, death, police investigation ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon, usa
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146K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Style:
meditative, road movie, inspirational, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
wilderness, self discovery, survival, nature, hiking, grief, starting over, female protagonist, death of mother, tourism, human spirit, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
year 2014, year 1995, 2010s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
california, portland oregon, oregon, usa, mojave desert ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the wilderness of British Columbia, two hunters are tracked and viciously murdered by Aaron Hallum. Former Special Operations instructor, L.T. Bonham is approached and asked to apprehend Hallum, his former student, who has 'gone rogue' ...
Style:
suspense, slasher, intense, brutal, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
one man army, manhunt, commando, wilderness, hitman, lone hero, homicidal maniac, swat team, psychopath, conspiracy, chase, murder ...
Time:
year 2003, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, portland oregon, kosovo, usa, british columbia ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.
Style:
sketch comedy, humorous, parody, not serious, hilarious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
satire, sketch, lifestyle, ambition, ambitious, human relationship, goofy hero, social satire, city life, sexual humor, anarchist, urbanization ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon, usa
Is relevant?
14K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Dex Parios is a strong, assertive, and unapologetically sharp-witted Army veteran working as a P.I. in Portland, Oregon. With a complicated personal history and only herself to rely on, she solves other people’s messes with a blind eye toward her ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, humorous, detective
Plot:
investigator, sex, female protagonist, investigation, private investigator, lgbt, post traumatic stress disorder, money problems, dark past, friendship, job, woman with a gun ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Life Unexpected is a coming-of-age family drama that centers around 16-year-old Lux, who was given up for adoption at birth but never adopted. When she is put back into the custody of her estranged-since-high-school birth parents, Cate and Baze, the ...
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, feel good, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
foster child, teenager, adolescence, foster home, teenage girl, teenage life, adopted daughter, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood, immature, guardian, thirtysomething life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
portland oregon
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A thieve makes a disturbing discovery in the house where he breaks in. Later, when he returns to the same house with his partner in crime, things are not longer how he expected.
Style:
psychological, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, home invasion, captive, investigation, sadism, violence, held captive, obsession, murder, sadist, maniac ...
Place:
portland oregon, oregon
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of a post-Apocalypse Earth, Population 2 is about a relationship that ends in tragedy forcing a woman to struggle in the aftermath.
Style:
captivating, serious, dramatic, suspenseful, reflective ...
Plot:
post-apocalyptic future, apocalypse, distopia, past life, post apocalypse, climate change, solitude, grief, isolation, ruins, loneliness, loss ...
Time:
future
Place:
portland oregon
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An aspiring artist is finally done with her abusive husband. She knows she has to start over, or he will find her. She thinks she is safe in Seattle with a friend she has been out of touch with, but she finds herself in danger.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
abusive husband, danger, husband wife relationship, woman in jeopardy, domestic abuse, female protagonist, abusive relationship, woman in danger, peril, woman, woman in peril, psychological trauma ...
Place:
portland oregon, seattle, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Nate and Brooke are going to the same four weddings, four weekends in a row. To avoid the singles tables and set-ups, they agree to go together as "wedding buddies." But what starts as a friendship soon becomes something deeper.
Style:
talky, touching, tense, humorous, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
young lovers, lovers, wedding, male female relationship, family business, misunderstanding, marriage, dancing, auto mechanic, love and romance, love affair, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Grab a six-pack, gather your closest friends and settle in for a night of solace and cheer-and of course, a few Drinking Games. Joseph Lawson's critically acclaimed debut film centers on six friends in Portland, Oregon, who come together ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, realistic, independent film
Plot:
funeral, friendship, loss, grief, regret, bittersweet, mourning, character study, party, guilt, slice of life, intimate ...
Time:
90s
Place:
portland oregon
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Hello, Larry is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from January 26, 1979 to April 30, 1980.
Style:
sitcom, feel good, lighthearted, sentimental, retro ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
single father, radio station, radio announcer, television, parenting, divorce, career change, slice of life, blended family, urban, radio, studio ...
Place:
portland oregon
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
During changing times a White family find themsleves falling in-love with their Black next door neighbors.
Style:
independent film, romantic comedy
Plot:
interracial relations, female protagonist, interracial romance, culture clash, racial tension, everyday life, identity crisis, family drama, social commentary, class differences, personal growth, urban ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
portland oregon
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The FBI sought the help of Lucinda Pond (Jeanne Tripplehorn), a former agent of the body, to try to locate the author of a series of murders that allegedly may have committed his brother. Lucinda, who left the police years ago, decides to help ...
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, moral dilemma, police investigation, rivalry, introspection, mind game, danger, law enforcement, riddles and clues, siblings relations, haunted by the past ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
portland oregon
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A woman discovers the next target of a hired assassin and attempts to foil his plan.
Style:
suspense, dark, tense, atmospheric, psychological ...
Plot:
hitman, danger, female protagonist, guilt, cat and mouse, assassin, sex for money, escape, suspicion, moral dilemma, investigation, murder mystery ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, portland oregon, oregon
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Romance novelist Liam Bradley (Dylan Bruce) has already found massive success with three books written under the pen name Gabriel August, but he's mysteriously unknown to his legions of readers. With his first book written as a way to heal ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, sweet, funny, light ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
happy ending, novelist, love, true love, false identity, loyalty, competition, male female relationship, journalism, promise, friendship, rivalry ...
Place:
portland oregon, new york
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Reeling from a one-sided breakup, heartbroken Karen breaks into her ex’s lakehouse. There, she strikes up a complicated relationship with provocative younger woman Lana.
Style:
sexy, melancholic, sentimental, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
lesbian love, lesbian relationship, female protagonist, lgbt, lovers, lesbian couple, young lovers, lesbianism, lesbian, lesbian interest, love and romance, love affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oregon, usa, portland oregon, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Portland interior designer Julia Galvins (Jana Kramer) adopts a dog and seeks the help of expert and handsome dog trainer Owen Michaels (Kevin McGarry). When she is hired to design a nursery and a “puppery,” as well as plan a puppy shower ...
Style:
touching, sweet, funny, sincere, feel good
Plot:
enemies to lovers, dog, owner dog relationship, loyalty, kindness, friendship, love, coach, pet owner relationship, charity, family relations, couple relations ...
Place:
portland oregon
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Nature is an erotic suspense drama about a young couple on a quest to rediscover their sexual fervor. After a failed experiment with role-playing games, they decide to take a week long, sex centered camping trip deep into the woods. Gradually they ...
Style:
erotic, realistic, sexual, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
russian woman, sexual fantasy, sexual relations, violence, murder, sadism, loner, lake, blood, honey, woman on top, lust ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oregon, portland oregon, congo, amsterdam, afghanistan ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, feel good, uplifting, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
animal, human animal relationship, friendship, killer whale, animal training, rescue, whale, animal life, freedom, coming of age, boy, kids and family ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place:
oregon, astoria oregon, portland oregon, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Fired from her job as a reality TV host, Natalie returns home for Valentine's Day, only to find herself running the town festival's auction with her ex-fiancé thanks to two scheming mothers.
Style:
romantic, entertaining, light, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
true love, old love, second chance, love and romance, male female relationship, love story, happy ending, celebration, unfulfillment, relationship vs career, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, moral dilemma ...
Place:
portland oregon, san francisco
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Leigh runs the website "Bad Date Chronicles," which allows people to anonymously post horrible date experiences. When rival blogger Conner becomes the subject of one of her posts, they agree to date each other to see which one is the ...
Style:
romantic, uplifting, humorous, funny, sweet ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
rivalry, sex, enemies to lovers, male female relationship, writers, internet, fall in love, couples, love and romance, destiny, love affair, promise ...
Place:
portland oregon
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160K
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade. This year, the game coincides with the wedding of their only undefeated player, which ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
group of friends, wedding, chase, escapades, rivalry, buddies, lifestyle, friendship, game, friendship between men, male friendship, mission ...
Time:
2010s, year 1983, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, denver colorado, portland oregon
Is relevant?
152K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young punk rock band find themselves trapped in a secluded venue after stumbling upon a horrific act of violence.
Style:
suspense, bleak, dark, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
skinhead, murder, violence, brutality, survival, friendship, punk, punk band, neo nazi, killed by a dog, violent, revenge ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2015
Place:
oregon, portland oregon, astoria oregon
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
high school, music, classical music, mentor, composer, school, musician, teacher, teaching, honest, high school teacher, sign language ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 60s, 20th century, year 1965 ...
Place:
oregon, portland oregon
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