| Welcome to Mooseport (2004) | 5.3 | |
| It (1990) | 6.8 | |
| Pet Sematary (2019) | 5.7 | |
| Casper (1995) | 6.2 | |
| The Dark Half (1993) | 6.0 |
Movies and TV shows set in maine
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in maine ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, scary and atmospheric films and TV shows about / with small town, friendship, death, family relations, murder, supernatural, love, dialogue, adaptation and catastrophe plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Horror genres shot in USA, Canada, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as maine: Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Cider House Rules (1999), Island Zero (2018), Haven (2010), Blood and Money (2020), Blow the Man Down (2019), Once Upon a Time (2011), Edge of the Garden (2011), Welcome to Mooseport (2004), The Spitfire Grill (1996).
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List of movies set in maine
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, detective, psychological, sexy ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, child abuse, stephen king, abusive husband, maid, domestic violence, investigation, sexual abuse, childhood trauma, mother, small town, murder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
maine, persia, nova scotia, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life ...
Style:
touching, heartbreaking, sentimental, visually stunning, sad ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids
Plot:
abortion, coming of age, orphan, adoption, childhood, mentor protege relationship, storytelling, justice, love triangle, sexual attraction, unwanted pregnancy, sick child ...
Time:
1940s, 1920s, year 1999, 90s, year 1943 ...
Place:
maine, usa, new england, atlantic ocean, north america ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A fishing community on a remote Maine island finds itself suddenly cut off from the rest of the world after the ferry stops coming. When people start to vanish, the terrified survivors realize that someone - or something - is hunting them.
Style:
gothic, disturbing, exciting, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
island, ferry, xmas, secret, nightmare, death, brutality, violence, mysticism, isolation, unconsciousness, human nature ...
Place:
maine
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44K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, detective, suspenseful, supernatural thriller ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, supernatural ability, female protagonist, surprising revelation, investigation, small town, stephen king, danger, fbi, mysterious place, paranormal activity, small town life ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
maine, usa, new england, nova scotia
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A retired veteran hunting in the Allagash backcountry of Maine discovers a dead woman with a duffle bag full of money. He soon finds himself in a web of deceit and murder.
Style:
serious, ambiguous ending, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
hunting, winter, hunted, wilderness, danger, bandit, chase, burglar, twists and turns, stolen money, gang, robbery ...
Place:
maine
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
While grieving for the loss of their mother, the Connolly sisters suddenly find they have a crime to cover up, leading them deep into the underbelly of their salty Maine fishing village.
Style:
dark comedy, disturbing, humorous, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
sister sister conflict, small town, sister sister relationship, disposing of a dead body, murder, cover-up, bag of money, pimp, conflict, small village, social problems, bandit ...
Place:
maine, new england
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell.
Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector ...
Style:
fairy tale, offbeat, stylized, sentimental, modern fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen fantasy, boys' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
magic, fantasy world, power of love, magical, true love, good versus evil, fairy, imaginary kingdom, prince, hopes, friends, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
medieval times, 2010s, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
maine, fictional island, idaho, seattle, new england ...
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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: 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, teens, girls' night
Plot:
small town, president, couples, politics, campaign, secret service, political campaign, moose, mayor, marriage proposal, adaptation, dating ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
maine, usa, new england, las vegas
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah, to help out at her place, the Spitfire Grill. Percy brings change to the small town, stirring ...
Style:
christian film, emotional, touching, sentimental, serious ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
small town, friendship, food, self discovery, bittersweet, restaurant, solitude, hospital, storytelling, death, businessman, hound dog ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
maine, vermont, usa, new england, ohio ...
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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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687K
Genre: Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Style:
scary, suspense, spooky, horrifying, epic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
killer clown, clown, supernatural horror, coming of age, fear, small town, monster, evil clown, stephen king, villain, missing person, murderer ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s, year 1988, year 2017, 2010s
Place:
maine
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152K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 192 min.
TV show
Story:
A series of murders prompts Mike Hanlon to suspect that the supernatural menace that he and a group of friends battled as children has returned. He begins to call his friends to remind them of the oath they swore: if It returned again, they would ...
Style:
scary, disturbing, suspense, demonic, spooky ...
Audience:
teens, kids, horror for children
Plot:
stephen king, friendship, fear, killer clown, clown, children, childhood, supernatural, villain, monster, asthma, small town ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 60s, year 1960, 80s
Place:
maine, usa, new york
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104K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Louis Creed, his wife Rachel and their two children Gage and Ellie move to a rural home where they are welcomed and enlightened about the eerie 'Pet Sematary' located near their home. After the tragedy of their cat being killed by a truck, ...
Style:
atmospheric, gothic, demonic, scary, bloody ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
father daughter relationship, occult, pets, evil wins, supernatural, evil child, indian burial ground, halloween, back from the dead, grieving father, undead, unhappy ending ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
maine
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Filmmaker Todd Verow revisits his own youth for his latest work. The film's main character is Joe, who, like the director, grew up in Bangor in Maine. Joe, an 18 year old high school senior who longs to move away from poor white trash roots and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, disturbing, sexual ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay crush, lgbt, gay teenager, lgbt teen, gay, gay athlete, self discovery, youth, family relations, friendship, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
maine
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather.
Style:
slasher, scary, serious, suspenseful, classic horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zombie, halloween, stephen king, death in the family, resurrection, burial, bully, small town, vengeance, chase, gory, back from the dead ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, 20th century
Place:
maine, usa, new england
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Dead Zone, aka Stephen King's Dead Zone was an American-Canadian science fiction/suspense series starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith, who discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma. The show, credited as "based ...
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, serious, scary, bad ending ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
psychic, psychic power, stephen king, twists and turns, supernatural power, acceptance, friendship, small town life, supernatural ability, supernatural, time travel, changing the past or future ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
maine, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Disney musical about Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow and her three children who move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them. It's not entirely uninhabited, though; the owner, a Mr. ...
Style:
retro, semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
widow, young lovers, family relations, mysterious character, starting over, love and romance, family life, parents and children, youth, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
20th century, year 1963, 60s
Place:
maine, usa, europe, boston
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A teen drama set during the fall potato harvest in a small northern Maine town.
Style:
captivating, realistic, tense, psychological, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, small town, youth, teenage life, social relations, drug, police, harvest, couples, teenager, little boy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
maine, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The setting is Camp Firewood, the year 1981. It's the last day before everyone goes back to the real world, but there's still a summer's worth of unfinished business to resolve. At the center of the action is camp director Beth, who ...
Style:
humorous, funny, parody, teen, harsh ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
summer camp, looking for sex, sex, camp, virginity, lifeguard, lesbian, rescue, farce, satire, coming of age, stoner ...
Time:
80s, year 2001, 2000s, year 1981
Place:
maine, italy
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When Dot (Brenda Fricker)'s granddaughter puts her into a nursing home, Stella (Olympia Dukakis) stages a breakout, and takes Dot to Canada so they can get married. They pick up a hitchhiker along the way.
Style:
road movie, touching, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
lgbt, lesbian, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, couples, gay, lesbian lead character, gay parent, lesbian romance, social relations, small town, male nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
maine, nova scotia, canada, nova scotia, france, indiana ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Because every 27 years evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, it chapter two brings the chapters - who've long since gone their separate ways - back together as adults, nearly three decades after the events of the first film.
Style:
slasher, scary, spooky, epic, psychological horror ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
clown, killer clown, stephen king, evil clown, fear, asthma, group of friends, supernatural horror, villain, evil, carnival, panic ...
Time:
year 1989, year 2019, 80s, 2010s, year 2016
Place:
maine, los angeles, new york, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
TV show
Story:
A decaying New England town is the backdrop for its unique citizens, lead by unassuming restaurant manager Miles Roby.
Style:
psychological, touching, sentimental, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
small town, restaurant, family secret, family life, family problems, love and romance, working class, parents and children, haunted by the past, dysfunctional family, breakup, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
maine, new england, usa, boston, key west florida ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Beans are poor, proud, hated by all, but alive in the sense that they struggle against their lot and support each other in time of trouble. Earlene lives across the street from the Bean's trailer, and the view from her window is better than ...
Style:
emotional, tension, melancholic, independent film, tragic
Plot:
poverty, family drama, dysfunctional family, small town, survival, love triangle, domestic drama, trailer park, motherhood, resilience, working class, character study ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
maine
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, psychological thriller, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
children, psychopath, death, evil child, manipulation, murder, problem child, killer child, deception, disbelieving adult, parents and children, brutality ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
maine, usa, asia, japan, new england ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows the counselors and campers on their first day at Camp Firewood in the summer of 1981.
Style:
feel good, parody, not serious, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
summer camp, teenage life, camp counselor, camp, gay couple, rivalry, summer, friends, youth, buddies, silly humor, grownups ...
Time:
20th century, year 1981, 80s
Place:
maine, usa
Is relevant?
123K
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Dr. Louis Creed's family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep in the woods brings the dead back to life -- with "minor" problems. At ...
Style:
scary, tense, frightening, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
zombie, macabre, stephen king, indian burial ground, supernatural horror, grave robbing, killer child, cemetery, back from the dead, death, creepy child, ghost ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
maine, usa, chicago, new england
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA, Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The small city of Tarker's Mill is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears that this is the work of a maniac. During a search a mysterious, hairy creature is observed. This strange appearance is noticed once a month. ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, creepy, scary, tense ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, kids, horror for children, teen drama
Plot:
werewolf, beast, stephen king, transformation, escapades, supernatural, shapeshifter, monster, danger, social relations, murder, paraplegic ...
Time:
80s, year 1976, 70s
Place:
maine
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth Fowler, a music teacher. He is involved ...
Style:
realistic, bleak, heartbreaking, depressing, suspense ...
Plot:
older woman younger man relationship, family in crisis, age difference, dysfunctional family, grief, family drama, revenge, roman empire, small town, marriage, jealousy, family relations ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
maine, detroit, new england, canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Style:
fairy tale, inspirational, emotional, sweet, touching ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing, toddlers ...
Plot:
friendship, pig, animal, rescue, adaptation, unlikely friendships, spider, heartwarming, child, friends, heroes, talking animal ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 1930s, 21st century
Place:
maine, usa
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