| A Dark Place (2018) | 6.2 | |
| Groundhog Day (1993) | 8.0 | |
| Boy Meets World (1993) | 8.1 | |
| The Deer Hunter (1978) | 8.1 | |
| Grand (1990) | 7.8 |
Movies and TV shows set in pennsylvania – page 4
Best films
List of movies set in pennsylvania
118
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Mick and Jack are asked to house sit for a relative in a small town. They soon realize that there is a mysterious killer and grave robber plaguing the town and they might just be the next target. Mick and Jack must solve the mystery in order to save ...
Style:
slasher, dark, creepy, suspense, suspense thriller ...
Plot:
small town, murder, fear, macabre, survival, paranoia, violent, grave robbing, serial killer, investigation, isolation, whodunit ...
Time:
90s
Place:
pennsylvania
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615K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, twist ending, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
mental illness, kidnapping, dissociative identity disorder, murder, split personality, psycho, insanity, serial killer, paranoia, captive, schizophrenia, psychopath ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2017
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, america
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An obese boy named Fat Albert and his friends Rudy, Mushmouth, Bill, Dumb Donald, Russell, and Weird Harold, pulls into trouble when they "fall" out of their TV world into the real world, where Fat Albert tries to help a young girl, Doris, ...
Style:
humorous, touching, feel good, sentimental, family comedy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, date night, family outing ...
Plot:
friendship, fall in love, mischievous children, obesity, teenage girl, fish out of water, misfit, disorder, teenage life, buddies, youth, high school ...
Time:
20th century, year 2004, 70s, 2000s, 80s
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Fact-based story of a young boy who lost his right arm in a childhood accident, but went on to fulfill his dreams of playing major-league baseball. The story of Pete Gray.
Style:
inspirational, motivational, emotional, period drama
Plot:
baseball, biopic, perseverance, underdog, father son relationship, working class, small town life, immigrant family, coming of age, baseball player, baseball coach, disability ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
pennsylvania
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Cal is a dedicated cop who also serves as a sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserve. When his reckless half brother lands in jail for accidentally killing a man, Cal and his buddies hatch a plan to break him out of prison -- no matter what the cost.
Style:
tense, crime drama, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
friendship, police, loyalty, family bonds, brotherhood, moral dilemma, danger, violence, murder, brutality, adaptation, life is a bitch ...
Place:
pennsylvania
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 250 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the true life story that took place in the 1970s, this movie follows the murder of Susan Reinert and her two children in Upper Merion Township in Pennsylvania, a case that lasted seven years
Style:
dark, tense, emotional, suspenseful, period piece ...
Plot:
true crime, murder investigation, conspiracy, family tragedy, cover up, courtroom, cold case, whodunit, police procedural, court case, trial, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
80s
Place:
pennsylvania
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A small town community comes together to eradicate the heroin epidemic from its midst by whatever means necessary.
Style:
exciting, disturbing, heartbreaking, crime drama, realistic ...
Plot:
revenge, police, violence, small town, drug addiction, murder, sibling relationship, murder investigation, suspect, conflict, police officer, child in peril ...
Place:
south america, pennsylvania
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Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when ...
Style:
psychological, surreal, twist ending, futuristic, non-linear ...
Plot:
time travel, post apocalyptic, apocalypse, insanity, virus, post apocalypse, time loop, paranoia, end of the world, psychology, mental institution, dystopia ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 1990, year 1996, 90s ...
Place:
philadelphia, maryland, pennsylvania, california, baltimore ...
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18K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A flying saucer lands in the backyard of an elderly suburbanite with memory problems, who forms a bond with the scared alien inside.
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, thrilling
Plot:
human alien relationship, alien, lesbian daughter, aging, cat, supermarket, good alien, friendship, ufo sighting, alien encounter, satire, alien contact ...
Place:
pennsylvania
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Sweden, Canada, Ireland, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A cranky retired man strikes up an unlikely friendship with his boisterous new neighbors. A remake of the 2015 Swedish film.
Style:
humorous, captivating, feel good, touching, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
suicide attempt, neighbor, loss of wife, miscarriage, neighborhood, cat, bus accident, friendship, depression, neighbor neighbor relationship, grief, hospital ...
Time:
year 1973, year 1983, year 1964
Place:
pennsylvania, pittsburgh
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A promising seamstress designs dresses for a Charity Ball hoping to impress the royal guest. Though the dresses seem destined for disaster, the two still may manage to find their happily ever after.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, sincere
Plot:
prince, eligible bachelor, dressmaker, seamstress, rich, male female relationship, wealthy family, mansion, love story, lifestyle change, tailor, couple relations ...
Place:
pennsylvania
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, political, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
american history, president, politics, american revolution, true love, lawyer, u.s. president, independence, colonial america, politician, leader, historical character ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, ancient times, 2000s, year 2008 ...
Place:
usa, boston, massachusetts, america, paris france ...
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306K
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
Style:
psychological horror, psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
evil witch, witchcraft, female teacher, teacher, witch, multiple perspectives, little boy, small town, supernatural horror, mysterious disappearance, missing child, disappearance ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
pennsylvania, north america
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133K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 216 min.
Story:
Fleeing from post-war Europe in 1947, a visionary architect and his wife settle in Pennsylvania where a wealthy and mysterious client changes their lives forever.
Style:
epic, bleak, saga, crying, serious ...
Plot:
architect, architecture, immigrant, holocaust survivor, library, sex scene, strong sexual content, male rape, oral sex, husband wife relationship, female nudity, hand job ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, post world war two, 20th century, year 1953 ...
Place:
philadelphia, venice, pennsylvania, italy, israel ...
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45K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.
Style:
humorous, funny, inspirational, cult classic, cynical ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, manly
Plot:
ice hockey, hockey, underdog, sport team, competition, mentor, partner, adaptation, hockey player, athlete and trainer, rivalry, opponent ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
usa, pennsylvania, pittsburgh, canada, new jersey
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22K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.
Style:
road movie, atmospheric, emotional, sincere, touching ...
Plot:
friendship, drifter, road trip, buddies, attempted rape, on the road, prison, mental breakdown, car wash, telephone call, hitchhiking, character study ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
california, denver colorado, pennsylvania, pittsburgh, detroit ...
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winners.
Style:
independent film, realistic, not serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
basketball, astrology, blaxploitation, black history, black people, black, disco, partner, sport team, misfit, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his ...
Style:
humorous, talky, touching, semi serious, funny ...
Plot:
old west, rabbi, fish out of water, culture clash, friendship, partner, happy ending, heist, disorder, polish, odd couple, buddies ...
Time:
year 1979, 50s, 20th century, 1850s, 19th century
Place:
san francisco, california, poland, philadelphia, pennsylvania ...
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247K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. ...
Style:
inspirational, saga, sincere, rough, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, boys' night, manly
Plot:
boxing, boxer, underdog, training, comeback, fight, tough heroes, coma, working class, tough guy, bodybuilding, rocky ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, north america
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A good-natured homeless man and an ill-tempered student become good friends.
Style:
christmas classics, serious, realistic, uplifting, captivating ...
Plot:
christmas, friendship, youth, homeless, homelessness, library, social differences, down on your luck, friends, society, odd couple, hopes ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
pennsylvania, philadelphia, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and talk about perspectives in their lives.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
elderly lovers, friendship, aging, elderly, love and romance, lifestyle, human nature, dealing with death, bridesmaid, female bonding, wedding, single parent ...
Time:
year 1993, 50s
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
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10K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.
Style:
slapstick comedy, funny, humorous, intense, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
chauffeur, dog, abduction, comedy of errors, mortician, vengeance, nothing goes right, farce, corpse, pet dog, african american, stupidity ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
pennsylvania, pittsburgh, new jersey
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A former street tough returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, rough, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
mafia, undercover, family relations, homecoming, haunted by the past, gangster, special agent, law enforcement, marines, desert, mobster, family dinner ...
Time:
80s, 90s, year 1984
Place:
philadelphia, usa, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, iraq
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411K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Style:
action adventure, epic, hilarious, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, chick flick, teens, family outing
Plot:
superhero, costumed hero, chosen one, magic, super powers, childhood, flying superhero, magical power, teenage boy, superhero team, coming of age, supernatural power ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, 70s, year 1974, year 2009 ...
Place:
philadelphia, america, pennsylvania, new york
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242K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder, Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging Rocky to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and ...
Style:
inspirational, sincere, touching, melancholic, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly, family outing
Plot:
boxing, father son relationship, comeback, boxer, athlete's life, training, fight, life, life philosophy, restaurant owner, loneliness, against the odds ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, las vegas
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The Firpo Brothers can get away with anything. They just can't get away!
Style:
entertaining, humorous, absurd, funny, light ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
christmas, small town, redemption, nothing goes right, partner, bank robbery, holiday, criminal heroes, winter, disorder, snow, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s, future
Place:
pennsylvania, new york, usa
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468K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 209 min.
Story:
A mob hit man recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa.
Style:
captivating, inspirational, tense, exciting, crime drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, labor union, italian mafia, gangster, killer as protagonist, high society, old man, mob hit, arrest, prison, hitman ...
Time:
year 2019, 20th century, 1940s, year 1960, 70s ...
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, chicago, ireland, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In a dream world, the exaggerated lives of six teenagers are thrown into a world of drugs in crime in a typical crime plot in a not so typical world of stolen cocaine, penicillin, Fire Saws, and Carl Jung.
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, psychological, suspenseful, experimental ...
Plot:
teenager, drug, violence, drug traffic, moral ambiguity, mature, dream world, loss of innocence, alternate reality, identity crisis, coming of age, urban ...
Place:
pennsylvania
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
True story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania.
Plot:
stockholm syndrome, kidnapping, missing child, abduction, loner, child abuse, nature, manhunt, ex convict, murder, teenage girl, police ...
Time:
60s
Place:
pennsylvania
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313K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.
Style:
scary, creepy, tense, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, haunted house, fear, supernatural horror, murder, danger, occult, evil force, writer's life, surprising revelation, family in danger ...
Time:
2010s, year 2000, year 1966, year 1986, year 1979 ...
Place:
pennsylvania, usa, sacramento california, california, missouri ...
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