Movies and TV shows set in scotland
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in scotland ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, captivating, period piece, period drama and independent film films and TV shows about / with friendship, scotsman, murder, love, family relations, betrayal, male nudity, ancient, rivalry and storytelling plots mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres shot in UK, USA, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as scotland: Rob Roy (1995), Outlander (2014), Outlaw King (2018), Shetland (2013), Braveheart (1995), The Isle (2018), The Decoy Bride (2011), Highlander (1986), Skagerrak (2003), Restless Natives (1985).
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49K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to ...
Style:
costume drama, captivating, exciting, historical drama, erotic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
life philosophy, violent man, rape, revenge, sword fight, pregnant from rape, medieval, sexual cruelty, nobility, swashbuckler, danger, biopic ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 1995, 20th century, medieval times ...
Place:
scotland, highlands, britain, europe, scottish highlands ...
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197K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and ...
Style:
historical drama, stylized, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
time travel, fall in love, couples, love affair, true love, danger, life turned upside down, love and romance, battles, rivalry, escapades, couple relations ...
Time:
18th century, year 1945, 20th century, 1940s, georgian era
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, britain, syria, europe ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.
Style:
sexy, historical drama, atmospheric, exciting, suspense ...
Plot:
medieval, knight, throne, siege, ancient, battlefield, war, king, husband wife relationship, scottish history, exile, castle ...
Time:
14th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place:
scotland, britain, scottish highlands, europe, england
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31K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have ...
Style:
detective, tense, atmospheric, stylized, crime drama ...
Plot:
police, police detective, murder investigation, who done it, multiple suspects, police investigation, british police, murder, murder mystery, investigation, island, social relations ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, europe
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1.2M
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against ...
Style:
epic, factual, bloody, scenic, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, chick flick, adult
Plot:
sword fight, war, courage, freedom, medieval, vengeance, tragic hero, battles, military, love story, warrior, beautiful scenery ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place:
scotland, england, europe, scottish highlands, britain ...
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12K
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
1840 and another ship crashes on the rocks of an almost deserted island in Scotland. Three sailors survive the wreck and make it to shore where the few locals take them in as they wait for the mainland boat to come for them. But the sailors' ...
Style:
melancholic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
ghost story, island, abandoned, folk horror, scotsman, boat, fear, danger, group of strangers, death, salvation, revenge from beyond the grave ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
scotland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A local woman is hired to draw paparazzi away from a Hollywood actress who has come to Scotland to get married.
Style:
romantic, rom com, cute, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot:
wedding, paparazzi, love and romance, island, disorder, hiding, hidden identity, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, celebrity culture, disguise, pretend relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, europe, england
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157K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Netherlands
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
Style:
sexy, perverse, suspenseful, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
immortality, mentor, sword fight, medieval, good versus evil, magic, immortal, sorcery, master warrior, sword and sorcery, fight scenes, mythology ...
Time:
80s, middle ages, 20th century, medieval times, 18th century ...
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, europe, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city ...
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815
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden, UK, Spain, Germany, France, Switzerland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Skagerrak is the story of being hit by happiness when you least expect it. In their late twenties and tired of partying their way around the world, Danish Marie and Irish Sophie come ashore in Northern Scotland. After another drunken night they are ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, captivating, psychological, semi serious
Plot:
pregnancy, surrogate mother, hospital, couples, fall in love, estate, alcohol abuse, mistaken identity, down on your luck, love, friendship, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two lads in Edinburgh embark on a non-violent spree of robberies. They dress up in clown masks and act as modern highwaymen, robbing coach loads of tourists in the highlands. In the process they become folk heroes to the locals. Their adventures ...
Style:
funny, independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
motorcycle, scottish history, coming of age, bus, wolfman, stagecoach robbery, clown, countryside, heist, folk hero, escapades, vigilantism ...
Time:
80s
Place:
scotland, united kingdom, europe, edinburgh scotland
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62K
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.
Style:
bleak, visually stunning, stylized, period piece, breathtaking ...
Plot:
shakespeare, witch, medieval, murder, crown, throne, betrayal, prophecy, kingdom, ambition, insanity, losing-it hero ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 11th century, year 2015, 70s ...
Place:
scotland, europe, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Fresh out of rehab, Rona returns to the Orkney Islands—a place both wild and beautiful, right off the Scottish coast. Now 29 and after more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona attempts to ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, independent film
Plot:
addiction, young woman, troubled past, alcoholic, skinny dipping, female protagonist, island, confronting the past, tragic past, life is a bitch, homecoming, religion ...
Place:
scotland
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77K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander ...
Style:
exciting, period piece, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, roman empire, ancient world, ancient history, slavery, medieval, sword fight, master and servant, ancient, gladiator, slave, legends and myths ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages
Place:
scotland, britain, england, greece, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, ...
Style:
heartbreaking, sweet, sentimental, realistic, uplifting ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
single parent, disability, family drama, passion, friendship, father son relationship, boy, stranger, ship, passionate love, little boy, letter ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
scotland, europe, glasgow scotland
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58K
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.
Style:
costume drama, sexy, historical drama, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
queen, royal family, female protagonist, intrigue, royal court, aristocracy, rivalry, state affairs, royalty, power struggle, love triangle, couples ...
Time:
16th century, ancient times
Place:
france, scotland, europe, britain
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Australia, UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In 1306, Scottish King Robert the Bruce turns a defeated outlaw when his country is invaded. But before to free his sacred land, he must manage to regain his will to fight back and survive the persecution of those who want take his head and the ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, period drama
Plot:
medieval, independence, king, rebellion, mother son relationship, family secret, freedom, sword fight, revenge, deception, dream, betrayal ...
Time:
14th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place:
scotland, england, europe, britain
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
The first part of Bill Douglas' influential trilogy harks back to his impoverished upbringing in early-'40s Scotland. Cinema was his only escape - he paid for it with the money he made from returning empty jam jars - and this escape is ...
Style:
bleak, inspirational, art house, depressing, contemplative ...
Plot:
youth, children, boy, labor, adolescence, little boy, childhood, love letter, union, strike, child neglect, autobiography ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1945, year 1972
Place:
scotland, europe, united kingdom
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Mary Stuart attempts to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, only to find herself condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
royal family, throne, queen elizabeth i, royal court, queen of england, tudors, queen, british history, betrayal, intrigue, protestant, royalty ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place:
scotland, england, scottish highlands, britain, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Case Histories is a British drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie detective novels by Kate Atkinson. It stars Jason Isaacs as Jackson Brodie.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, touching, crime drama ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, investigator, missing person, uncover truth, haunted by the past, suspicion, murder mystery, murder, grief, hidden truth, siblings ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland
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16K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Queen Victoria is deeply depressed after the death of her husband, disappearing from public. Her servant Brown, who adores her, through caress and admiration brings her back to life, but that relationship creates scandalous situation and is likely ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, touching, sentimental, emotional ...
Plot:
victorian england, queen, british history, monarchy, monarch, politics, friendship, widow, british monarchy, skinny dipping, relationships, love story ...
Time:
19th century, ancient times, 1860s, 1880s, year 1997 ...
Place:
england, scotland, britain, europe, london
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
The year is 1675. England is threatened by religious and political rivalries. King Charles II's Catholic brother, James, is next in line for the throne, but many Protestants put their faith in Charles' illegitimate son, The Duke of ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
forbidden love, countryside, revenge, love, state affairs, love and romance, uninhibited rivalry, vengeance, political unrest, rivalry, politics, historical event ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
england, scotland, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances (Emma Thompson) has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth (Phyllida Law), travels to Frances' house to reconnect ...
Style:
independent film, talky, touching, bleak, scenic ...
Plot:
winter, mother daughter relationship, small town, photography, children, grief, male stripper, cold weather, fishing village, aging, ship, landscape ...
Time:
year 1997, 20th century, 90s
Place:
scotland, europe, australia
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
Style:
erotic, sexual, sexy, enigmatic, neo noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
drifter, adultery, sexualized violence, infidelity, boat, naked man, destructive relationship, couple relations, unfaithfulness, sex, sexual content, murder ...
Time:
20th century, year 2003, 1940s, year 1954, 1950s ...
Place:
scotland, glasgow scotland, europe, edinburgh scotland
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Two American mafiosi, Gino and Settimo, take refuge in the Glasgow cafe owned by their Scottish/Italian cousin, but he isn't the tough guy they'd expected. Gino and Settimo try to repay Roberto's hospitality by chasing off a debt ...
Style:
semi serious, rough, realistic, humorous
Plot:
gangster, cons and scams, crime gone awry, cafe, life turned upside down, hitman, disorder, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge, chase, dishonesty, hidden identity ...
Place:
scotland, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Three teenage brothers, gang-member Bobby, troubled mama's boy Alan and self-assured prankster Lex, reside in a downtrodden section of Glasgow, Scotland, circa 1968. But while Bobby and Alan are beginning to experience the power of raging ...
Style:
realistic, bleak, independent film, serious, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
working class, dysfunctional family, coming of age, youth, gang, subculture, violence, artist, boy, angry, little boy, children ...
Time:
year 1996, 20th century, 90s, 60s
Place:
scotland, europe, new jersey, california
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Genre: Adventure, Family, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
This is the true story of a little dog that refused to leave his master's graveside in Edinburgh. The dog visited the grave for years.
Style:
serious, feel good, touching, realistic
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
pets, dog, escapades, family relations, danger, rescue, friendship, family life, youth, animal, police dog, working conditions ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
scotland, europe, edinburgh scotland
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
In the first year of uni, childhood best friends Holly and Georgia find themselves drawn to an elite clique. When Holly begins to suspect darkness lurks beneath the glamour, she will do anything to save her soulmate.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, psychological thriller, psychological
Plot:
feminism, female nudity, brother sister relationship, university, female friendship, student, society, rivalry, mysterious character, danger, high school romance, high school life ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, edinburgh scotland, britain
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Scottish second division football team Kilnockie is taken over by American Pete Cameron. The new owner puts pressure on manager Gordon McLeod to improve the fortunes of the team, and hires first division player Jackie McQuillan.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, inspirational, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
soccer, athlete's life, follow your dream, underdog, ambition, lifestyle, friendship, against the odds, football, sport team, athlete and trainer, society ...
Place:
scotland, glasgow scotland, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
The Book Group is a comedy drama that aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 2002 and 2003 and ran for two series. It was written and directed by the American-born Glasgow resident Annie Griffin, who also wrote and directed Festival. It ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, sitcom, dark comedy ...
Plot:
friendship, loneliness, social relations, closeted homosexual, love, disability, sexual identity, bittersweet, social commentary, community, social satire, fish out of water ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, glasgow scotland
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, scary, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wilderness, survival, mountaineer, kidnapping, hunt down, extreme sport, forest, hiking, rescue, group of friends, kidnapper, poacher ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, britain, europe, seattle
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