Movies and TV shows set in new orleans

The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in new orleans ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, atmospheric, gothic, suspenseful and cult classic films and TV shows about / with deep south, female nudity, love, danger, murder, cemetery, bar, dancing, death and family relations plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
new orleans
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new orleans movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as new orleans: Midnight Bayou (2009), The Skeleton Key (2005), Angel Heart (1987), A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004), Interview with the Vampire (1994), American Horror Story (2011), The Originals (2013), Pretty Baby (1978), In the Electric Mist (2009), Double Jeopardy (1999).

List of movies set in new orleans

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Midnight Bayou (2009)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The new owner of a supposedly haunted New Orleans plantation manor uncovers a shocking secret that has been hidden for over 100 years.
Style: serious, sentimental, realistic, touching, atmospheric ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: reincarnation, ghost, wedding, couples, love affair, estate, love and romance, grandmother granddaughter relationship, dream, wedding party, lawyer, brother brother relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new orleans, usa, louisiana
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The Skeleton Key (2005)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
Style: twist ending, surprise ending, suspense, suspenseful, gothic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: plot twist, occult, ghost, supernatural, twists and turns, voodoo, witchcraft, macabre, supernatural horror, ritual, rite, black magic ...
Time: year 2005, year 2000, 2000s, 20th century, 1920s
Place: new orleans, louisiana
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 7.2
 95K
Angel Heart (1987)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: The down-and-out private detective Harry Angel is ordered, by a mysterious man named Louis Cyphre, to go on a mission to find a missing person. His routine failure soon leads to a bloody spar with himself as Harry Angel goes on a supernatural ...
Style: psychological, atmospheric, detective, satanic, scary ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: investigation, twists and turns, private detective, satan, voodoo, devil, amnesia, missing person, incest, supernatural, nudity, plot twist ...
Time: year 1987, year 1955, 50s, 20th century, year 1918 ...
Place: new orleans, southern usa, new york, louisiana, usa ...
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A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.
Style: touching, emotional, sincere, realistic, serious ...
Plot: alcohol abuse, mentor, haunted by the past, funeral, sexual tension, family problems, parents and children, family relations, drinking problem, love, coming of age, love story ...
Time: year 2004, 20th century, year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa, alabama
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Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
Style: gothic, gothic horror, visually appealing, scary, melancholic ...
Audience: girls' night, adult
Plot: vampire, supernatural, immortality, goth, loneliness, vampirism, dark hero, bonding, child vampire, life & death, vampire human love, monster as victim ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, georgian era, 1870s, 20th century ...
Place: new orleans, san francisco, paris france, louisiana, america ...
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American Horror Story (2011)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: American Horror Story is an anthology horror drama series.
Style: anthology, psychological, atmospheric, scary, tense ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: supernatural, serial killer, ghost, witch, haunted house, evil force, danger, death, insanity, vampire, mental institution, witchcraft ...
Time: 2000s, 20th century, year 2013, 80s, year 2011 ...
Place: new orleans, los angeles, usa, massachusetts, florida ...
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 8.3
 147K
The Originals (2013)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A spin-off from The Vampire Diaries and set in New Orleans, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world's original vampires: Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah. Now Klaus must take down his protégé, Marcel, who is ...
Style: exciting, captivating, tense, stylized, gothic ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot: vampire, supernatural, witch, werewolf, power struggle, immortality, rivalry, supernatural romance, siblings relations, love and romance, dangerous attraction, magical ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: new orleans, usa
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 6.5
 13K
Pretty Baby (1978)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Hattie (Susan Sarandon), a New Orleans hooker, meets a photographer named Bellocq (Keith Carradine) at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet (Brooke Shields). When Violet is brought on as ...
Style: controversial, disturbing, sexy, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: prostitution, virginity, child prostitution, innocence lost, photographer, loss of virginity, girl man relationship, world war one, nymphet, brothel, nudity, child prostitute ...
Time: 1910s, victorian era, year 1978, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place: new orleans, america, louisiana, usa
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In the Electric Mist (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie (Baby Feet) Balboni, who is co-producer of a Civil War film. At the same time, after Elrod Sykes, the star of the ...
Style: psychological, atmospheric, detective, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: police detective, police investigation, murder, ghost, uncover truth, deep south, dishonesty, life is a bitch, law enforcement, hallucination, civil war, conspiracy ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 60s, 21st century
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa
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Double Jeopardy (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.
Style: suspense, psychological thriller, rough, realistic, serious ...
Plot: vengeance, false accusation, twists and turns, wrongful conviction, prison, courtroom, murder, revenge, manipulation, lawyer, wrongful arrest, buried alive ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: new orleans, seattle, southern usa, georgia, san francisco
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NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: A drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.
Style: realistic, exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: investigation, crime investigation, military, danger, government agency, state affairs, partner, undercover, die hard, swat team, legal, spy ...
Time: future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new orleans, usa, louisiana
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 6.5
 14K
The Big Easy (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to suspect that fellow members of the police force may be involved.
Style: neo noir, sexy, noir, clever, suspenseful ...
Plot: police, corruption, police corruption, rough sex, murder mystery, investigation, murder, sex scene, erotica, sexual content, police investigation, making love ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: new orleans, louisiana, mississippi, usa, southern usa
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 166 min.
Story: Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.
Style: touching, philosophical, dramatic, sentimental, melancholic ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot: destiny, true love, life & death, life philosophy, aging, existentialism, love and romance, fictional biography, melancholy, puzzle, tragic love, old age ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, 1940s, year 2008, 1950s ...
Place: new orleans, cambodia, usa, pearl harbor, france ...
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The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.
Style: fairy tale, feel good, witty, cute, romantic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot: princess, jazz, good versus evil, prince, magical, love and romance, disney princess, animal life, imaginary, cinderella story, dream, fall in love ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century, 2000s, 1910s, year 1912
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa, mississippi
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Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: A hardened New Orleans cop, Dave Robicheaux, finally tosses in the badge and settles into life on the bayou with his wife. But a bizarre plane crash draws him back into the fray when his family is viciously threatened.
Style: stylized, talky, suspense, melancholic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police investigation, investigation, vengeance, murder, mafia, confession, adoption, law enforcement, husband murders wife, danger, drinking, chase ...
Time: 90s, year 1996
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa
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 6.6
 132K
Burnt (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.
Style: culinary, inspirational, talky, exciting, emotional ...
Audience: teens
Plot: chef, cooking, restaurant, food, abuse of power, violent behavior, violent man, male chauvinist, psychopath as protagonist, redemption, bullying, physical abuse ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, y2k
Place: london, new orleans
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 7.2
 100K
Wild at Heart (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.
Style: surreal, road movie, black comedy, avant garde, dark comedy ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: on the road, murder, surrealism, forbidden love, on the run, road trip, violence, sex scene, domineering mother, rape, haunted by the past, dark humor ...
Time: 90s, year 1990, 20th century, 80s
Place: new orleans, texas, austin texas, usa, california ...
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Live and Let Die (1973)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.
Style: exciting, humorous, saga, action adventure, slasher ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: james bond, 007, secret agent, spy, snake, fictional country, espionage, interracial romance, virginity, human sacrifice, chase, british ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: new orleans, caribbean, west indies, louisiana, fictional island ...
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Mardi Gras: Spring Break (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: For three college guys, it’s senior year and the co-ed experience has left them high and dry. Their solution: A road trip to Mardi Gras, where beautiful babes are happy to lift their shirts and open containers are always welcome. But after ...
Style: sex comedy, realistic, humorous, not serious, feel good ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: college, spring break, mardi gras, looking for sex, high school, buddies, youth, teenage life, disorder, lifestyle, college life, seduction ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new orleans, usa
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The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
Style: tense, clever, realistic, retro, light ...
Audience: manly
Plot: gambling, poker, blackmail, mind game, gambler, casino, adultery, jazz, gangster, friendship, card playing, hustler ...
Time: 1930s, year 1965, 20th century
Place: new orleans, ohio, usa, los angeles, southern usa ...
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 5.6
 5K
Sonny (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: New Orleans, 1981. Sonny Phillips, just discharged from the Army, returns home. The only life he's known is as a gigolo, working for his mother, but he wants to leave that behind. However, the job his Army buddy promised doesn't ...
Style: psychological, serious, rough, disturbing, erotic ...
Plot: gigolo, prostitute, older woman younger man relationship, pimp, haunted by the past, parents and children, family life, military life, society, ex soldier, homosexual, age-gap relationship ...
Time: 80s, year 2002, year 1981
Place: new orleans, usa, louisiana
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Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: At the Doll House, a 1930’s New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction both for clients and for Jo, the madame. Her comfortable if tedious life is disrupted by the arrival in town of Dove Linkhorn, her true love of three years before who ...
Style: realistic, serious, gloomy, sexual, atmospheric
Plot: great depression, brothel, prostitution, lesbian, lgbt, drifter, cat, deep south, music and dance, woman with a gun, prostitute, black cat ...
Time: 1930s, year 1962, 1900s
Place: new orleans, texas, mississippi, louisiana, usa
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 8.3
 16K
Treme (2010)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: Tremé takes its name from a neighborhood of New Orleans and portrays life in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane. Beginning three months after Hurricane Katrina, the residents of New Orleans, including musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and ...
Style: sincere, touching, serious, sentimental, social ...
Plot: musician, jazz, social problems, hurricane katrina, musician's life, starting over, survival, lifestyle, tragic event, life turned upside down, human nature, life is a bitch ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa
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The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: While on a dangerous mission to recover the historic Judas Chalice, Flynn is saved by Simone. But when double-crossed by a respected professor and ambushed by a ruthless gang, Flynn realizes Simone's secret, his true mission and a shocking ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, semi serious, psychotronic, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: vampire, treasure hunt, dracula, supernatural, adventure hero, save the world, fountain of youth, adventurer, good versus evil, danger, rivalry, escapades ...
Place: new orleans, usa
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The Haunted Hathaways (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: "The Haunted Hathaways" follows the adventures of a not-so-typical blended family. When Michelle Hathaway relocates to New Orleans, LA., to open a bakery with her daughters Taylor and Frankie, they quickly learn that life in the “Big ...
Style: humorous, sitcom, feel good, semi serious, funny ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: ghost, supernatural, family life, eccentric family, youth, parents and children, haunted house, haunted, spirit, lifestyle, paranormal activity, kids and family ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new orleans, usa
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 4.9
 10K
Hell Baby (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: After she and her husband move into a haunted house, a woman gives birth to a demonic infant that wreaks havoc.
Style: parody, humorous, funny, horror comedy, intense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: demon, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, stupidity, transformation, good versus evil, demonic possession, danger, bad kids, nudity, haunted house, birth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new orleans, usa, louisiana
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 7.2
 116K
Easy Rider (1969)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
Style: road movie, psychedelic, avant garde, offbeat, cult classic ...
Plot: road trip, hippie, on the road, motorcycle, friendship, biker, marijuana, existentialism, freedom, rock music, rebelliousness, hallucination ...
Time: year 1969, 60s, 20th century
Place: new orleans, california, los angeles, usa, southern usa ...
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Toys in the Attic (1963)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Julian Berniers returns from Illinois with his young bride Lily Prine to the family in New Orleans. His spinster sisters Carrie and Anna welcome the couple, who arrive with expensive gifts. The sisters hope Julian will help with their expenses, and ...
Style: southern gothic, independent film, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot: brother sister relationship, incest, sister sister relationship, newlywed, real estate deal, trippy, family relations, attic, disfigurement, eavesdropping, incestuous desire, incest overtones ...
Time: year 1963, 60s
Place: new orleans, usa, tennessee, illinois
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 8.0
 169K
JFK (1991)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 189 min.
Story: New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Style: controversial, suspense, political, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: investigation, president, kennedy assassination, political conspiracy, conspiracy theory, assassination, cia, legal, politics, courtroom, lawyer, corruption ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1991, 90s, year 1963
Place: new orleans, washington d.c., austin texas, midwest, chile ...
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 6.2
 24K
Cat People (1982)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: After years of separation, Irina (Nastassja Kinski) and her minister brother, Paul (Malcolm McDowell), reunite in New Orleans in this erotic tale of the supernatural. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irina is drawn to the cat -- and the zoo ...
Style: erotic, sexy, sensual, scary, cult classic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: incest, female nudity, human sacrifice, sex horror, voyeurism, werewolf, transformation, nudity, brother sister incest, sex, erotica, skinny dipping ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa
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