Movies and TV shows set in seattle
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in seattle ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, light, humorous, feel good and touching films and TV shows about / with mentor, teenager, runaway, relationships, chase, love, dialogue, love and romance, couples and catastrophe plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, Canada, West Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as seattle: Singles (1992), Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019), Weather Girl (2009), Grey's Anatomy (2005), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), iCarly (2007), The Killing (2011), Say Anything... (1989), Station 19 (2018), Fifty Shades of Grey (2015).
Best films
New films
| Joy Ride (2023) | 6.4 | |
| Tow (2025) | 6.5 | |
| Colors of Love (2021) | 5.6 | |
| Malignant (2021) | 6.2 | |
| Free Guy (2021) | 7.1 |
List of movies set in seattle
35K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Romantic comedy about six of Seattle's young people, most of whom live in the same apartment building and whose lives revolve around the city's ever-expanding music scene. The interrelated stories about each character's progress ...
Style:
feel good, sweet, humorous, touching, cult classic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, date night, chick flick
Plot:
music, music band, city life, clubbing, love and romance, friendship, couple relations, rock, looking for love, young lovers, musician's life, relationships ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, 20th century, 80s
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state, california, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica, her 15-year-old daughter Bee goes on a quest with Bernadette's husband to find her.
Style:
exciting, disturbing, light, humorous, scenic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, family outing, teens
Plot:
female protagonist, journey, panic attack, husband wife relationship, mansion, agoraphobia, adaptation, teenager, flooding, whale, feminist, triad ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
seattle, washington state, antarctica, south pole, antarctic
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After learning her boyfriend (Harmon) cheated on her with his co-host (Olson), a Seattle morning show weather girl (O’Kelley) freaks out on-air and is fired. Forced to move in with her little brother (Devlin) and deal with his best friend (Adams), ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
self discovery, weatherman, couples, identity crisis, down on your luck, infidelity, grownups, family relations, ambition, love and romance, dating, slacker ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Style:
medical drama, sincere, sentimental, erotic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
hospital, doctor, workplace, doctors and patients, medical, surgery, surgeon, patient, coworker relationship, workplace romance, relationships, nurse ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
seattle, idaho, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young boy who tries to set his dad up on a date after the death of his mother. He calls into a radio station to talk about his dad’s loneliness which soon leads the dad into meeting a Journalist Annie who flies to Seattle to write a story about ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, touching, sentimental, inspirational ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, family outing, kids, girls' night ...
Plot:
happy ending, radio, loneliness, single parent, couples, love and romance, love story, looking for love, life, destiny, starting over, love ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1993, year 1992, year 1991
Place:
seattle, manhattan new york city, new york, washington state, baltimore ...
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49K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
iCarly is an American teen sitcom that ran on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007 until November 23, 2012. The series was created by Dan Schneider. It focuses on teenager Carly Shay, who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends ...
Style:
sitcom, feel good, semi serious, captivating, funny ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
teenager, high school, friendship, teenage girl, friends, teenage life, siblings relations, popular girl, family relations, brother, sister, lifestyle ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa
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133K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.
Style:
serious, psychological, crime drama, gloomy, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, female detective, murder, female protagonist, multiple suspects, who done it, police investigation, crime investigation, strong female lead, street kid ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A budding romance between noble underachiever Lloyd Dobler and high school valedictorian Diane Court is threatened when Diane's overly possessive, disapproving father interferes with their relationship. With a prized scholarship to study abroad ...
Style:
feel good, sweet, romantic, rom com, light ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
high school, coming of age, couples, teenager, young love, opposites attract, first love, love story, youth, true love, happy ending, graduation ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place:
seattle, england, washington state, usa, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. These brave men and women are like family, literally and figuratively, and together ...
Style:
suspense, compassionate, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
fire department, fire brigade, firefighter, team, danger, lesbian, gay, firefighting, lesbian love, saving a life, father daughter relationship, partner ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, chicago
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic as he is rich and powerful, ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, romantic, sexual, sensual ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot:
bdsm, sex, sex scene, sexual relations, erotica, rich, love story, dangerous attraction, rich man poor woman, love and romance, sadomasochism, billionaire ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c., mexico
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61K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A 16 year old girl takes up with a charming young man who quickly shows his colors when he beats a friend simply for walking with her and then goes totally ballistic after she tries to break up with him.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, sexy, sexual, psychosexual thriller ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
obsession, psychopath, dangerous attraction, fatal attraction, teenager, obsessive love, stalker, rape, danger, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, violence against women ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
seattle, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Bianca, a tenth grader, has never gone on a date, but she isn't allowed to go out with boys until her older sister Kat gets a boyfriend. The problem is, Kat rubs nearly everyone the wrong way. But Bianca and the guy she has her eye on, Joey, ...
Style:
romantic, teen, romantic comedy, rom com, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
high school, teenager, opposites attract, youth, fall in love, couples, teen romance, teenage life, enemies to lovers, love and romance, teenage love, initially antagonists ...
Time:
y2k, year 1999, 20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
seattle, washington state, washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Frank and Jack Baker are professional musicians who play small clubs. They play smaltzy music and have never needed a day job...
Style:
sexy, sensual, offbeat, sex comedy, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
jazz, nightclub, music, hotel, piano, dog, audition, brother brother relationship, musician, drinking, art, rock and roll ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1989
Place:
seattle, washington state, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Elijah Kane leads a hardcore undercover team of Seattle based cops who take on the local criminal element with a high-octane style of enforcement.
Style:
exciting, rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, police detective, working undercover, martial arts, police investigation, tough heroes, law enforcement, heroes, gang, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, undercover cop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., usa
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102K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
Style:
sitcom, hilarious, not serious, talky, witty ...
Plot:
father son relationship, brother brother relationship, psychiatrist, doctor, dating, radio, sibling rivalry, sibling relationship, living with parents, verbal byplay, uptight character, love and romance ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state, manchester
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The lives of an ex-con, a coffee-shop owner, and a young couple looking to make it rich intersect in the fictional and hypnotic Rain City.
Style:
neo noir, independent film, tech noir, offbeat, perverse ...
Plot:
dystopia, shootout, dystopian society, restaurant, sex scene, robbery, female nudity, rain, big city, diner, gangster, dystopian future ...
Time:
year 1985, future, 1940s
Place:
seattle, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Jack is now out of jail and he meets Nick, his adolescent son. Their relationship will be complicated, because Jack has a problem with alcohol. But his love for Nick will help him to get over the past and reach his dreams.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, emotional, sincere ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
father son relationship, boy, adaptation, complex characters, starting over, prison, going straight, family relations, estrangement, prisoner, society, hopes ...
Time:
20th century, year 1992, 90s, 70s
Place:
seattle, usa, alaska, washington state, california
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120K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
High School student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer and initiates a ...
Style:
tense, cyber, futuristic, suspenseful, political ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
cold war, hacker, computer genius, computer hacker, computer, chess, computer cracker, nuclear threat, hacking, artificial intelligence, nuclear war, computer system ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983
Place:
seattle, oregon, ussr, washington state, usa ...
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352K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
Style:
touching, inspirational, tragicomedy, independent film, sad ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens
Plot:
cancer, friendship, terminal illness, happy ending, relationships, chemotherapy, meaning of life, doctor, hopes, buddies, patient, coming of age ...
Time:
year 2011, near future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state, iran, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After he loses his high-paying job, Dory takes a gig as a night janitor in order to pay rent. Alone late at night inside a market research firm, he soon discovers the company is experimenting on their other janitors ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, talky, feel good, light ...
Plot:
society, youth, experimenting, social misfits, disorder, misfit, freak accident, muslim, nudity, flirting, sex scene, tattooed woman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle
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120K
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, China
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When cancer patient Alan Gates discovers that his tumor is actually a mysterious parasite that gives him otherworldly powers, he begins a battle against an army buried beneath society's skin. The movie is based on james wans comic of the same ...
Style:
dark, medical horror, slasher horror, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, body horror, woman in jeopardy, supernatural power, imaginary friend, hospital, evil twin, one against many, kidnapping, psychiatric hospital, monster, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
year 1985, year 1993, year 1994, 90s, 2020s ...
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The grunge girl band "No Exits" is just about to get a record deal. At this time Jimmy is appearing again, the former boy-friend of the band guitarist Shelly. She had left him because his friend had raped her. But he doesn't know that ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, independent film, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
making love, lesbianism, lgbtq, sex scene, musician, politics, bar fight, partner, gender, musician's life, youth, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
90s
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., usa
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: France, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Sadie looks up to her older sister Georgia, a successful folk singer who's happily married with children, but can't break out of the bar-band circuit and hit the big time she desperately covets. It's in part due to her attraction to ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, melancholic, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
music, addiction, drug addiction, sister sister relationship, dysfunctional family, musician's life, sisters, redemption, female singer, sister sister conflict, eccentricity, life is a bitch ...
Time:
90s
Place:
seattle, oregon, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Mike and Danny fly a cropduster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes custody of it. Trying to earn money, they hitch-hike to the World's Fair in Seattle. While Danny tries to earn money playing poker, Mike takes ...
Style:
retro, cult classic, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
elvis presley, rock, passionate kiss, bike, youth, fall in love, gambling, disorder, friends, chase, orphan, starting over ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s
Place:
seattle, washington state, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, surprise ending, tricky, serious ...
Plot:
twists and turns, gambling, con game, cons and scams, betrayal, poker, con artists, mentor, greed, crime gone awry, obsession, loneliness ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s, 20th century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A college volunteer at the crisis phone gets a call from a suicide caller.
Style:
retro, visually stunning, serious, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
drug abuse, race against time, overdose, psychologist, african american, rescue, student, suicide, police, drug overdose, suicide attempt, marriage ...
Time:
60s
Place:
seattle, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Matt falls for Casey, the new girl in school. She's fun-loving and eccentric, but there's a darkness to her whimsy that Matt can't begin to comprehend. When Casey attempts to commit suicide, her parents place her in a mental ...
Style:
romantic, touching, melancholic, sentimental, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
high school, mental illness, love, on the road, obsessive love, manic depression, mental institution, coming of age, hitchhiking, impulsiveness, teenage love, psychology ...
Time:
y2k, 90s
Place:
seattle, latin america, usa, mexico
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Young Jason Stillwell (Kurt McKinney) moves with his parents to Seattle, where local bullies harass them without mercy. Jason's father Tom (Tim Baker) does not believe in violence, so the family takes it on the chin. One day Jason enrolls in a ...
Style:
serious, cult classic, exciting, action adventure, retro ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, karate, martial arts training, kickboxing, training, ghost, vengeance, kung fu, mixed martial arts, showdown, fighter, fight ...
Time:
80s
Place:
seattle, washington state, usa, russia, los angeles ...
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6K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Police Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs.
Style:
serious, suspense, exciting, captivating, detective ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
car chase, murder, police detective, police corruption, fighting crime, uncover truth, rivalry, law enforcement, investigation, tough cop, twists and turns, beach ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A reporter Lanie Kerrigan interviews a psychic homeless man for a fluff piece about a football game's score. Instead he tells her that her life has no meaning and is going to end in just a few days, which sparks her to action, trying to change ...
Style:
romantic, sentimental, feel good, teen, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
journalism, career woman, meaning of life, homeless man, happy ending, prophecy, life & death, life philosophy, love and romance, rise to the top, oracle, family relations ...
Time:
future
Place:
seattle, new york, washington state, usa, san francisco ...
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