67 Films & TV Shows Set In New England During The 1980s
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Massachusetts Connecticut The 1980sThe demonic case that shocked America. — Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.
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Summer of Mesa
Massachusetts The 1980sI don't wanna be your "friend." — Summering on Cape Cod in 1985, precocious young Lily befriends an enigmatic girl her age named Mesa. Through their shared time biking the quaint land and exploring the depths of their true selves; they unearth powerful feelings for each other.
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It Chapter Two
New York Maine The 1980s The 2010sYou'll Float Again — 27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.
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Doctor Sleep
New Hampshire New Jersey Iowa Colorado Florida The 1980s The 2010sDare to go back. — Still irrevocably scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook, Dan Torrance has fought to find some semblance of peace. But that peace is shattered when he encounters Abra, a courageous teenager with her own powerful extrasensory gift, known as the 'shine'. Instinctively recognising that Dan shares her power, Abra has sought him out, desperate for his help against the merciless Rose the Hat and her followers.
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Jumanji: The Next Level
New Hampshire The 1980s The 2010sAs the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.
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Aquaman
Atlantic Ocean 🇮🇹 Italy Maine Massachusetts 🇪🇭 Western Sahara The 2010s The 1980s The 1990sHome Is Calling — Once home to the most advanced civilization on Earth, Atlantis is now an underwater kingdom ruled by the power-hungry King Orm. With a vast army at his disposal, Orm plans to conquer the remaining oceanic people and then the surface world. Standing in his way is Arthur Curry, Orm's half-human, half-Atlantean brother and true heir to the throne.
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It
Maine The 1980sYour fears are unleashed — 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.
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Dating Game Killer
Washington New York New Hampshire California Texas The 1970s The 1980s The 1960s The 2000s The 2010sA grieving mother seeks justice against the serial killer who killed her daughter.
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Bleed for This
Rhode Island The 1980s The 1990sThis is what the greatest comeback in sports history looks like — The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza, who after a near fatal car crash, which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sports most incredible comebacks.
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The Preppie Connection
Connecticut The 1980sA student at a private school uses his connections to establish a drug trafficking network.
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10,000 Saints
Vermont New York The 1980sRage. Riot. Rebirth. — A sweeping multigenerational story set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City of the late 1980s; adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young—and old—are all major elements in this heart-aching tale of the son of diehard hippies and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late 20th century youth culture.
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Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp: Season 1
Maine The 1980sThey're younger. They're hotter. They're wetter. — First love, first job, first kiss or first, you know, something. There's nothing like the first day of camp, 1981-style.
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Get on Up
Georgia New York Massachusetts 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇫🇷 France The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 1960s The 1950s The 1940s The 1930sThe Funk Don't Quit — A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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Evil Dead
Massachusetts The 1980s The 1990sA secluded cabin. An ancient curse. An unrelenting evil. The original producers reunite to present a genuinely terrifying re-imagining of their original horror masterpiece. Five young friends have found the mysterious and fiercely powerful Book of the Dead. Unable to resist its temptation, they release a violent demon on a bloodthirsty quest to possess them all. Who will be left to fight for their survival and defeat this unearthly force of murderous carnage?
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Labor Day
Massachusetts The 1980sDepressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.
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Curse of Chucky
Rhode Island The 1980s The 2010sFear has a new home — After the passing of her mother, a young woman in a wheelchair since birth, is forced to deal with her sister, brother-in-law, niece and their nanny as they say their goodbyes to mother. When people start turning up dead, Nica discovers the culprit might be a strange doll she received a few days earlier.
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Ted
Massachusetts The 2010s The 2000s The 1980sTed is coming. — John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.
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That's My Boy
Massachusetts The 1980s The 2010sThe story of a child… and his son. — While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down when Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding.
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Temple Grandin
New Hampshire Massachusetts Arizona The 1960s The 1970s The 1980s The 1950sAutism gave her a vision. She gave it a voice. — A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of top scientists in humane livestock handling.
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Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
Massachusetts The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 2000sCon Man. Husband. Kidnapper. — Called "the longest running con in FBI history," Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, the man that people knew as "Clark Rockefeller" had brilliantly impersonated numerous people, ranging from a talk show host to a Pentagon Advisor before ultimately claiming to be an heir to the famous Rockefeller family. Confident from the success of his prior scams, Clark quickly became well known and highly respected among Boston's elite and used his purported high society status to charm his way into the life of Sandra Boss, a millionaire with a Harvard MBA and a partner at the prestigious management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company.
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The Haunting in Connecticut
Connecticut The 1980sSome things cannot be explained. — When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover.
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What Goes Up
New Hampshire The 1980sA Different Class of Misfits — Set in the mid-80s, when a reporter is sent to cover the Challenger Space Shuttle launch only to become mixed up in the lives of some local students.
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W.
Texas District of Columbia Connecticut The 2000s The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 1960sA life misunderestimated. — The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq.
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Yeti: A Love Story
New Hampshire The 1980sIt's Brokeback Mountain meets King Kong — A camping trip goes very wrong when five college students are kidnapped by a secret cult that plans to sacrifice them to a mysterious hairy beast called the Yeti -- who turns out to harbor a deep attraction to young men -- in this raunchy comedy. The situation starts to improve when one of the victims begins to examine his own desires and finds that the Yeti doesn't seem so unappealing -- but can the group escape from the crazed cult members?
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The Departed
Massachusetts The 2000s The 1980sLies. Betrayal. Sacrifice. How far will you take it? — To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
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