57 Films & TV Shows Set In New England During The 1990s
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The Next Karate Kid
Massachusetts California The 1990sIt's ancient wisdom against teenage spunk. 1,000 years of karate tradition is about to get a kick in the pants. — Mr. Miyagi decides to take Julie, a troubled teenager, under his wing after he learns that she blames herself for her parents' demise and struggles to adjust with her grandmother and fellow pupils.
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PCU
Connecticut The 1990sFlunk 'em if they can't take a joke. — Nervous high school senior Tom Lawrence visits Port Chester University, where he gets a taste of politically correct college life when he's guided by fraternity wild man Droz and his housemates at The Pit. But Droz and his pals have rivals in nasty preppy Rand McPherson and the school's steely president. With their house threatened with expulsion, Droz and company decide to throw a raging party where the various factions will collide.
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Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Massachusetts The 1990s The 1860sJames Earl Jones hosts this film based on two stories by the late Rod Serling, who wrote the stories of the original 'The Twilight Zone' (1959) series. In "The Theater," a young woman attends a movie theater only to find that her life story is being revealed on the screen. In "Where the Dead Are," a Boston surgeon in 1868 searches for a scientist who may have the answer to a medical mystery.
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The Good Son
Maine Arizona The 1990sEvil has many faces. — A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior.
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Hocus Pocus
Massachusetts The 1990s The 17th CenturyIt's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus. — After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
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What About Bob?
New Hampshire New York The 1990sBob's a special kind of friend. The kind that drives you crazy! — Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley. An exemplar of neediness and a compendium of phobias, Bob follows Marvin to his family's country house. Dr. Marvin tries to get him to leave; the trouble is, everyone loves Bob. As his oblivious patient makes himself at home, Dr. Marvin loses his professional composure and, before long, may be ready for the loony bin himself.
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Kaleidoscope
New York Connecticut California South Carolina 🇫🇷 France The 1990s The 1950s The 1940sYou might find out, or reunite. — A family friend hires gumshoe John Chapman to find and reunite three sisters estranged by fate for 30 years. The circuitous trail leads Chapman from the Big Apple to Beantown to the City of Light. His investigation, however, opens the door to disturbing revelations about a forgotten past.