63 Films & TV Shows Set In New England During The 2000s
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Carrie
Maine The 1980s The 1990s The 2000sCarrie White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both classmates at her school, and her own religious, but abusive, mother.
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Stealing Harvard
Massachusetts The 2000sTheir intentions were honorable. Their methods were criminal. — John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the payment … but Duff's hare-brained schemes spin quickly out of control.
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Eight Crazy Nights
New Hampshire The 1980s The 2000sIt's naughty. It's nice. It's animated. — Davey Stone, a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far.
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How High
Massachusetts The 2000sThey've got their degrees all rolled up. — Multi-platinum rap superstars Redman and Method Man star as Jamal and Silas, two regular guys who smoke something magical, ace their college entrance exams and wind up at Harvard. Ivy League ways are strange but Silas and Jamal take it in a stride -- until their supply of supernatural smoke runs dry. That's when they have to start living by their wits and rely on their natural resources to make the grade.
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Legally Blonde
California Massachusetts The 2000sDon't judge a book by its hair color! — Elle Woods has it all. She's the president of her sorority, a Hawaiian Tropic girl, Miss June in her campus calendar, and, above all, a natural blonde. She dates the cutest fraternity boy on campus and wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But, there's just one thing stopping Warner from popping the question: Elle is too blonde.
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Summer Catch
Massachusetts The 2000sAre you game? — Local boy Ryan Dunne, now a pitcher for Boston College, meets Tenley Parrish, the daughter of a wealthy couple who summer on the Cape. Ryan and Tenley fall in love, much to the chagrin of their families, while Ryan clings to one last hope of being discovered and signed to a pro baseball contract.
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Super Troopers
Vermont The 2000sAltered State Police — Five bored, occasionally high and always ineffective Vermont state troopers must prove their worth to the governor or lose their jobs. After stumbling on a drug ring, they plan to make a bust, but a rival police force is out to steal the glory.
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Final Destination
New York Vermont The 2000sNo accidents. No coincidences. No escapes. You can't cheat death. — After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.
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The Skulls
Massachusetts Connecticut The 2000sGetting in is easy. Getting out is a killer. — A senior at an ivy league college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skulls is not what he thought and comes at a price.
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Common Ground
Connecticut The 1950s The 1970s The 2000sThis movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dorothy", a woman joins the Navy during the 1950's and discovers lesbianism. In "Mr. Roberts", a teacher in a 1970's classroom struggles with his closeted gay status. Finally in "Amos and Andy", a father wrestles with his own emotional acceptance of a present day wedding between his son and another man.
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The Rage: Carrie 2
Maine The 1980s The 1990s The 2000sLooks Can Kill — After the suicide of her only friend, Rachel has never felt more on the outside. The one person who reached out to her, Jessie, also happens to be part of the popular crowd that lives to torment outsiders like her. But Rachel has something else that separates her from the rest, a secret amazing ability to move things with her mind. Sue Snell, the only survivor of Carrie White's rampage twenty-two years ago, may hold the key to helping Rachel come to terms with her awesome, but unwanted power. But as Rachel slowly learns to trust, a terrible trap is being laid for her. And making her angry could prove to be fatal.
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Sci-fighters
Massachusetts The 2000sIn the year 2009, they're your only hope. — A renegade police officer tracks a rapist spreading a deadly virus around 2009 Boston.
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Adrenalin: Fear the Rush
Massachusetts The 2000sIf he's not dead by dawn...we are. — In a not-too-distant future, a lethal virus sweeps across Europe, prompting the creation of quarantine refugee camps in the United States. Police officers Delon (Natasha Henstridge) and Lemieux (Christopher Lambert) learn of a grisly murder in the Boston camp and team up to investigate. Suspecting the ruthless killer is infected with the virus, the pair have just hours to stop him before he becomes contagious and infects the entire population.