43 Films & TV Shows Set In North America During The 17th Century
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Mortal Kombat
Indiana 🇯🇵 Japan The 17th Century The 2020sGet over here. — Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth's greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.
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Fear Street: 1666
Ohio The 17th Century The 1990sEnd the curse. — In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, and it's up to teenagers in 1994 to finally put an end to their town's curse, before it's too late.
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The Curse of La Llorona
California The 1970s The 17th CenturyShe Wants Your Children. — A social worker dealing with the disappearance of two children fears for her own family after beginning the investigation.
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Hochelaga, Land of Souls
Quebec The 1830s The 17th Century The 16th Century The 13th CenturyMohawk archaeologist Baptiste Asigny engages in a search for his ancestors following a tragic terrain slump in the Percival Molson Stadium.
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The Witch
Massachusetts The 17th CenturyEvil takes many forms. — In 1630s New England, William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness, exiled from their settlement when William defies the local church. When their newborn son vanishes and crops mysteriously fail, the family turns on one another.
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Amityville Death House
New York The 2010s The 17th CenturyA crawling Nightmare of Horror! — A young woman and her friends are threatened by an ancient witch's curse when they stop in the town of Amityville to check in on her sickly grandmother.
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Free Birds
Massachusetts Maryland The 1990s The 2010s The 17th CenturyHang On To Your Nuggets — Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history—and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.
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ThanksKilling
Ohio The 17th Century The 2000sGobble, Gobble, Motherfucker! — A homicidal turkey axes off college kids during Thanksgiving break.
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The New World
Virginia England The 17th CenturyOnce discovered, it was changed forever. — A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.
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Salem Witch Trials
Massachusetts The 17th CenturyThe film recounts the sobering tale of how 19 innocent lives were taken in a community experiencing paranoid hysteria regarding the suspected - but unproved - presence of the occult in the small New England town.
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Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Virginia The 17th CenturyWhen news of John Smith's death reaches America, Pocahontas is devastated. She sets off to London with John Rolfe, to meet with the King of England on a diplomatic mission: to create peace and respect between the two great lands. However, Governor Ratcliffe is still around; he wants to return to Jamestown and take over. He will stop at nothing to discredit the young princess.
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The Red Violin
Quebec England 🇦🇹 Austria 🇮🇹 Italy Shanghai The 1990s The 1960s The 1890s The 18th Century The 17th CenturySpans 300 years in the life of one famed musical instrument that winds up in present-day Montreal on the auction block. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin derives its unusual color from the human blood mixed into the finish. With this legacy, the violin travels to Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake.
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The Crucible
Massachusetts The 17th CenturyArthur Miller's timeless tale of truth on trial. — Based upon the play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller (who wrote the screen adaptation), the Salem witch trials in 1692 plunge the Massachusetts Bay colony into chaos.
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Pocahontas
Virginia England The 17th CenturyAn American legend comes to life. — Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.
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Pocahontas: The Legend
Virginia The 17th CenturyEnglishmen come to explore and settle the new world. There they find natives who are curious about their "firesticks" and strange customs.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
New York The 1990s The 17th CenturyThe Turtles Are Back....In Time. — The four turtles travel back in time to the days of the legendary and deadly samurai in ancient Japan, where they train to perfect the art of becoming one. The turtles also assist a small village in an uprising.
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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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The Legend of the North Wind
Newfoundland and Labrador The 17th CenturyTo get his hands on a valuable pod of whales, a 17th-century European daredevil in Newfoundland foolishly attempts to release the powers of the mythical North Wind, who was trapped in a pot thanks to a shared effort by Basque sailors and Mi'kmaq Indians. Now, the descendant of those Indian, Watuna, and the descendants of those Basque sailors, Ane and Peiot, must defeat the evil Athanasius before he achieve his purpose.
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Black Robe
Ontario Quebec The 17th CenturyIn the winter of 1634, an extraordinary man began a perilous journey into the North American wilderness. — Missionary Father LaForgue travels to the New World in hopes of converting Algonquin Indians to Catholicism. Accepted, though warily, by the Indians, LaForgue travels with the Indians using his strict Catholic rules and ideals to try and impose his religion.
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I, the Worst of All
🇲🇽 Mexico The 17th CenturyA viceroy and an archbishop take their posts in Mexico. A local nun, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695), intrigues them. The viceroy and his wife find her brilliant and fascinating. The prelate finds her a symbol of European laxity. He engineers the election of a new abbess, severe and ascetic. The virreina visits Sor Juana often and inspires her to write passionate poetry that the archbishop finds scandalous. The viceroy protects her. After he is replaced and returns to Spain with his wife, Sor Juana faces envy and retribution. A bishop betrays her, her confessor humbles her. Plague, a tribunal, and her confession as "the worst of all" end the great poet's life.
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Warlock
Massachusetts California The 1980s The 17th CenturySatan also has one son — In 17th century New England, witch hunter Giles Redferne captures an evil warlock, but the conjurer eludes death with supernatural help. Flung into the future, the warlock winds up in the 1980s and plans to bring about the end of the world. Redferne follows the enchanter into the modern era and continues his mission, but runs into trouble in such unfamiliar surroundings. With the help of a young woman, can Redferne finally defeat the warlock?
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Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
Massachusetts The 17th CenturyIn 1620, the Assembly of the Pilgrims decides to emigrate to the young America because of the persecution they suffer by the English crown. The film tells the adventurous journey of the Pilgrims to an unknown land and future.
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The Time Machine
Massachusetts California The 1970s The 1850s The 1870s The 17th CenturyA scientist builds a machine that will enable him to travel back and forth in time, but when he puts it in motion, he gets more than he bargained for.
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The Mouse on the Mayflower
Massachusetts The 17th CenturyA story of the first Thanksgiving... — The famous ship called Mayflower is trapped amidst a huge storm. The entire story is narrated by a church-mouse called Willum, from his viewpoint. The tale begins with the pilgrim preachers deciding to move to America and getting aboard the Mayflower. However, because of the huge storm, the ship gets on the verge of sinking. Then, Willum, the pilgrim mouse, comes up with an idea to save the ship. When the pilgrims land safely, they write the Mayflower Compact and start constructing their new church and colony. However, it is already the autumn season and they do not have much food stored for the winter. The pilgrims then learn to plant crops during the spring season and celebrate a big feast toward the onset of the autumn season or fall. This is their first Thanksgiving celebration.
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The Son of Captain Blood
🇯🇲 Jamaica The 17th CenturyThe son of a notorious pirate is placed on the path of righteousness by his love for a beautiful young woman.
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