829 Films & TV Shows Set In North America During The 1990s
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Joy
New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Texas The 1970s The 1980s The 1990sA story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.
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Straight Outta Compton
California The 1980s The 1990sThe Story of N.W.A. — In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
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Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance
California The 1990s The 2010sThey thought he was dead. he was just COOLIN' off... — 25 years later after the events of Samurai Cop (1991), Detective Frank Washington is forced to team up with his long estranged partner Joe Marshall to solve a series of assassinations being committed by a secret group of female vigilante killers.
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Soaked in Bleach
Washington The 1990sThe death of an icon comes to life — Twenty years ago, Kurt Cobain was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound to the head. The world was told it was a suicide, but evidence would lead many people to believe it might be otherwise. The film investigates the possibilities that exist that Kurt Cobain's death might not have been a suicide, that the Seattle Police Department rushed their verdict, and the global media perpetuated lies and misinformation fed to them by Courtney Love that created the belief in many that Cobain killed himself—but when revealed to be lies—lead many to now question what happened.
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The Gallows
Nebraska The 1990s The 2010sEvery School Has Its Spirit — 20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy - but soon discover that some things are better left alone.
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Woman in Gold
New York California 🇦🇹 Austria The 1990s The 2000sJustice is priceless. — Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II, she believes rightfully belongs to her family. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
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Creed
Baja California Pennsylvania California England The 1990s The 2010sYour legacy is more than a name — The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
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Cobain: Montage of Heck
Washington The 1990sHailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music icon. Academy Award nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen expertly blends Cobain's personal archive of art, music, never seen before movies, animation and revelatory interviews from his family and closest friends.
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Steve Jobs
California The 1980s The 1990sCan a great man be a good man? — Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.
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Faith of Our Fathers
Mississippi The 1990s The 1960sA story of fatherhood. A journey of brotherhood. — With the Vietnam War raging in 1969, two young fathers report for duty. A man of great faith and a doubtful cynic. A quarter-century later, their sons, Wayne and John Paul (David A.R. White and Kevin Downes), meet as strangers. Guided by handwritten letters from their fathers from the battlefield, they embark on an unforgettable journey to The Wall-the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Along the way, they discover the devastation of war cannot break the love of a father for his son.
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The King of Havana
🇨🇺 Cuba The 1990sRecently escaped from reformatory, Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, good humor and above all hunger, accompany him in his wanderings, until he meets Magda and Yunisleidy, survivors like himself. In one or the other's arms, he will try to escape the material and moral misery surrounding him, living love, passion, tenderness and uninhibited sex to the limit.
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The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story
California The 1990sThe secrets of "Beverly Hills, 90210" in its first four seasons and the drama between cast, crew and creators.
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Krampus: The Reckoning
Arizona The 1990s The 2010sYou Better Be Good... — Zoe, a strange child has a not so imaginary friend the Krampus who is the dark companion of St. Nicholas.
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Foxcatcher
Pennsylvania District of Columbia Florida 🇫🇷 France 🇰🇷 South Korea The 1980s The 1990sBased on the shocking true story — The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
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Godzilla
Nevada California Hawaii Tokyo Prefecture 🇵🇭 Philippines Pacific Ocean The 1990s The 1950s The 2010sThe world ends, Godzilla begins. — Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.
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A Walk Among the Tombstones
New York The 1990sSome people are afraid of all the wrong things — Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
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American Sniper
Texas The 1980s The 1990s The 2000s The 2010sThe most lethal sniper in U.S. history. — U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind.
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Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kentucky District of Columbia England 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇷 Brazil The 1990s The 2010sManners maketh man. — The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
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Jersey Boys
New Jersey The 1970s The 1990s The 1960s The 1950sA musical biopic of the Four Seasons—the rise, the tough times and personal clashes, and the ultimate triumph of a group of friends whose music became symbolic of a generation. Far from a mere tribute concert, it gets to the heart of the relationships at the centre of the group, with a special focus on frontman Frankie Valli, the small kid with the big falsetto.
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Wild
Oregon Minnesota California The 1990sA woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.
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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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Kill the Messenger
🇳🇮 Nicaragua California District of Columbia The 1990s The 1980sCan you keep a national secret? — A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
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Red Army
🇷🇺 Russia Michigan The 1970s The 1980s The 1990sCold War On Ice — A documentary highlighting the Soviet Union's legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and world-dominating team through the eyes of the team's Captain Slava Fetisov, following his shift from hockey star and celebrated national hero to political enemy.
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Eden
New York 🇫🇷 France The 1990sWhen You Start A Revolution, The Hardest Beat To Find Is Your Own — Paul, a teenager in the underground scene of early-nineties Paris, forms a DJ collective with his friends and together they plunge into the nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music.
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Revenge of the Green Dragons
New York The 1980s The 1990sThe American Dream Isn't Free — A true immigrant story set against the vibrant backdrop of Flushing, N.Y. in the 1980s and 1990s.
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