829 Films & TV Shows Set In North America During The 1990s
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Man of Steel
Kansas Delaware The 1980s The 1990s The 2010sYou will believe that a man can fly. โ A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
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Iron Man 3
Tennessee California Florida Kentucky ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland ๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan The 1990s The 2000s The 2010sUnleash the power behind the armor. โ When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
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Killing Season
Georgia ๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia and Herzegovina ๐ท๐ธ Serbia The 1990sThe purest form of war is one on one. โ Two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, clash in the remote Smoky Mountain wilderness.
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Oldboy
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea Louisiana The 2000s The 2010s The 1990sAsk not why you were imprisoned. Ask why you were set free. โ An everyday man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.
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The Place Beyond the Pines
New York The 1990sOne moment can change your life. โ A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
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The Wolf of Wall Street
New York England ๐ฎ๐น Italy ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand The 1980s The 1990sEARN. SPEND. PARTY. โ A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
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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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The Family
New York ๐ซ๐ท France The 1990sSome call it organized crime. Others call it family. โ The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.
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The To Do List
Idaho The 1990sShe's going from straight A's to getting her first F. โ Feeling pressured to become more sexually experienced before she goes to college, Brandy Klark makes a list of things to accomplish before hitting campus in the fall.
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Carrie
Maine The 1990s The 2010sKnow her name. Fear her power. โ A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
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Pain & Gain
Florida ๐ง๐ธ Bahamas The 1990sTheir American dream is bigger than yours. โ Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.
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The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Georgia The 1990s The 1980sBased on a true story โ A young family moves into a historic home in Georgia, only to learn they are not the house's only inhabitants. Soon they find themselves in the presence of a secret rising from underground and threatening to bring down anyone in its path.
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Dallas Buyers Club
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico Texas The 1980s The 1990sSometimes it takes a hustler to change the world โ Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.
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Devil's Knot
Arkansas The 1990sThey say the crimes were satanic. The truth may be scarier. โ The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
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Free Birds
Massachusetts Maryland The 1990s The 2010s The 17th CenturyHang On To Your Nuggets โ 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 historyโand get turkey off the holiday menu for good.
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The Punk Singer
Washington The 1990sA look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band Bikini Kill and pioneered the "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s.
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Nous avions
Quebec The 1990sMontreal, 1999. Like every sunday, a modest Pakistani immigrant family picnics in a dead-end next to the Airport, closely watching planes land. On this special day where the Legendary Concord is expected - a rare treat in town- Akram (17 years old), the eldest son of 3 kids, deeply in his teenage crisis, decides to take off to live his own life, creating a commotion in the family.
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The Gilgo Beach Murders
New York The 1990s The 2000sA horror film based on the exploits of the unidentified Long Island Serial Killer who remains at large today. โ 1880: Unidentified Serial Killer Jack the Ripper haunts London. 1970: The elusive Zodiac Killer terrorizes San Francisco. 2010: More than ten bodies are discovered in and around Gilgo Beach in Long Island revealing a serial killer at large for at least 15 years. .........It's time for his ghastly tale to be told.
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Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story
Georgia The 1990s The 2000sTLC's humble beginnings in Atlanta quickly led to an unprecedented rise to fame in the 1990's as one of the world's most talented, celebrated and highest-selling female groups of all time. Through very public and high profile success, turmoil and tragedy, TLC left an indelible stamp of female empowerment that changed the face of the music industry forever.
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Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States: Specials
๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq ๐บ๐ธ United States of America ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam The 1940s The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 2000sOliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.
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The Motel Life
Nevada The 1990sThey will do anything to find the truth โ A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.
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Chasing Mavericks
California The 1980s The 1990s The 2000sLegends Start Somewhere โ Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.
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The Imposter
Texas The 1990sThere are two sides to every lie โ In 1994 a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later he is found alive thousands of miles away in a village in southern Spain with a horrifying story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not quite as it seems.
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Keep the Lights On
New York The 1990s The 2000sKeep the Lights On chronicles an emotional and sexually charged journey between two men in New York โ An emotionally and sexually charged journey through the love, addiction, and friendship of two men. Documentary filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet through a casual encounter, but they find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are risk takersโcompulsive, and fueled by drugs and sex. In an almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity and to be true to himself.
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Searching for Sugar Man
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa Michigan The 1990sGreat Art Always Survives โ Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez. The film won Best Documentary at the 85th Academy Awards.
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