789 Films & TV Shows Set In North America During The 2000s
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Shaft
New York The 1980s The 1990s The 2010s The 2000sMore Shaft than you can handle — JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.
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Adam
New York The 2000sAdam, an awkward teen, spends a summer with his older sister, who is part of New York City's lesbian and trans activist scene. He meets the girl of his dreams but can't figure out how to tell her he's not the trans man she thinks he is.
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Dora and the Lost City of Gold
California 🇵🇪 Peru The 2000s The 2010sExplorer is her middle name. — Dora, a girl who has spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, now must navigate her most dangerous adventure yet: high school. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego, and a rag tag group of teens on an adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost Inca civilization.
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Honey Boy
California The 1990s The 2000sThe story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life.
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Always Be My Maybe
California The 1990s The 2000s The 2010sThere's Always Been Something Between Them. — Reunited after 15 years, famous chef Sasha and hometown musician Marcus feel the old sparks of attraction but struggle to adapt to each other's worlds.
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The Report
District of Columbia New York The 2000s The 2010sTruth matters — The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.
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In the Shadow of the Moon
Pennsylvania The 1980s The 1990s The 2000s The 2010s The 2020sIn 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas "Locke" Lockhart, hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer whose crimes defy scientific explanation. When the killer mysteriously resurfaces nine years later, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.
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Bad Education
New York The 2000sSome people learn the hard way — A superintendent of a school district works for the betterment of the student’s education when an embezzlement scheme is discovered, threatening to destroy everything.
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Brightburn
Kansas The 2000s The 2010sEvil has found its superhero — What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?
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Brian Banks
California The 2000s The 2010sFalsely accused. Wrongfully convicted. Never defeated. — An All-American football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is falsely accused of rape and sent to prison.
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Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
Delaware New Jersey The 2000sWhen the future collides with the past, there's no time to waste. — The Justice League faces a powerful new threat — the Fatal Five! Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman seek answers as the time-traveling trio of Mano, Persuader and Tharok terrorize Metropolis in search of budding Green Lantern, Jessica Cruz. With her unwilling help, they aim to free remaining Fatal Five members Emerald Empress and Validus to carry out their sinister plan. But the Justice League has also discovered an ally from another time in the peculiar Star Boy — brimming with volatile power, could he be the key to thwarting the Fatal Five? An epic battle against ultimate evil awaits!
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Hustlers
New York The 2010s The 2000sA crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
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Screwball
New York Florida The 2000sA batsh*t tale of steroids, schemeres and baseball stars — Investigates the MLB's infamous doping scandal involving a nefarious clinician and his most famous client: the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez.
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Saint Judy
California The 2000sThe fight for one is a fight for all — The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and how she singlehandedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.
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Dark Waters
Ohio West Virginia Delaware The 1970s The 1990s The 2000s The 2010sThe truth has a man on the inside — A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.
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Unplanned
Texas The 2000s The 2010sWhat She Saw Changed Everything — As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, Abby Johnson was involved in upwards of 22,000 abortions and counseled countless women on their reproductive choices. Her passion surrounding a woman's right to choose led her to become a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood, fighting to enact legislation for the cause she so deeply believed in. Until the day she saw something that changed everything.
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Windows on the World
New York Sinaloa The 2000sFaith. Love. Family. Hope. It's inside of us all... — After watching the news on 9/11 with his family, Fernando travels from Mexico to New York City to find his father, an undocumented worker at the World Trade Center's famous Windows on the World restaurant.
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Chasing Happiness
New Jersey California The 2010s The 2000sA story of brotherhood — From humble roots as pastor's sons in New Jersey, through their meteoric rise to fame, the Jonas Brothers' bond was unshakeable-until a surprising and painful breakup led Joe, Kevin and Nick down very different paths. With deeply personal interviews, previously unreleased footage and exclusive music, this is the Jonas Brothers as never seen before.
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Inside Game
Pennsylvania The 2000sThe true story of the NBA betting scandal — In 2007, when NBA referee Tim Donaghy got caught betting on games he worked, he said two men associated with the Gambino crime family - a bookie named Baba Battista and a drug dealer named Tommy Martino - threatened to kill his family if he didn't give them gambling picks. That's what Donaghy told the FBI, that's what he told 60 Minutes, and that's what he testified in court. But that's not what really happened. That's not even close. INSIDE GAME is the untold true story of one of the biggest scandals in sports history.
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What Happened on September 11
New York District of Columbia The 2000sA history for kids — An introduction to the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 presented for a young audience.
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Strive
New York The 2000sA teenager from the projects in Harlem aims to get into Yale, but must push against the world holding her back. — Kalani (Joi Campbell), is a teenager living in Harlem with her older brother Jacob, and her younger sister, Bebe, while her mother struggles to make ends meet. Her college counselor Mr. Rose (Danny Glover) sees great promise in her educational future. As Kalani's siblings get caught in a myriad of hardships, Kalani teeters on the brink of ruin as she struggles to keep both her family and her dream intact. Strive reminds us that hard work, optimism, and perseverance, in the face of overwhelming adversity, is the essence of what it is to be American.
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The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
New York Pennsylvania England 🇨🇿 Czechia The 2000s The 2010sA decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
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Welcome to Marwen
New York 🇧🇪 Belgium The 2000sYou can't put this hero in a box. — When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous town named Marwen where he can heal and be heroic. As he builds an astonishing art installation — a testament to the most powerful women he knows — through his fantasy world, he draws strength to triumph in the real one.
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Ocean's Eight
New York New Jersey The 2010s The 2000sEvery con has its pros — Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.
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Vice
Wyoming Virginia Maryland District of Columbia The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 1960s The 2000s The 2010sThe Untold True Story That Changed The Course Of History — George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and defense secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.
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