789 Films & TV Shows Set In North America During The 2000s
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I Am Michael
California The 2000sThe controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.
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The Night Before
New York The 2010s The 2000s The 2030sTheir past, present and future. All in one night. — In New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best friends set out to find the Holy Grail of Christmas parties since their yearly reunion might be coming to an end.
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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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Spotlight
Massachusetts The 2000s The 1970sBreak the story. Break the silence. — The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
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The Big Short
New York Nevada Colorado Florida The 2000s The 1970sThis is a true story. — The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
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Concussion
New York Pennsylvania District of Columbia California The 2000sEven Legends Need a Hero — A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.
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Captive
Georgia The 2000sFaith. Redemption. Survival. — Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is the dramatic, thrilling, and spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After being taken hostage by Brian in her own apartment, Ashley turns to Rick Warren’s inspirational book, The Purpose Driven Life, for guidance. In reading from the book, Ashley not only finds purpose in her own life, but helps Brian find a more peaceful resolution to a harrowing situation.
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Cleveland Abduction
Ohio The 2000s The 2010sBased on a true story. — A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
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Phantom
Illinois 🇮🇳 India 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇱🇧 Lebanon 🇸🇾 Syria The 2000sA Story You Wish Were True — Phantom is an action thriller that unfolds across various countries around the world. The plot revolves around protagonist Daniyal, whose journey to seek justice takes him from India to Europe, America and the volatile Middle East. However, he finds out that in a mission like this, there is always a price to pay, in this case, a very personal price.
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Sonita
🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇮🇷 Iran 🇺🇸 United States of America The 2000s The 2010sIf 18-year-old Sonita had a say, Michael Jackson and Rihanna would be her parents and she'd be a rapper who tells the story of Afghan women and their fate as child brides. She finds out that her family plans to sell her to an unknown husband for $9,000.
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Making a Murderer: Part 1
Wisconsin The 2000s The 2010sFilmed over 10 years, this real-life thriller follows a DNA exoneree who, while exposing police corruption, becomes a suspect in a grisly new crime.
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Boyhood
Texas The 2000s The 2010s12 years in the making. — The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Michigan Pennsylvania District of Columbia England 🇷🇺 Russia 🇦🇫 Afghanistan The 2000s The 2010sTrust no one. — Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
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Oculus
Alabama The 2000s The 2010sYou see what it wants you to see. — A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
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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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50 to 1
Kentucky New Mexico The 2000sA misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when they learn their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies to run in the Kentucky Derby. Based on the true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys must overcome impossible odds even before they reach Churchill Downs and the land of Kentucky's blue bloods.
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Million Dollar Arm
California 🇮🇳 India The 2000sSometimes to win, sometimes you have to change the game — In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a fastball but know nothing about the game of baseball. Or America. It’s an incredible and touching journey that will change them all — especially JB, who learns valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment and family.
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Perfect Sisters
Ontario The 2000sBeing a teenager can be murder. — Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.
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The Last Five Years
New York Ohio The 2000s The 2010sThere are two sides to every love story. — In New York, a struggling actress and a successful writer sing about their failed marriage from two perspectives.
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Gone Girl
Massachusetts Missouri The 2000s The 2010sYou don't know what you've got 'til it's... — With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
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Kid Cannabis
Idaho The 2000sEveryone wants to be a kingpin. — An eighteen year old high school drop out and his twenty-seven year old friend start trafficking marijuana across the border of Canada in order to make money and their lives are changed forever.
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I Origins
Idaho New York Connecticut 🇮🇳 India The 2000s The 2010sI Origins follows a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the human eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman who slips away from him. As his research continues years later with his lab partner, they make a stunning scientific discovery that has far reaching implications and complicates both his scientific and and spiritual beliefs. Traveling half way around the world, he risks everything he has ever known to validate his theory.
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The Case Against 8
California The 2000s The 2010sBattles Are Won Because We Fight Them — A behind-the-scenes look inside the case to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. Shot over five years, the film follows the unlikely team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Mitt
Utah District of Columbia The 2000s The 2010sWhatever side you're on, see another side. — A filmmaker is granted unprecedented access to a political candidate and his family as he runs for President.
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Affluenza
New York The 2000sFILTHY RICH, MORALLY BANKRUPT — An aspiring young photographer finds himself caught up in a heady world of money, sex, and privilege when he moves to wealthy Long Island in the summer of 2008.
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