The Best Film Set in Your Hometown

[gabspss Joined: Sep 10th, 2018 Topics: 93 Posts: 1351 View Predictions]

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What is, in your opinion, the best film ever made set in your hometown?

Ps.: I case you live in a small city which doesn’t have a movie set there, you can say what is the best movie set in your home state.

My favorite movie set in Rio is actually Central Station (1998), but only the very beggining the film is set in the city so I won’t count it, instead I’ll say: City of God (2002)

Let’s use this thread as a fun way to recommend movies. I, of course, recommend my choice. Terrific film.

It's about the chaotic editing in Moulin Rouge!

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 257 Posts: 16485 View Predictions]

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FYC OSCARS : PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN IN ALL CATEGORIES (ESP. ACTRESS – Carey Mulligan AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY — EMERALD FENNELL), VANESSA KIRBY FOR "PIECES OF A WOMAN", ESSIE DAVIS FOR "BABYTEETH"

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[thomasrigours Joined: Oct 9th, 2018 Topics: 0 Posts: 135 View Predictions]

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Pierrot le Fou by Jean-Luc Godard

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[Monsoon 🌊 Joined: Aug 11th, 2020 Topics: 25 Posts: 2243 View Predictions]

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Mean Girls or Home Alone

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[William Gillquist Joined: Jan 1st, 2020 Topics: 10 Posts: 480 View Predictions]

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Purple Rain

FYC Oscars: Soul (Best Picture, Original Screenplay, and Original Score), Delroy Lindo (Best Actor), Chadwick Boseman (Best Actor), Viola Davis (Best Actress), Paul Raci (Best Supporting Actor)

FYC Golden Globes (TV): Ted Lasso (Best Comedy Series), Jason Sudekis (Best Actor in a Comedy Series), Hannah Waddingham (Best Supporting Actress), The Boys (Best Drama Series), Anthony Starr (Best Actor in a Drama Series)

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[Miles Joined: Oct 22nd, 2016 Topics: 22 Posts: 3525 View Predictions]

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Not aware of any films set in my hometown, but the best film set in my home state is:

White Christmas (1954)

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[Magnus Joined: Jan 20th, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 426 View Predictions]

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wolfali wrote:

Ditto.

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 257 Posts: 16485 View Predictions]

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Magnus wrote:

Ditto.

I couldn’t think of anything else lol.

FYC OSCARS : PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN IN ALL CATEGORIES (ESP. ACTRESS – Carey Mulligan AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY — EMERALD FENNELL), VANESSA KIRBY FOR "PIECES OF A WOMAN", ESSIE DAVIS FOR "BABYTEETH"

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[Magnus Joined: Jan 20th, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 426 View Predictions]

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wolfali wrote:

I couldn’t think of anything else lol.

Skyfall too… but honestly I would have expected there to be way more. Lived here my whole life yet I continue to be in love with it.

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[Brae Joined: Aug 3rd, 2017 Topics: 1 Posts: 258 View Predictions]

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I live in Canberra, Australia and my state as a result is literally the Australian Capital Territory which… is just Canberra and surrounding bushland lmao, so I’m going to go with my closest state New South Wales cause Canberra films are not very good (bad), and say Ferngully! 🧚‍♂️

FYC:

BEST ACTRESS — CAREY MULLIGAN
BEST ACTOR — RIZ AHMED

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 257 Posts: 16485 View Predictions]

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Magnus wrote:

Skyfall too… but honestly I would have expected there to be way more. Lived here my whole life yet I continue to be in love with it.

The only other film that wasn’t Skyfall or Paddington that I could think of were Richard Curtis movies. And I only like one Richard Curtis film lol.

FYC OSCARS : PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN IN ALL CATEGORIES (ESP. ACTRESS – Carey Mulligan AND ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY — EMERALD FENNELL), VANESSA KIRBY FOR "PIECES OF A WOMAN", ESSIE DAVIS FOR "BABYTEETH"

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[FairWeatherAffair Joined: May 11th, 2018 Topics: 6 Posts: 947 View Predictions]

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I’ll always love that great documentary of Leonard Cohen’s early, pre-musician days in Montréal, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen.

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[Butz Joined: Oct 15th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 349 View Predictions]

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Never Look Away, I guess? Germany is not a good place for quality movies unless you are in Berlin lol

FYC:

Lead Actor: Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round)

Supporting Actress: Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)

Supporting Actor: Paul Raci (Sound of Metal)

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[BamaEd Joined: Nov 3rd, 2010 Topics: 21 Posts: 1586 View Predictions]

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Part of Forrest Gump was set in my hometown so I can say that.

For my state overall:
1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. Selma
3. Forrest Gump
4fun: Space Camp (then Leaf Phoenix, Kate Capshaw, Kelly Preston RIP, Lea Thompson, Jinx the robot!)

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