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Other movies with that 'small town vibe'...

posted 16 years ago by a_cowens5
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Does anyone have any suggestions for other movies set in small towns?

[–] LastCubScout 16 years ago

'The Last Picture Show'
'What's Eating Gilbert Grape'
'Beautiful Girls'
'The Lady in White'
'Elizabethtown'
'The Station Agent'
'Casper'
'Jumanji'
'A Christmas Story'
'It's a Wonderful Life'
'Stand By Me'
'Back to the Future'
'Gremlins'
'Scream'

[–] timothyhodge 16 years ago

Waitress
Local Hero
Napoleon Dynamite
Sling Blade
Ode to Billy Joe
The Straight Story
The Majestic
Simon Birch
A Time to Kill

and...

Gulliver's Travels (get it? "Small" town?)

[–] bean914 16 years ago

Varsity Blues
Fried Green Tamatos
Steel Magnolia
Mr. Holland's Opus
Stand by Me
Places in the Heart
River's edge
permant record

[–] 16 years ago

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[–] Dina9195 15 years ago

Hoosiers

[–] rosered235 16 years ago

Violets are Blue
Sleeping With the Enemy

[–] purplecow_403 15 years ago

Now and Then

[–] Andy4444 15 years ago

Lost Boys

[–] jespsk 15 years ago

Blue Velvet

[–] juglettee 15 years ago

I was going to suggest "Mermaids" but that movie isn't entirely respected by movie critics. It's sort of a coming-of-age story before most teenyboppers were wet dreams.

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

[–] Benihanahasnofunflare 14 years ago

Local Hero

[–] DroverChicago 15 years ago

Roxanne

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton

I'm Reed Fish

The Matchmaker (albeit it's a small town in Ireland)

[–] Dina9195 15 years ago

In and Out

[–] Boliwill 15 years ago

Out and In

[–] drumline-1 14 years ago

Doc Hollywood

[–] DroverChicago 14 years ago

Roadhouse

[–] siobanphotogirl 13 years ago

The Matchmaker is so cute!

'She looks a heavy carry!'
'No! No! Sure, not at all, no!'

[–] Randy-144 14 years ago

Take your pick.
http://www.imdb.com/keyword/small-town-life/

[–] LovesConfusingJoy 11 years ago

No offense, but that's a terrible list :)

I still know what stars belong to us