NEW: 88th Academy Award Results
Sunday, February 28, 2016
GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team & Graphiq
The 88th Academy Awards have just wrapped up and the winners include Brie Larson, the movies "Spotlight," and "Mad Max: Fury Road" and and after a long wait, Leonardo DiCaprio.
For more on the winners, GoLocal teams up with Graphiq.
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#12 Rollerball
Some of the non-athletic scenes in this dystopian classic show their age, but Rollerball is a strangely prescient film that anticipated both the corporatization of sport and fans’ limitless taste for violence. Bonus points for the ominous intro music.
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#11 A League of Their Own
A comedy that looks back to the antithesis of corporate sport – a women’s baseball league during World War II with many memorable lines to choose from (e.g.,”There’s no crying in baseball.”)
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#10 Remember the Titans
Yes, filmmakers took liberties with some of the facts dealing with the integration of a high school football team in Virginia. But there’s a reason football teams often screen this film on the eve of big games. It’s a damn inspirational tale.
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#9 The Natural
This film has grown on me over time. Originally, it seemed slow and schmaltzy. Now, it seems well-paced and charming. Then and now, the re-created scenes of pre-World War II ballparks arrive like perfectly preserved postcards from the past.
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#8 The Longest Yard
Not the remake with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. But the hilarious original with Burt Reynolds and Eddie Albert as a wonderfully villainous warden who pits the guards against the inmates in a grudge football game that includes former Green Bay linebacker Ray Nitschke and other ex-football players like Sonny Sixkiller and Joe Kapp, both stalwart Pac-8 quarterbacks long, long ago.
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#7 Slap Shot
The Hanson brothers. Enough said.
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#6 Rocky
Often imitated, but never replicated. The definitive underdog boxing story featuring Sylvester Stallone before he became a self-caricature in multiple sequels. Impossible to hear the theme song without being motivated to get off the couch.
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#5 Seabiscuit
A fantastic book as well as a great movie. Like “The Natural,” Seabiscuit captures its Depression-era setting for modern-day viewers taken back to an era when horse racing actually meant something in America.
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#4 Requiem for a Heavyweight
A too often-forgotten film these days but a wonderful boxing drama that shows the sport’s underside with memorable performances by Mickey Rooney, Jackie Gleason and Anthony Quinn.
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#3 Hoosiers
Want to know something about small-town America in the 1950s and about Indiana basketball? This hoops movie does all of that with a healthy dose of redemption throughout.
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#2 Bull Durham
There’s a pretty good case to be made this movie played a huge part in the rebirth and re-marketing of minor league baseball. As written by former minor leaguer Ron Shelton, there are many great scenes to choose from but this one is a favorite.
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#1 Raging Bull
A rags-to-riches-to-rags story of boxer Jake LaMotta meets the actor born to play him, Robert De Niro. Not a false moment in this black-and-white powerhouse.
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May 8th: Hot Pursuit
An uptight and by-the-book cop tries to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.
Stars: Reese Witherspoon and Sofía Vergara (IMDB)
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May 15th: Mad Max: Fury Road
In a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, two rebels just might be able to restore order: Max, a man of action and of few words, and Furiosa, a woman of action who is looking to make it back to her childhood homeland.
Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult (IMDB)
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May 15th: Pitch Perfect 2
After a humiliating command performance at Lincoln Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status and right to perform.
Stars: Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson (IMDB)
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May 22nd: Tomorrowland
Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory.
Stars: George Clooney, Britt Robertson and Hugh Laurie (IMDB)
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May 22nd: Poltergeist
A family's suburban home is invaded by evil forces.
Stars: Sam Rockwell and Jared Harris (IMDB)
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May 29th: San Andreas
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Alexandra Daddario and Carla Gugino (IMDB)
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June 5th: Spy
A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.
Stars: Rose Byrne, Jason Statham and Melissa McCarthy (IMDB)
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June 12th: Jurassic World
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park (1993), Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitor's interest, which backfires horribly.
Stars: Chris Pratt, Judy Greer and Ty Simpkins (IMDB)
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June 19th: Inside Out
After a girl moves to a new home, her emotions are plunged into chaos as they compete for control of her mind.
Stars: Diane Lane, Amy Poehler and Mindy Kaling (IMDB)
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June 26th: Ted 2
Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.
Stars: Liam Neeson, Mark Wahlberg and Amanda Seyfried (IMDB)
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July 1st: Terminator: Genisys
After finding himself in a new time-line, Kyle Reese teams up with John Connor's mother Sarah and an aging terminator to try and stop the one thing that the future fears, "Judgement Day".
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke and Jai Courtney (IMDB)
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July 1st: Magic Mike XXL
The continuing story of male stripper, Magic Mike.
Stars: Channing Tatum, Amber Heard and Elizabeth Banks (IMDB)
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July 10th: Minions
Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.
Stars: Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin and Sandra Bullock (IMDB)
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July 17th: Ant-Man
Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
Stars: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Hayley Atwell (IMDB)
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July 24th: Pan
The story of an orphan who is spirited away to the magical Neverland. There, he finds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his destiny -- to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan.
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller and Jimmy Vee (IMDB)
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July 24th: Pixels
When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games.
Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Michelle Monaghan (IMDB)
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July 24th: Southpaw
A boxer fights his way to the top, only to find his life falling apart around him.
Stars: Rachel McAdams, Jake Gyllenhaal and Forest Whitaker (IMDB)
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July 31st: Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.
Stars: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg (IMDB)
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August 4th: Fantastic 4
Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
Stars: Miles Teller, Kate Mara and Michael B. Jordan (IMDB)
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August 7th: Masterminds
A night guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history.
Stars: Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson and Zach Galifianakis (IMDB)
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The Case Against Sam
2014
Director: Jason Winn
Cast: Khandi, Alexander, Malik Yoba, Makenzie Vega, Kayla Harrity
Locations Filmed: Worcester, Clinton
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Tumbledown
2014
Director: Sean Mewshaw
Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Dianna Argon, Rebecca Hall
Locations Filmed: Worcester, Princeton, Westminster, Devens
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American Hustle
2013
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams
Locations Filmed: Worcester
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The Judge
2013
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Leighton Meester, Vera Farmiga
Locations Filmed: Worcester
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Basic Math
2013
Director: Jake Kasdan
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segal
Locations Filmed: Worcester
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Labor Day
2012
Director: Jason Reitman
Cast: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith
Locations Filmed: Sutton
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Surrogates
2009
Director: Johnathan Mostow
Cast: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Ving Rhames
Locations Filmed: Worcester, Hopedale
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Shuttle
2006
Director: Edward Anderson
Cast: Tony Curran, Peyton List, Cameron Goodman
Locations Filmed: Worcester
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The Game Plan
2006
Director: Andy Fickman
Cast: Dwayne ne Johnson, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Pettis
Locations Filmed: Worcester
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Shallow Hal
2001
Director: Bobby and Peter Farrelly
Cast: Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander
Locations Filmed: Princeton
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Geezers
1999
Director: Carlos Etzio Roman
Cast: Pablo A. Rodriguez, Paul Zacheis, Gary Elbert
Locations Filmed: Worcester, Northboro
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A Civil Action
1997
Director: Steven Zaillian
Cast: John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Kathleen Quinlan
Locations Filmed: Northbridge
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School Ties
1991
Director: Robert Mandel
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
Locations Filmed: Sterling
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Glory
1989
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman
Locations Filmed: Sturbridge
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Ah, Wilderness
1935
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Aline MacMahon
Locations Filmed: Worcester, Grafton, Clinton
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Manchester By the Sea
2016
Director: Kenneth Lonergan
Michelle Williams
Casey Affleck
Kyle Chandler
Joe Chandler
Lucas Hedges
Patrick
Gretchen MolLee Chandler is a brooding, irritable loner who works as a handyman for a Boston apartment block. One damp winter day he gets a call summoning him to his hometown, north of the city. His brother's heart has given out suddenly, and he's been named guardian to his 16-year-old nephew
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The Departed
2006
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Jack Nicholson
Shot in Boston, this crtically acclaimed drama took home four Oscars, including one for Best Picture.
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Ted 2
2015
Director: Seth MacFarlane
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfried, Morgan Freeman, John Slattery
In Ted 2, Ted wants to be a father, but will have to prove he's a person in the court of law.
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Mona Lisa Smile
2003
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Julia Styles
Julia Roberts was paid $25 million for her role in this drama, which was filmed on location at Wellesley College.
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A Civil Action
1998
Director: Steven Zaillian
Cast: John Travolta, Robert Duvall, William H. Macy
Set in Woburn, this Oscar nominated movie was filmed in Boston, Northbridge, Woburn, Palmer, and Deadham.
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Sea of Trees
2014
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Naomi Watts, Ken Watanabe
Filmed in Worcester and surrounding areas, Sea of Trees is the story of a suicidal American (McConnaughey) who befriends a Japanese man (Watanabe) lost in a forest near Mt. Fuji and the two search for a way out.
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The Boondock Saints
1999
Director: Troy Duffy
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flannery, Norman Reedus
Filmed in numerous locations throughout Boston, this cult classic features the Boston Common, Copley Square, Newbury Street and the Longfellow Bridge.
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What Doesn't Kill You
2008
Director: Brian Goodman
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo, Amanda Peet
Centered around South Boston's Irish Mob, this crime drama was filmed entirely in Boston.
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Black Mass
2015
Director: Scott Cooper
Cast: Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
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The Firm
1993
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplhorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris
Based on a John Gisham novel of the same name, this legal thriller was partly filmed in Boston and Cambridge.
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Shutter Island
2010
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley
This box office hit was partly shot at the Medfield State Hospital, the Boderline State Park in Sharon, and Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor.
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Fuzz
1972
Director: Richard A. Colla
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Yul Brynner, Raquel Welch
This action comedy features Charlestown's City Square, the Longfellow Bridge, the North End, the Boston Common, and the Public Garden.
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Borat
2006
Director: Larry Charles
Cast: Sascha Baron Cohen
A segment of this mockumentray was filmed at the Four Seasons Kosher Bed & Breakfast in Newton.
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In Dreams
1999
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Annette Bening, Aiden Quinn, Robert Downey, Jr.
Set in New England, this psychological thriller was partially filmed at Northhampton State Hospital and Smith College in Northampton.
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RIPD
2013
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Bacon
Primarily filmed in Boston and Raynham, this supernatural comedy was based on a comic book.
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Jaws
1975
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw
This Oscar winning movie was mostly shot on location in Martha's Vineyard.
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To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1996
Director: Michael Pressman
Cast: Peter Gallagher, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer
This romantic drama was filmed on location in Nantucket.
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The Verdict
1982
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden
Set in Boston, this Oscar nominated crime drama includes scenes shot at the Massachusetts State House and Quincy Market.
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Zookeeper
2011
Director: Frank Coraci
Cast: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb
This comedy was filmed on location at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston.
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Altered States
1980
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Charles Haid, Bob Balaban
This Oscar nominated science fiction-horror film was partially shot at the Harvard Medical School and the Logan International Airport in Boston.
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Gone Baby Gone
2007
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris
Set in Boston, this Oscar nominated mystery includes scenes filmed at Murphy's Law in Boston and Meadow Glen Mall in Medord.
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With Honors
1994
Director: Alek Keshishian
Cast: Joe Pesci, Brendan Fraser, Patrick Dempsey
This comedy-drama was filmed on location at Harvard University, and also includes scenes filmed at the Boston Athenaeum.
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Bride Wars
2009
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Candice Bergen
This comedy was filmed in several MA locations including Boston, Salem, and Sudbury.
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Field of Dreams
1989
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Cast: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones
This Oscar nominated movie included scenes filmed at Fenway Park in Boston.
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Knight and Day
2010
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard
Filmed mainly in Boston and Bridgewater, this action movie also includes scenes filmed at Worcester Regional Airport.
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Captain Phillips
2013
Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi
This Oscar nominated movie includes a segment filmed at the Worcester Regional Airport.
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School Ties
1992
Director: Robert Mandel
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
Centered around a New England prep school, this drama was mostly shot on location at Middlesex School in Concord.
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Moonlight Mile
2002
Director: Brad Silberling
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon
This romantic drama includes scenes filmed at the town common in Cohasset and Haley's Liquor Store in Marblehead.
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Surrogates
2009
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Cast: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike
Filming of this science fiction movie took place in many MA locations, including Woburn, Lynn, Worcester, Milford, Hopedale, Taunton, Lawrence, and Wayland.
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The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway
Shot primarily on location in Boston, this Oscar winning heist film includes scenes filmed in the Prudential Tunnel and Copp's Hill Cemetery.
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The Fighter
2010
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo
Filmed in Lowell, this boxing drama won two Oscars in 2011.
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Summer Catch
2001
Director: Mike Tomlin
Cast: Freddie Prinze, Jr., Jessica Biel, Matthew Lillard
Although this romantic comedy was mainly filmed in North Carolina, it was also partly shot on Cape Cod, where the story takes place.
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The Women
2008
Director: Diane English
Cast: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing
An updated version of a 1939 film on the same name, this comedy was shot on location in Georgetown, Dover, Gloucester, Sudbury, Medfield and Boston.
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Stuck on You
2003
Directors: Peter and Bobby Farrelly
Cast: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes, Cher
Shot in Vineyard Haven and Rockport, this comedy follows conjoined twins who move from Martha's Vineyard to Los Angeles.
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The Witches of Eastwick
1987
Director: George Miller
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon
This Oscar nominated fantasy-comedy was partly shot at Abbot Hall in Marblehead, Milton Academy in Milton, and the Wang Center in Boston.
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The Town
2010
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm
Filmed primarily in Boston, this Oscar nominated crime drama also includes scenes shot at the MA Correctional Institution in Walpole and at Anderson Regional Transportation Center in Woburn.
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Fever Pitch
2005
Directors: Peter and Bobby Farrelly
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon
Shot in Boston, this romantic comedy touts locations such as Fenway Park and East Boston High School.
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Grown Ups 1 and 2
2010, 2013
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade
These comedies were filmed in numerous MA locales, including Boston, Lowell, Lynn, Marblehead, and Southborough.
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The Proposal
2009
Director: Anne Fletcher
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen
A remake of the Indian film The Boss, this romantic comedy was partly filmed in Rockport, Boston, Gloucester, and at the Beverly Municipal Airport.
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The Way Way Back
2013
Director: Nat Faxon
Cast: Liam James, Steve Carrell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell
Set in Cape Cod, this comedy-drama was filmed in Onset, Wareham, Marshfield, and at Water Wizz in East Wareham.
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Ghostbusters 3
2016
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Wiig
A remake of the cult classic Ghostbusters is currently being filmed in Dorchester. An open casting call is scheduled for Sunday, June 28.
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Sabrina
1995
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, Greg Kinnear
This Oscar nominated remake was partly shot on Martha's Vineyard.
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The Pink Panther 2
2009
Director: Harald Zwart
Cast: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Alfred Molina, Andy Garcia
This comedy sequel was filmed in Bedford, Boston, Ipswich, Westwood and Winchester.
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The Social Network
2010
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake
An adaptation of the book The Accidental Billionaires, this Oscar winning drama was shot in Andover, Boston, Cambridge, and Meford.
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009
Director: Steve Carr
Cast: Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O'Donnell
This action comedy was filmed at three MA malls: Burlington Mall in Burlington; Northshore Mall in Peabody; and South Shore Plaza in Braintree.
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Good Will Hunting
1997
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver
Set in Boston, this Oscar winning movie was partly filmed at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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That's My Boy
2012
Director: Sean Anders
Cast: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester
Shot entirely in MA, filming locations included the Cabaret Lounge in Peabody and Old Everett High School in Everett.
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21
2008
Director: Robert Luketic
Cast: Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Bosworth
Inspired by the true story of the MIT Blackjack Team, filming locations included the Harvard Medical School in Cambridge and Boston University.
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The Heat
2013
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Mellisa McCarthy
This hit comedy was primarily filmed in Boston and includes shots of a Denny's in Danvers.
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Labor Day
2013
Director: Jason Reitman
Cast: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Tobey Maguire
This Goiden Globe nominated film was shot in 15 locations throughout MA, including Acton, Boston, Mansfield, and Sutton.
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American Hustle
2013
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence
Nominated for 10 Oscars, this hit film was shot in Boston and Worcester.
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