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- The Departed (2006) You couldn't ask for a better pedigree: Martin Scorsese directing; Brad Pitt producing; Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Mark Wahlberg starring; Jack Nicholson hamming it up as a Whitey Bulger-inspired kingpin; and 237 uses of the word "f---."
- Fever Pitch (2005) Red Sox fans have a love/hate relationship with Fever Pitch. Cons: It stars a Yankees fan, makes us look (rightfully) overly obsessive, and...
- The Fighter (2010) Mark Wahlberg, one of Boston's favorite sons, leads the true story of boxer Mickey Ward. Yet, it's an actor from England and an actress from New York who steal David O. Russell's Best Picture nominee.
- Gone Baby Gone (2007) Ben Affleck may be Batman and an Oscar-winning filmmaker, but in 2007, when he made his directorial debut, both of those future accomplishments would have been hard to picture.
- The Departed (2006) - Director: Martin Scorsese. - IMDb user rating: 8.5. - Metascore: 85. - Runtime: 151 minutes. Police turn on each other as they attempt to infiltrate the Irish mob in this tale of corruption.
- Good Will Hunting (1997) - Director: Gus Van Sant. - IMDb user rating: 8.3. - Metascore: 70. - Runtime: 126 minutes. Matt Damon plays a genius janitor who works at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and attracts the attention of a professor there when he begins secretly solving math problems in this Oscar-winning film that featured locations throughout Boston.
- Shutter Island (2010) - Director: Martin Scorsese. - IMDb user rating: 8.2. - Metascore: 63. - Runtime: 138 minutes. Based on the bestselling novel by Dennis Lehane, the psychological thriller marked the fourth collaboration between actor Leonardo DiCaprio and director Martin Scorsese.
- Spotlight (2015) - Director: Tom McCarthy. - IMDb user rating: 8.1. - Metascore: 93. - Runtime: 129 minutes. The Boston Globe reporters investigate a massive cover-up in this true story about the child molestation that occurred at the local Catholic archdiocese.
- E Baby Gone (2007) - 7.6
- Town (2010) - 7.5
- Boondock Saints (1999) - 7.8
- Chester by The Sea (2016) - 7.8
- Fighter (2010) - 7.8
- Tic River (2003) - 7.9
- Tter Island (2010) - 8.1
- D Will Hunting (1997) - 8.3
- Departed (2006) - 8.5
- Tlight (2015) - 9.1
First on our list of amazing Boston movies is Gone Baby Gone. Coming in with a decent IMDb rating, this is one of the best loved movies set in Boston, and with good reason. When a little girl is kidnapped in Boston, two detectives are called in to solve the case. As with many crimes of this nature, it end sup being an emotionally trying time for ev...
Next up on the list is a movie called The Town. This movie garnered positive reviews and scores on IMDb, and thus it solidly earned its ninth-place ranking for best Boston movies. The Town follows a career thief and the complicated mess he finds himself in, thanks to the feelings he's developed surrounding the bank manager from his previous heist. ...
The Boondock Saintshas a solid score on IMDb, and thus it nabs the eighth spot on this list of Boston movies. Though this movie has some die-hard fans that would happily argue all of the reasons why it deserves a better placement. Two Irish brothers move to Boston and later become vigilantes thanks to everything happening around them; namely the ma...
Manchester By The Sea is next up on the list, as it also earned high praise on IMDb. This is another impressive movie set in Boston and one that has gotten plenty of attention since it released in 2016. Manchester By The Sea is about an uncle forced to step up and care for his nephew, all while coping with his own depression and issues. It's an emo...
Next up is The Fighter,which earned a very respectable grade on IMDb, which earned it the seventh spot on this list. Set in Boston, this is the story of Micky Ward, a boxer determined to outshine his famous brother. It's worth noting that this movie is based on a true story, which for many enhances the story so much more. RELATED: 10 Best Movie Pos...
Mystic River is next up on our list, thanks to it's IMDb rating. This is the story of two separate investigations launched upon the death of the daughter of an ex-con. On the one side are the homicide detectives. And on the other side, the ex-con and his friends, seeking vengeance and understanding for what happened. Oh, and did we mention that it ...
Shutter Island is the next Boston movie on our list, thanks to it's IMDb score. Set in 1954, the sudden and confusing disappearance of a murderess forces a U.S. Marshall to get involved, and along the way, he's forced to face his deepest and darkest fears. RELATED: Robin Williams: 10 Best Movies, According To IMDb Shutter Islandwas directed by Mart...
Good Will Hunting is next up on the list, thanks to its IMDb score. Sometimes it's easy to forget where a movie is set, thanks to how overpowering the plot itself can be. Good Will Hunting is one of those movies. Will Hunting is a genius, but he opted to do something unexpected with his life. He wanted to be a janitor at MIT, that is until he could...
The Departed, which without a doubt is a fan-favorite, lands the coveted number two spot on our list of Boston movies, and with good reason. This remake of Infernal Affairs covers the subject of Irish gangs in South Boston, with an undercover police officer and a mole working within the organizations – all while trying to safely identify one anothe...
Last, but certainly not least, on our list of amazing Boston movies is thanks to its high score on IMDb. This is yet another hit movie set in Boston and thus is absolutely perfect for this list. Spotlight is based on the true story of how the Boston Globe researched and uncovered the massive scandal that is the Catholic Church and their infamous co...
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- The Departed (2006) Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson. Crime, Drama, Thriller (2h 31m) 8.5 on IMDb — 91% on RT.
- Good Will Hunting (1997) Directed by Gus Van Sant. Starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck. Drama, Romance (2h 6m) 8.3 on IMDb — 97% on RT. Matt Damon has never embraced his Boston accent so fully as he did in Good Will Hunting, the movie he co-wrote with Ben Affleck, originating as an assignment for Harvard University.
- Shutter Island (2010) Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo. Mystery, Thriller (2h 18m) 8.2 on IMDb — 69% on RT.
- Manchester By the Sea (2016) Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler. Drama (2h 17m) 7.8 on IMDb — 96% on RT.
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- Ted. Mark Wahlberg is a native of Boston and a regular in Boston-set movies. However, Ted was quite a departure for the tough-guy actor. Wahlberg plays a grown man whose best friend is a vulgar, hard-drinking talking teddy bear named Ted, voiced by Seth MacFarlane.
- Patriots Day. Mark Wahlberg returns to Boston in a much different story about a tragic time in the city's recent past. Patriots Day is a hard-hitting and engrossing thriller detailing the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013 and the swift action by law enforcement to bring the bombers to justice.
- The Friends Of Eddie Coyle. The Friends of Eddie Coyle is likely the least-known film on this list but one well worth seeking out. The '70s crime saga stars Robert Mitchum as a low-level criminal within Boston's organized crime facing a long prison sentence and looking for a way out.
- The Town. Filmmakers seem drawn to stories of Boston's "rougher" areas and Ben Affleck seems especially interested. The Town is set in the Boston neighborhood of Charlestown, which has produced a large number of bank robbers.
Sep 18, 2015 · All of the movies on this list feature Boston in prominent and unmistakable fashion, but arguably none of them bleed it quite like David O. Russell’s The Fighter. If the incalculable...
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