Movies Set in Boston

Kinora's catalogue lists 18 films set in Boston, spanning 1982–2023. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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• 2023

  American Fiction

  Boston · Los Angeles — 2020s
  Urban · Coastal Seadir. Cord Jefferson
• 2021

  CODA

  Gloucester · Boston — 2020s
  Coastal Seadir. Sian Heder
• 1989

  Glory

  Boston · South Carolina — 1800s
  Coastal Sea · Ruraldir. Edward Zwick
• 2007

  Gone Baby Gone

  Boston — 2000s
  Urbandir. Ben Affleck
• 1997

  Good Will Hunting

  Boston — 1990s
  Urbandir. Gus Van Sant
• 2012

  Killing Them Softly

  Boston — 2000s
  Urbandir. Andrew Dominik
• 1992

  Malcolm X

  New York City · Boston · Mecca — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s
  Urbandir. Spike Lee
• 2016

  Manchester by the Sea

  Boston — 2010s
  Coastal Sea · Suburbandir. Kenneth Lonergan
• 2003

  Mystic River

  Boston — 2000s
  Urbandir. Clint Eastwood
• 2020

  Pieces of a Woman

  Boston — 2010s
  Urbandir. Kornél Mundruczó
• 2010

  Shutter Island

  Boston — 1950s
  Islanddir. Martin Scorsese
• 2015

  Spotlight

  Boston — 2000s
  Urbandir. Tom McCarthy
• 2006

  The Departed

  Boston — 2000s
  Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
• 2023

  The Holdovers

  Boston · New England — 1970s
  Rural · Urbandir. Alexander Payne
• 2010

  The Social Network

  Boston — 2000s
  Urbandir. David Fincher
• 2010

  The Town

  Boston — 2010s
  Urbandir. Ben Affleck
• 1982

  The Verdict

  Boston — 1980s
  Urbandir. Sidney Lumet
• 2005

  War of the Worlds

  New York City · Boston — 2000s
  Urban · Suburbandir. Steven Spielberg