Suburban Movies

Kinora's catalogue lists 34 films set in suburban environments, spanning 1936–2022. 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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1999
American Beauty
1990s
Suburbandir. Sam Mendes
2016
American Honey
Kansas City — 2010s
Rural · Urban · Suburbandir. Andrea Arnold
2022
Babylon
Los Angeles · New York City — 1920s · 1930s · 1950s
Urban · Suburbandir. Damien Chazelle
1986
Blue Velvet
Lumberton — 1980s
Suburban · Urbandir. David Lynch
1997
Boogie Nights
Los Angeles — 1970s · 1980s
Urban · Suburbandir. Paul Thomas Anderson
2014
Boyhood
Texas · Houston — 2000s · 2010s
Urban · Suburban · Ruraldir. Richard Linklater
1945
Brief Encounter
England — 1940s
Urban · Suburbandir. David Lean
2000
Dancer in the Dark
Washington State — 1960s
Rural · Suburbandir. Lars von Trier
1993
Dazed and Confused
Texas — 1970s
Urban · Suburbandir. Richard Linklater
1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
California — 1980s
Suburban · Wildernessdir. Steven Spielberg
1999
Election
Omaha · New York City · Washington, D.C. — 1990s
Urban · Suburbandir. Alexander Payne
2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
New York City · Boston — 2000s
Suburban · Urban · Coastal Seadir. Michel Gondry
2022
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Los Angeles — 2020s
Urban · Suburban · Off Worlddir. Daniel Scheinert
2017
Get Out
New York City — 2010s
Suburban · Ruraldir. Jordan Peele
1978
Halloween
Haddonfield — 1960s · 1970s
Suburbandir. John Carpenter
2018
Hereditary
Utah — 2010s
Rural · Suburbandir. Ari Aster
2003
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Tokyo · Okinawa — 1990s · 2000s
Urban · Rural · Suburbandir. Quentin Tarantino
1995
La Haine
Paris — 1990s
Urban · Suburbandir. Mathieu Kassovitz
2017
Lady Bird
Sacramento · New York City — 2000s
Urban · Suburbandir. Greta Gerwig
2008
Let the Right One In
Sweden — 1980s
Suburban · Urbandir. Tomas Alfredson
2021
Licorice Pizza
San Fernando Valley — 1970s
Urban · Suburbandir. Paul Thomas Anderson
1999
Magnolia
Los Angeles — 1990s
Urban · Suburbandir. Paul Thomas Anderson
1936
Modern Times
United States — 1930s
Urban · Suburbandir. Charlie Chaplin
2019
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Los Angeles — 1960s
Urban · Suburbandir. Quentin Tarantino
2013
Prisoners
Pennsylvania — 2010s
Suburban · Ruraldir. Denis Villeneuve
2020
Promising Young Woman
Ohio — 2010s
Urban · Suburbandir. Emerald Fennell
1998
Rushmore
Houston — 1990s
Urban · Suburbandir. Wes Anderson
1996
Secrets & Lies
London — 1990s
Urban · Suburbandir. Mike Leigh
1967
The Graduate
Los Angeles · Santa Barbara — 1960s
Suburban · Urbandir. Mike Nichols
1979
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Germany — 1940s · 1950s
Urban · Suburbandir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1940
The Philadelphia Story
Philadelphia — 1940s
Urban · Suburbandir. George Cukor
1999
The Sixth Sense
Philadelphia — 1990s
Urban · Suburbandir. M. Night Shyamalan
2011
The Tree of Life
Waco · Dallas — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 2010s · Far Future
Suburban · Urban · Off Worlddir. Terrence Malick
2007
This Is England
England — 1980s
Urban · Suburban · Coastal Seadir. Shane Meadows

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in suburban environments?

Kinora's catalogue lists 34 films set in suburban environments, spanning 1936–2022.

What are some movies set in suburban environments?

Films set in suburban environments in our catalogue include American Beauty (1999), American Honey (2016), Babylon (2022), Blue Velvet (1986), and Boogie Nights (1997).

What is the oldest movie set in suburban environments?

Modern Times (1936) is the earliest film set in suburban environments in our catalogue; the most recent is Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).