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40 Movies Whose Settings Are Essential to the Plot

Movies where the city, building, and/or time period the story takes place in is integral to the story itself, where the setting is its own character, or where the story takes place in only one location.
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Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Fargo (1996)
Fargo (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
4
Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
5
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
6
In Bruges (2008)
In Bruges (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
7
Shutter Island (2010)
Shutter Island (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
8
Control (2003)
Control (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
9
After Hours (1985)
After Hours (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
10
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
11
Withnail & I (1987)
Withnail & I (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
12
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   49%
13
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
14
Suspiria (2018)
Suspiria (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
15
The Platform (2019)
The Platform (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
16
Greener Grass (2019)
Greener Grass (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
17
The Lighthouse (2019)
The Lighthouse (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
18
Midsommar (2019)
Midsommar (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
19
Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
20
The Handmaiden (2016)
The Handmaiden (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
21
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
22
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
23
High-Rise (2016)
High-Rise (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   60%
24
Cemetery Man (1994)
Cemetery Man (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
25
Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
26
Army of Darkness (1992)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
27
Exam (2009)
Exam (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
28
Moon (2009)
Moon (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
29
Under the Silver Lake (2018)
Under the Silver Lake (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
30
Interstellar (2014)
Interstellar (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
31
A Quiet Place (2018)
A Quiet Place (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
32
Dogtooth (2009)
Dogtooth (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
33
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
34
Wings of Desire (1987)
Wings of Desire (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
35
Snowpiercer (2013)
Snowpiercer (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
36
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
37
The Fifth Element (1997)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
38
Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
Man With a Movie Camera (1929)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
39
Amélie (2001)
Amélie (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
40
Los Olvidados (1950)
Los Olvidados (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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