The Best Movie Set in Each State
AVClub.com put together a list of the best movie set in all 50 states, plus Washington D.C. Where the movie was shot wasn’t considered, only the story’s setting.
Here are some highlights:
1. California: “Vertigo”
2. Idaho: “Napoleon Dynamite”
3. Florida: “Scarface”
4. Delaware: “Fight Club”
5. Pennsylvania: “Rocky”
6. Connecticut: “Beetlejuice”
7. Nevada: “Ocean’s Eleven” (2001)
8. Illinois: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
9. Georgia: “The Color Purple”
10. Oklahoma: “The Outsiders”
11. Texas: “The Last Picture Show”
12. New York: “Do the Right Thing”
13. North Dakota: “Leprechaun” (???)
14. Indiana: “A Christmas Story”
15. Washington: “Sleepless in Seattle”
16. Iowa: “Field of Dreams”
17. Wisconsin: “Bridesmaids”
18. Utah: “127 Hours”
19. Colorado: “The Shining”
20. Massachusetts: “The Departed”
(You can see all 50 states at AVClub.com. Under each entry, there’s also runners-up.)