#Movies set in the middle of nowhere

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burnt needle Apr 25, 2024, 12:22 AM

I grew up in a very small rural area in the middle of the woods in eastern Canada, and have always been interested in films with a very specific location and sense of place. I've already seen Banshees of Inisherin and The Last Picture Show, and liked both. More reccomendations would be nice.

civic gullBOT Apr 25, 2024, 12:36 AM

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Vigil (1984)

Director: Vincent Ward
Runtime: 90 mins
Genres: Drama
Rating: 3.52 (1.06K)
Stats: watched 1.57K • list 1.29K • liked 385

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The Horse Thief (1986)

Director: Tian Zhuangzhuang
Runtime: 88 mins
Genres: Drama
Rating: 3.73 (2K)
Stats: watched 3.19K • list 6.4K • liked 665

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The White Ribbon (2009)

Director: Michael Haneke
Runtime: 144 mins
Genres: Drama, Mystery
Rating: 4.20 (57.11K)
Stats: watched 87.28K • list 36.92K • liked 23.28K

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Akenfield (1974)

Director: Peter Hall
Runtime: 98 mins
Genres: Drama
Stats: watched 228 • list 349 • liked 67

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All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023)

Director: Raven Jackson
Runtime: 97 mins
Genres: Drama
Rating: 3.35 (5.12K)
Stats: watched 6.98K • list 7.52K • liked 1.85K

stark heath Apr 25, 2024, 4:43 AM

https://letterboxd.com/film/still-2018/

Still (2018)

When a young hiker stumbles onto an isolated farm after losing her way on the Appalachian Trail, she is taken in by a strange yet beautiful couple desperate to protect a secret deep in the mountains.

https://letterboxd.com/film/mountain-rest/

Mountain Rest (2018)

After sequestering herself to a small mountain town, an aging actress calls her estranged daughter and granddaughter home for reconciliation and one final celebration.

civic gullBOT May 7, 2024, 1:30 PM

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Hillbilly Elegy (2020)

Director: Ron Howard
Runtime: 117 mins
Genres: Drama
Rating: 2.69 (55.77K)
Stats: watched 73.91K • list 16.58K • liked 8.27K

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Director: Tobe Hooper
Runtime: 83 mins
Genres: Horror
Rating: 3.85 (451.33K)
Stats: watched 688.44K • list 191.41K • liked 206.6K

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Green Room (2015)

Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Runtime: 95 mins
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Crime
Rating: 3.65 (258.6K)
Stats: watched 359.24K • list 89.14K • liked 102.02K

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The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Director: Wes Craven
Runtime: 90 mins
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Rating: 3.11 (66.71K)
Stats: watched 106.55K • list 37.63K • liked 17.88K

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House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

Director: Rob Zombie
Runtime: 89 mins
Genres: Comedy, Horror
Rating: 3.18 (114.33K)
Stats: watched 168.88K • list 47.46K • liked 45.29K

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The Matchmaker (1997)

Director: Mark Joffe
Runtime: 97 mins
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Rating: 3.13 (1.22K)
Stats: watched 2.48K • list 752 • liked 346