Top Boston Movies / TV
by tizaki | created - 08 Oct 2022 | updated - 1 month ago | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Sidney (2022)
PG-13 | 111 min | Documentary, Biography
Follow the real life story of Sidney Poitier, the Oscar winner of 1964.
Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Halle Berry, Willie Blue
Votes: 1,224
2. The Game Plan (2007)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has an 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
Director: Andy Fickman | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Pettis, Roselyn Sanchez
Votes: 100,328 | Gross: $90.65M
3. Field of Dreams (1989)
PG | 107 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.
Director: Phil Alden Robinson | Stars: Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Amy Madigan
Votes: 128,048 | Gross: $64.43M
4. Boston's Finest (2010 TV Movie)
Crime, Drama
A female detective teams with a disgraced ex-cop to solve crimes and untangle the conspiracy that sent him underground.
Director: Gary Fleder | Stars: Katee Sackhoff, Treat Williams, Richard T. Jones, Nia Long
Votes: 59
5. Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
Stars: Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Ron McLarty, Richard Jaeckel
Votes: 3,268
6. Common Ground (1990)
185 min | Drama
Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court ordered busing to end desegregation. The story focuses on an African-American mother ... See full summary »
Stars: Jane Curtin, CCH Pounder, Erika Alexander, Georgia Emelin
Votes: 76
7. James at 16 (1977–1978)
60 min | Drama
James, a daydreamer and photographer, must learn to cope with life as his father moves the family from Oregon to Boston, Massachusetts.
Stars: Lance Kerwin, Linden Chiles, Lynn Carlin, Kim Richards
Votes: 522
8. Altered States (1980)
R | 102 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A psycho-physiologist experiments with drugs and a sensory-deprivation tank and has visions he believes are genetic memories.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid
Votes: 38,629 | Gross: $19.85M
9. Isadora (1968)
M/PG | 131 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, Jason Robards, John Fraser
Votes: 2,611
10. Fatherhood (I) (2021)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter's birth.
Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Kevin Hart, Alfre Woodard, Lil Rel Howery, DeWanda Wise
Votes: 42,628
11. Survivor's Remorse (2014–2017)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Cam Calloway and Reggie Vaughn gained fame and fortune that no one could have imagined growing up in one of Boston''s most infamous neighborhoods.
Stars: RonReaco Lee, Jessie T. Usher, Erica Ash, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 2,555
12. City on a Hill (2019–2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In early 1990s Boston, ADA, Decourcy Ward, forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr. Together, they take on a case that changes the city's entire criminal justice system.
Stars: Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Lauren E. Banks, Jill Hennessy
Votes: 15,531
13. Get on Up (2014)
PG-13 | 139 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis
Votes: 26,140 | Gross: $30.51M
14. Glory (1989)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History
Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 144,404 | Gross: $26.83M
15. Focus (II) (2015)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In the midst of veteran con man Nicky's latest scheme, a woman from his past - now an accomplished femme fatale - shows up and throws his plans for a loop.
Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa | Stars: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, Adrian Martinez
Votes: 274,683 | Gross: $53.86M
16. The Equalizer 2 (2018)
R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean
Votes: 197,632 | Gross: $102.08M
17. The Departed (2006)
R | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg
Votes: 1,421,967 | Gross: $132.38M
18. Confess, Fletch (2022)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
After becoming the prime suspect in a murder, Fletch strives to prove his innocence while simultaneously searching for his girlfriend's stolen art collection.
Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Jon Hamm, Caitlin Zerra Rose, Roy Wood Jr., Ayden Mayeri
Votes: 19,708
19. Between the Lines (1977)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The lives and tribulations of a staff of an independent newspaper in Boston who're struggling financially. Unbeknownst to them, they are about to be taken over by a big publisher; an idea they despise.
Director: Joan Micklin Silver | Stars: John Heard, Lindsay Crouse, Jeff Goldblum, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 1,360
20. Born to Play (2020)
92 min | Documentary, Sport
Born to Play highlights the athletes of the Boston Renegades women's tackle football team. With heart, hustle, and hope, the Renegades are on the path to redemption after losing in their ... See full summary »
Director: Viridiana Lieberman | Star: Brian Sweeney
Votes: 76
21. Spenser Confidential (2020)
R | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When two Boston police officers are murdered, ex-cop Spenser teams up with his no-nonsense roommate Hawk to take down criminals.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger
Votes: 97,620
22. Wahlburgers (2014–2019)
TV-PG | 21 min | Reality-TV
A look at the personal and professional life of Boston chef Paul Wahlberg and his real-life entourage as he prepares to expand his hamburger restaurant business.
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Donnie Wahlberg, Paul Wahlberg, Alma McPeck
Votes: 1,735
23. Boston Strangler (2023)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, History
Loretta McLaughlin was the reporter who first connected the murders and broke the story of the Boston Strangler. She and Jean Cole challenged the sexism of the early 1960s to report on the city's most notorious serial killer.
Director: Matt Ruskin | Stars: Keira Knightley, Carrie Coon, Chris Cooper, Alessandro Nivola
Votes: 33,046
24. Frasier (2023– )
TV-14 | 27 min | Comedy
Frasier is off to a different city with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge, and an old dream or two to finally fulfill. Frasier has re-entered the building.
Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jack Cutmore-Scott, Toks Olagundoye, Jess Salgueiro
Votes: 7,995
25. The Last of Us (2023– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.
Stars: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Anna Torv, Gabriel Luna
Votes: 522,445
26. Dumb Money (2023)
R | 105 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
David vs. Goliath tale about everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (the video-game store) into the world's hottest company.
Director: Craig Gillespie | Stars: Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D'Onofrio, America Ferrera
Votes: 41,203
27. Stamped from the Beginning (2023)
R | 91 min | Documentary
A hybrid documentary/scripted feature based on Dr. Kendi's National Book Award-winning "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas".
Director: Roger Ross Williams | Stars: John Toon, Angela Davis, Lynae Vanee, David Goldstein
Votes: 1,217
Phillis Wheatley was the first black woman to publish a book of poetry in North America. A group of Boston YT (racist) men brought her before them to ascertain if a black woman could actually write those poems. Every black woman has a Phillis Wheatley moment.
28. Joe Rogan: Strange Times (2018 TV Special)
63 min | Comedy
Outspoken as ever, comedian Joe Rogan takes on current culture, pro wrestling, pot laws, cats, vegans and more in a stand-up special shot in Boston.
Director: Anthony Giordano | Star: Joe Rogan
Votes: 4,755
29. DMZ (2022)
TV-MA | 59 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a near-future civil-war-torn America, fearless medic Alma sets out on a harrowing quest to find her missing son - crossing into the demilitarized zone of Manhattan, where a ruthless battle for control rages between rival gang leaders.
Stars: Rosario Dawson, Hoon Lee, Freddy Miyares, Jordan Preston Carter
Votes: 4,155
30. Bob Marley & The Wailers: Easy Skanking in Boston '78 (2015 Video)
45 min | Animation, Music
Director: Matt Read | Star: Bob Marley
31. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Amandla Festival of Unity (1979)
106 min | Documentary, Music
Bob Marley and The Wailers agreed to perform at the Amandla Festival of Unity, an event held at Harvard Stadium in Boston to raise awareness and funds for the rebel soldiers fighting ... See full summary »
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