Rhode Island movies
by precious_few | created - 31 Jul 2014 | updated - 20 Aug 2014 | PublicMovies about, or shot in, Rhode Island
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1. Crash Dive (1943)
Approved | 106 min | Drama, Romance, War
A submarine lieutenant and his commander fall in love with the same girl.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, James Gleason
Votes: 1,749
set and partially shot in Newport
2. High Society (1956)
Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm
Votes: 17,524 | Gross: $13.00M
Set and partially shot in Newport
3. The Great Gatsby (1974)
PG | 144 min | Drama, Romance
A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.
Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Karen Black
Votes: 26,853 | Gross: $6.74M
Shot in Newport and Bristol
4. Mr. North (1988)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
After gaining a reputation as a mysterious healer, a charming Yale graduate must defend his honor before his unique talent lands him in jail.
Director: Danny Huston | Stars: Anthony Edwards, Robert Mitchum, Lauren Bacall, Harry Dean Stanton
Votes: 1,610 | Gross: $1.22M
Set and filmed in Newport
5. Wind (I) (1992)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Romance and adventure happen during the America's Cup series of yachting races.
Director: Carroll Ballard | Stars: Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, Cliff Robertson, Jack Thompson
Votes: 3,104 | Gross: $5.52M
Partially shot in and around Newport.
6. Federal Hill (1994)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama
On the mean streets of Providence, five friends struggle for a future in the mob-infested neighborhood known as Federal hill. Petty burglar Ralph and his drug-dealing friend Nicky are inseparable until Nicky meets a beautiful….
Director: Michael Corrente | Stars: Nicholas Turturro, Anthony DeSando, Libby Langdon, Michael Raynor
Votes: 494 | Gross: $0.52M
Set and shot in Providence
7. Dumb and Dumber (1994)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy
After a woman leaves a briefcase at the airport terminal, a dumb limo driver and his dumber friend set out on a hilarious cross-country road trip to Aspen to return it.
Directors: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly | Stars: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, Mike Starr
Votes: 411,802 | Gross: $127.18M
Set and partially shot in Providence
8. True Lies (1994)
R | 141 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton
Votes: 280,796 | Gross: $146.28M
Several ballroom scenes shot in Rosecliff Mansion, Newport
9. The Buccaneers (1995)
TV-14 | 48 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Four American girls go to England to find husbands.
Stars: Carla Gugino, Alison Elliott, Mira Sorvino, Rya Kihlstedt
Votes: 2,613
Some scenes shot in Newport
10. Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995)
R | 91 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A prison guard at Leavenworth with lofty ideals and hopes of reform struggles to understand a violent, hateful and conscienceless convict. The result is a written testimonial to a crime that no one could have predicted.
Director: Tim Metcalfe | Stars: James Woods, Robert Sean Leonard, Ellen Greene, Cara Buono
Votes: 2,408 | Gross: $0.07M
Filmed in several Rhode Island locations.
11. American Buffalo (1996)
R | 88 min | Drama
Long-repressed feelings of bitterness and betrayal explode when three inner-city losers plot the robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop.
Director: Michael Corrente | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz, Sean Nelson
Votes: 4,033 | Gross: $0.54M
Shot in Pawtucket
12. Amistad (1997)
R | 155 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 82,749 | Gross: $44.18M
Several scenes shot in various places around Rhode Island.
13. Meet Joe Black (1998)
PG-13 | 178 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Death, who takes the form of a young man killed in an accident, asks a media mogul to act as his guide to teach him about life on Earth and, in the process, he falls in love with the mogul's daughter.
Director: Martin Brest | Stars: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber
Votes: 264,713 | Gross: $44.62M
Shot at Aldrich Mansion, Warwick
14. There's Something About Mary (1998)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Romance
A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.
Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller, Lee Evans
Votes: 328,778 | Gross: $176.48M
Parts shot in Providence at the Bank of America building and Prospect Terrace Park
15. Safe Men (1998)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime
Two bad singers are mistaken for top safe-crackers at a bar; a gangster boss orders them to break into three safes or else.
Director: John Hamburg | Stars: Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Michael Lerner, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 3,560 | Gross: $0.02M
Set in Providence.
16. A Wake in Providence (1999)
R | 92 min | Comedy
When Anthony's African-American girlfriend Alissa meets his Italian-American family at his grandfather's funeral, confrontations, confessions, and a hilarious race to the altar ensue!
Director: Rosario Roveto Jr. | Stars: Vincent Pagano, Victoria Rowell, Adrienne Barbeau, Mike Pagano
Votes: 388 | Gross: $0.40M
Set and filmed in Providence.
17. Outside Providence (1999)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After one too many run ins with the law, a punk teenager from a working class background is sent to prep school by his frustrated dad, and learns a thing or two.
Director: Michael Corrente | Stars: Shawn Hatosy, Amy Smart, Alec Baldwin, Tommy Bone
Votes: 9,320 | Gross: $7.29M
Set and filmed in Rhode Island.
18. Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
R | 116 min | Comedy
A nice-guy cop with Dissociative Identity Disorder must protect a woman on the run from a corrupt ex-boyfriend and his associates.
Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Anthony Anderson, Mongo Brownlee
Votes: 251,174 | Gross: $90.57M
Partially set, and some scenes filmed, in Rhode Island.
19. Kiss the Bride (2002)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Danni is the first Sposato daughter to marry; that is, if her three wild sisters don't first tear the family apart. Niki, Chrissy and Toni return home for the long overdue Italian-style family reunion, and quickly try to one-up the other.
Director: Vanessa Parise | Stars: Amanda Detmer, Sean Patrick Flanery, Brooke Langton, Monet Mazur
Votes: 1,257
Shot in Watch Hill and Westerly.
20. The Last Shot (2004)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent working on a mob sting operation.
Director: Jeff Nathanson | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Tony Shalhoub
Votes: 4,386 | Gross: $0.46M
Parts filmed in Providence and Johnston.
21. Underdog (2007)
PG | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Beagle must use his newly-bestowed superpowers to defend Capitol City from mad scientist Simon Barsinister.
Director: Frederik Du Chau | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Jason Lee, Amy Adams, Jim Belushi
Votes: 22,727 | Gross: $43.76M
Shot in Providence and other areas of Rhode Island
22. Dan in Real Life (I) (2007)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.
Director: Peter Hedges | Stars: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill
Votes: 106,981 | Gross: $47.64M
Flmed in Narragansett and Jamestown.
23. 27 Dresses (2008)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with.
Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman, Brian Kerwin
Votes: 175,051 | Gross: $76.81M
Filmed in Warwick, East Greenwich, Newport, Providence, Pawtucket and Cumberland.
24. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
G | 93 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship unfolds.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Sarah Roemer
Votes: 311,216
Filmed in Woonsocket, Providence, Kingston and Bristol.
25. My Sister's Keeper (2009)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Family
Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.
Director: Nick Cassavetes | Stars: Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Walter Raney
Votes: 98,315 | Gross: $49.20M
Set in Upper Darby, RI
26. Conviction (II) (2010)
R | 107 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.
Director: Tony Goldwyn | Stars: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Melissa Leo, Thomas D. Mahard
Votes: 45,980 | Gross: $6.78M
Set in CCRI and RWU School of Law.
27. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
R | 99 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend believes that she has released creatures from a sealed ash pit in the basement of her new home.
Director: Troy Nixey | Stars: Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison, Bruce Gleeson
Votes: 50,584 | Gross: $24.04M
set in Rhode Island
28. Hall Pass (2011)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Romance
Rick and Fred, two husbands who are having difficulty in their marriages, are given a Hall Pass by their wives: for one week, they can do whatever they want.
Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate, Jenna Fischer
Votes: 131,060 | Gross: $45.06M
Some scenes shot in Providence
29. Inkubus (2011)
R | 80 min | Horror
This movie tells the story of a skeleton crew working the final shift at a soon to be demolished police station. The night takes a gruesome turn when the demon, Inkubus, calmly walks into ... See full summary »
Director: Glenn Ciano | Stars: Robert Englund, William Forsythe, Joey Fatone, Jonathan Silverman
Votes: 1,241 | Gross: $0.08M
Shot in Cranston
30. The Mulberry Tree (2010)
R | 88 min | Drama
A drama centered on a young man working in Rhode Island's state corrections system and his relationship with a convicted murderer who is dying of AIDS and spending his remaining days on hospital detail.
Director: Mark Heller | Stars: Louis Crugnali, Daniella Alonso, Lucas Ardagna, Larry Dacosta
Votes: 71
Shot in Providence
31. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
PG-13 | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray
Votes: 366,682 | Gross: $45.51M
Shot in Jamestown, Narragansett, Newport, Tiverton, Hopkinton, West Greenwich, Rockville, and South Kingston
32. The Conjuring (2013)
R | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor
Votes: 554,551 | Gross: $137.40M
Set in Burrillville
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