Random Most Famous Movie Set In Every State

(#1) Forrest Gump

Tom Hanks, Sally Field, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Brendan Shanahan, Dick Cavett, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Bobby Richardson, Mykelti Williamson, Afemo Omilami, Michael Jace, Sam Anderson, Mary Ellen Trainor, Geoffrey Blake, Joe Alaskey, Peter Dobson, Hanna R. Hall, Sonny Shroyer, Brett Rice, Al Harrington, Greg Brown, Aaron Michael Lacey, Bob Penny, Harold Herthum, Jim Boeke, Hallie D'Amore, David Brisbin, Jacqueline Lovell, Stephen Bridgewater, Byron Minns, John Voldstad, Mike Jolly, Margo Moorer, Rob Adams, John Randall, Richard D'Alessandro, Shann Johnson, Markus Alexander, Robb Skyler, Vanessa Roth, Don Fischer, Rebecca Williams, Dick Stilwell, Bill Roberson, Marla Sucharetza, Michael Connor Humphreys, Bryan Hanna, Shawn Michael Perry, Troy Christian, Jeanne Hanna, Zach Hanner, George Kelly, Ellsworth Hanna, Ione M. Telech, Michael Burgess, Charles Boswell, William Shipman, Daniel C. Striepeke, Nora Dunfee, John Glenn Harding, Kirk Ward, Michael Mattison, John William Galt, Bob Harks, Christopher Jones, Jason McGuire, Tyler Long, Deborah McTeer, James Ent, Rob Landry, Jed Gillin, Elizabeth Ann Hanks, Keri-Anne Bilotta, Joe Abby, John Worsham, Christine Seabrook, Nathalie Hendrix, Joe Washington, Paulie DiCocco, Timothy McNeil, Isabel Rose, W. Benson Terry, Steven Griffith, Eric Underwood, Christopher James Hall, Scott Oliver, Timothy Record, Matt Wallace, Hilary Chaplain, Ed Davis, Jim Keller, Lazarus Jackson, Kevin Mangan, Joe Stefanelli, Alexander Zemeckis, Lonnie Hamilton, Bonnie Ann Burgess, Grady Bowman, Steve DeRelian, Juan Singleton, Logan Livingston Gomez, Frank Geyer, Teresa Denton, Emily Carey, Chiffonye Cobb, Tim Perry, Tiffany Salerno, Aaron Izbicki, Mark A. Rich, Kitty K. Green, Mark Matheisen, Daniel J. Gillooly, Marlena Smalls, Danté McCarthy, Jim Damron, Ben Waddel, Jack Bowden, Gary Robinson, Calvin Gadsden, Lenny Herb, Pete Auster, Jeffrey Winner, Kevin Davis, Russ Wilson, Fay Genens, Aloysius Gigl, Michael Flannery, Matt Rebenkoff, Bruce Lucvia, Michael McFall, Michael Kemmerling, Paul Raczkowski, Jay Ross, Kenneth Bevington, Angela Lomas, Peter Bannon

Few films are as quotable as Forrest Gump. While the titular hero doesn't spend the entire runtime in his home state, it's as impossible to separate ol' Forrest from Alabama as it is to separate him from his box of chocolates.

(#2) The Wizard of Oz

Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Pinto Colvig, Rolfe Sedan, Ken Darby, Billy Curtis, Adriana Caselotti, Meinhardt Raabe, Jerry Maren, Jack Haley, Billy Bletcher, Charley Grapewin, Elly Annie Schneider, Clara Blandick, Candy Candido, Ruth Duccini, Mitchell Lewis, Margaret Pellegrini, Harry Wilson, Oliver Smith, Charles Irwin, Tyler Brooke, Lois January, Buster Brodie, Mickey Carroll, nm0467071, Ethelreda Leopold, Pat Walshe, Robert St. Angelo, Eleanor Keaton, 'Little Billy' Rhodes, Abe Dinovitch, Tommy Cottonaro, Daisy Earles, Dona Massin, Harry Earles, Charles Becker, Bud Linn, Terry, Olga C. Nardone, Lee Murray, Elvida Rizzo, Lorraine Bridges, Helen Seamon, Jackie Gerlich, Paul Dale, Sig Frohlich, Rad Robinson, Jon Dodson, George Noisom, Ambrose Schindler, George Ministeri, Fern Formica, August Clarence Swenson, Amelia Batchelor, Jack Paul, Gracie Doll, Nita Krebs, Harry Cogg, Parnell St. Aubin, Dorothy Barrett, Yvonne Moray, Phil Harron, Sid Dawson, Ralph Sudam, Freddie Retter, Jimmy the raven, Johnny Winters

Few films are as tied to a state as The Wizard of Oz. While most of it takes place in Oz – or a dream, depending on your opinion – the movie focuses on Dorothy's quest to return to Kansas. There's no place like home, indeed.

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Rocky is maybe the most inspirational film ever made, one that won awards, spawned a franchise, and created a cinematic icon. If Philadelphia didn't love Rocky, they wouldn't have him permanently on those steps.

See also: Unbreakable, Signs, The Sixth Sense, The Deer Hunter

(#4) The Shawshank Redemption

Morgan Freeman, Rita Hayworth, Tim Robbins, Clancy Brown, James Whitmore, William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, Bob Gunton, David Proval, Gil Bellows, Jude Ciccolella, Mark Rolston, Paul McCrane, Ned Bellamy, Frank Medrano, Brian Delate, Don McManus, Bill Bolender, Joseph Ragno, Neil Giuntoli, Larry Brandenburg, Ken Magee, James Babson, Neil Summers, Rohn Thomas, Alfonso Freeman, V.J. Foster, Dion Anderson, Brian Libby, Gary Lee Davis, John D. Craig, Richard Doone, Dorothy Silver, Brian Brophy, Joe Pecoraro, Alonzo F. Jones, Alan R. Kessler, Paul Kennedy, James Kisicki, Robert Haley, Fred Culbertson, Mack Miles, Brad Spencer, Michael Lightsey, John R. Woodward, John Horton, Charlie Kearns, Gordon Greene, Ron Newell, Renee Blaine, Eugene C. DePasquale, Claire Slemmer, Scott Mann, Dennis Baker, Morgan Lund, Harold E. Cope Jr., John E. Summers, Donald Zinn, Dana Snyder, Cornell Wallace, Rob Reider, Chuck Brauchler

Stephen King sure does love Maine, but arguably his greatest Maine-set story is The Shawshank Redemption. The tough and triumphant film is one everyone should see.

See also: Pet Sematary, Carrie, Casper, The Cider House Rules, IT

(#5) The Shining

Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Barry Dennen, Barry Nelson, Anne Jackson, Danny Lloyd, Joe Turkel, Tony Burton, Philip Stone, Robin Pappas, David Baxt, Louise Burns, Lisa Burns, Lia Beldam

The Overloook Hotel, surrounded by snow and mountains, is one of the most famous locations of all time. Its beauty is matched only by the horror of The Shining's plot. The masterpiece of dread is unlike any other, and features some of the most famous lines and moments in all of cinematic history.

(#6) The Godfather

Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, James Caan, Sofia Coppola, Abe Vigoda, Talia Shire, John Cazale, Sterling Hayden, Alex Rocco, Frank Sivero, Al Martino, Carmine Coppola, Vito Scotti, Joe Spinell, Lenny Montana, Richard S. Castellano, Gianni Russo, Richard Bright, Roman Coppola, Morgana King, Richard Conte, Nick Vallelonga, Tony Lip, Simonetta Stefanelli, Al Lettieri, John Marley, Franco Citti, Italia Coppola, Saro Urzì, Rudy Bond, Gian-Carlo Coppola, Angelo Infanti, Ron Gilbert, Don Costello, Corrado Gaipa, Louis Guss, Tom Rosqui, Julie Gregg, Johnny Martino, Lou Martini Jr., Burt Richards, Gray Frederickson, Tony Giorgio, Sonny Grosso, Randy Jurgensen, Raymond Martino, Joe Lo Grippo, Filomena Spagnuolo, Rick Petrucelli, Robert Dahdah, Peter Lemongello, Jeannie Linero, Sal Richards, Victor Rendina, Merrill Joels, Salvatore Corsitto, Tybee Brascia, Carol Morley, Gabriele Torrei, Ardell Sheridan, Frank Macetta, Max Brandt, Tere Livrano, Anthony Gounaris, Ed Vantura, Matthew Vlahakis, Joseph Medeglia, Nino Ruggeri, Norm Bacchiocchi

Honestly, New York is where all the good movies take place. Yet even with that surplus, The Godfather is special. What some consider the greatest film of all time is a showcase of everything fans about the movies.

(#7) Gone with the Wind

Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel, George Reeves, Leslie Howard, Ann Rutherford, Ward Bond, Butterfly McQueen, Richard Farnsworth, Thomas Mitchell, Harold Gould, Evelyn Keyes, George Furth, Cliff Edwards, Jane Darwell, Eddie Anderson, Frank Faylen, Laura Hope Crews, George Meeker, Yakima Canutt, Sharon Gless, Ona Munson, Victor Jory, Paul Hurst, Charles Middleton, Barbara O'Neil, J. M. Kerrigan, Marjorie Reynolds, Everett Brown, Mickey Kuhn, Harry Davenport, Irving Bacon, Isabel Jewell, Eric Linden, Mary Anderson, Roscoe Ates, Cammie King, Guy Wilkerson, Dale Van Sickel, Trevor Bardette, Horace B. Carpenter, Rand Brooks, Ralph Brooks, George Hackathorne, Alicia Rhett, Lester Dorr, Tom Tyler, Oscar Polk, Gino Corrado, Chuck Hamilton, Lee Phelps, Wallis Clark, John Wray, William Bakewell, Dan White, Eddy Chandler, Alberto Morin, Olin Howland, Harry Strang, Junior Coghlan, Jackie Moran, Fred Crane, Emerson Treacy, Carroll Nye, James Bush, E. Alyn Warren, Ernest Whitman, John Arledge, Si Jenks, Howard Hickman, Kernan Cripps, Margaret Mann, Louise Carter, Shep Houghton, Jerry James, Leona Roberts, Adrian Morris, Shirley Chambers, Edythe Elliott, Yola d'Avril, William Stack, Suzanne Ridgeway, Lillian Kemble-Cooper, Daisy Bufford, Emmett King, David Newell, Zack Williams, Blue Washington, Luke Cosgrave, Tom Seidel, Eric Alden, Robert Elliot, Ned Davenport, Lee Murray, Scott Seaton, William Stelling, Lennie Bluett, Tommy Kelly, William Cook I, Ann Bupp, Phillip Trent, Patrick Curtis, William McClain, Phyllis Hodges Boyce, Dirk Wayne Summers, Jolane Reynolds, Naomi Pharr, Inez Hatchett, Azarene Rogers, Marcella Martin, Jean Heker, F. Driver, W. Kirby, Evelyn Harding, Kelly Griffin, Ruth Byers, H. Nellman, Sarah Whitley, Gary Carlson, Joan Drake, John Joseph Waterman Jr., Julia Ann Tuck, Rita Waterhouse, Ricky Holt, Terry Shero, Martina Cortina, Louisa Robert, Susan Falligant, Timothy J. Lonergan

Georgia has deep ties in American history, so its fitting that it's so associated with Gone with the Wind, a movie tied to cinema's history. Hailed as one of the greatest films of all time, Gone with the Wind sets its epic romance against the beauty of Georgia to brilliant effect.

See also: Deliverance, Fried Green Tomatoes

(#8) Jaws

Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, John Searle, Murray Hamilton, Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb, Lorraine Gary, Jeffrey Kramer, Susan Backlinie, Beverly Powers, Ayn Ruymen, Denise Cheshire, Ted Grossman, Rex Trailer, Craig Kingsbury, Allison Caine, Dorothy Fielding, Chris Rebello, David Engelbach, Belle McDonald, Christopher Sands, Fritzi Jane Courtney, Cyprian R. Dube, Duncan Inches, Jonathan Filley, Jay Mello, Robert Nevin, Robert Carroll, Alfred Wilde, Lee Fierro, Jeffrey Voorhees, Wally Hooper Jr., Jean Canha, Peggy Scott, Robert Chambers, Edward Chalmers Jr., Julie Taylor, Paul F. Tremblay, Gilbert Brand, Wayne Iacono, Janice T. Hull, Beardsley Graham, John Bahr, Jerome S. Tartar, Joy Stuart, Stephanie Hull, Alston Goff, William Lymon, Paul G. Thibodeau, Dick Young, Edwin C. Carlson, Carla Hogendyk, Henry Carreiro, Henry E. Scott III, Brendan Gallagher, Hershel West, Joseph G. Kraetzer, Gregory S. Dole, Steven Potter, Paul Goulart, Phil Murray, Philip Norton, Donald Poole, Richard P. Hewitt, Robert Whelden Jr., William O'Gorman, Francis A. Frank, Mike Haydn, William Pfluger, Elizabeth K. Gifford, Stephen Earle, Willis B. Gifford, Eleanor L. Harvey, Chris Anastasio, Joe La Creta

Jaws, one of the most famous films ever, may have stopped a few people from jumping in the ocean, but hopefully it didn't stop them from going to Massachusetts. The state is the setting of Steven Spielberg's masterpiece of tension.

See also: The Departed, Gone Baby Gone, The Town, Good Will Hunting, and many more

(#9) Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Charlie Sheen, Matthew Broderick, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Kristy Swanson, Ben Stein, Lara Flynn Boyle, John Hughes, Mia Sara, Louie Anderson, Cindy Pickett, Edie McClurg, Harry Caray, Scott Coffey, Alan Ruck, Steve Stone, Richard Edson, Max Perlich, Del Close, Virginia Capers, Lyman Ward, Robert Minkoff, Larry "Flash" Jenkins, John Richard Petersen, Dee Dee Rescher, Katie Barberi, Joey D. Vieira, Jonathan Schmock, Annie Ryan, Tom Spratley, Stephanie Blake, Dick Sollenberger, Polly Noonan, Kevin Bassett, Eric Saiet, Robert Kim, Tim Boxell, Brendan Baber, Joey Garfield, Jason Alderman, Bridgett Baron, Robert McKibbon, Eric Edidin, Edward Le Beau, Lisa Bellard, Dave Silvestri, Paul Manzanero, Bob Parkinson, Miranda Whittle, Kristin Graziano, Tiffany Chance, Richard Rohrbough, Debra Montague, Joseph P. McDonnell

John Hughes made a career out of showcasing Illinois, but perhaps no fim does it better than the hilarious Ferris Bueller's Day Off. There's just no beating that parade.

See also: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Halloween, Blues Brothers, Wayne's World, Weird Science, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

(#10) A Christmas Story

Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon, Zack Ward, Bob Clark, Peter Billingsley, Colin Fox, Jean Shepherd, Scott Schwartz, Leslie Carlson, Tedde Moore, Dwayne McLean, R.D. Robb, Jeff Gillen, Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio, Fred Lee, Yano Anaya, Ian Petrella, Giada Dobrzenska, Kristephan Warren-Stevens, David Svoboda, Julie Matthews, Paul Hubbard, Patty Johnson, Bill Kravitz, John Wong, Johan Sebastian Wong, Christine Powrie, Rocco Bellusci, John Kennedy, Helen E. Kaider, Drew Hocevar, Dan Ma, Jim Hunter, Tommy Wallace

The film that is a go-to for Christmas is a fitting go-to for Indiana as a whole. Few films are as well known or widely seen as A Christmas Story, so congrats to Indiana for getting this holiday gem to represent it.

See also: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Hoosiers, Rudy

(#11) Field of Dreams

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster, Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Madigan, Timothy Busfield, Frank Whaley, Art LaFleur, Lee Garlington, Dwier Brown, Steve Eastin, Michael Milhoan, Kelly Coffield Park, Anne Seymour, Mike Nussbaum, Larry Brandenburg, Geoffrey Nauffts, Kevin Fennessy, James Andelin, Fern Persons, Robert Kurcz, Howard Sherf, Brian Frankish, Charles Hoyes, Joseph R. Ryan, Brian Waldvogel, Beatrice Fredman, Mike Hodge, Curt McWilliams, Jeffrey Neal Silverman, Joe Glasberg, Steve Olberding, Mike Goad, Jude Milbert, Steve Jenkins, Fred Martin, Ron Lucas, Frank Dardis, Jay Hemond, Mary Anne Kean, James Roth, Jim Doty, Dale Till, Mary McDonald Gershon, Terry Kelleher, Gene Potts, Don John Ross, Mark Danker, Paul Scherrman, C. George Biasi

Iowa may not have the most films to showcase its never-ending corn fields, but hey, it's got baseball playing ghosts. The film captures the midwestern spirit like few others – plus, Iowans really do love baseball.

See also: The Crazies, The Straight Story, Bridges of Madison County, What's Eating Gilbert Grape

(#12) The Silence of the Lambs

Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Chris Isaak, George A. Romero, Roger Corman, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Frankie Faison, Brooke Smith, Charles Napier, Obba Babatunde, Tracey Walter, Dan Butler, Kasi Lemmons, Diane Baker, Daniel von Bargen, Ron Vawter, Anthony Heald, Harry Northup, Adelle Lutz, George Michael, John W. Iwanonkiw, Don Brockett, Brent Hinkley, Kenneth Utt, Paul Lazar, David Early, Gene Borkan, Pat McNamara, Ted Monte, Stuart Rudin, Buzz Kilman, Bill Dalzell, Tommy Lafitte, Danny Darst, Chris McGinn, Chuck Aber, Cynthia Ettinger, Leib Lensky, Lamont Arnold, Andre B. Blake, Frank Seals Jr., George 'Red' Schwartz, Alex Coleman, Rebecca Saxon, Lauren Roselli, Darla, John Hall, Lynette Jenkins, Jim Dratfield, Mike Schaeffer, Miranda Dali, Maria Skorobogatov, Lawrence T. Wrentz, Jim Roche, James B. Howard, Bill Miller, Steve Wyatt, Jeffrie Lane, Josh Broder, Lawrence A. Bonney

The Silence of the Lambs hops around quite a bit as it traces its chilling trajectory, but Ohio deserves a special mention here. It's where Buffalo Bill claimed his first victim. Not the happiest association, of course, but it's an undeniably great film.

(#13) Lilo & Stitch

Tia Carrere, Ving Rhames, Kevin Michael Richardson, Daveigh Chase, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, Kath Soucie, Rodger Bumpass, Jess Harnell, Bob Bergen, Jack Angel, Jennifer Darling, Steven Blum, Amy Hill, Steve Kramer, Chris Sanders, Jason Scott Lee, Paige Pollack, Doug Stone, Catherine Cavadini, Mickie McGowan, Zoe Caldwell, Susan Silo, Patrick Pinney, John Demita, Debra Jean Rogers, Steve Alterman, Jeff Fischer, Greg Finley, Karle Warren, Daamen J. Krall, Barbara Harris, Susan Hegarty, Noreen Reardon, Valerie Flueger Veras, Mary Linda Phillips, Erica Beck, Judi M. Durand, Melanie Spore, David Randolph, Courtney Mun, Ruth Zalduondo, Chloe Looper, Miranda Paige Walls, Todd Kurosawa, Bill Asing, Aszur Hill, Alexandra Deary, Kunewa Mook, Emily Anderson

Hawaii has plenty of films that depict its lush island landscapes, but few have been as successful as the animated movie Lilo & Stitch. Sure, it may not be the most the most realistic, but when it comes to showcasing the state's pure charm, fun, and unique Hawaiian good spirit, a little blue alien just manages to pull it off.

See also: Tora! Tora! Tora!, The Descendants, Forgetting Sarah Marshall

(#14) Scarface

Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Robert Loggia, F. Murray Abraham, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Scarface goes with Miami like Tony Montana goes with cocaine. The epic drug fuelled frenzy is drenched in sun, sand, and sweat, which is a fitting depiction of Florida – outside of the chainsaw murders and shootouts, that is.

(#15) Dances with Wolves

Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Charles Rocket, Graham Greene, Maury Chaykin, Robert Pastorelli, Wes Studi, Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Everett, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Rodney A. Grant, Michael Spears, Jimmy Herman

The Kevin Coster-directed film won plenty of awards, and managed to do it while telling a beautiful story set in the jaw dropping South Dakota plains. The hero spends his time admiring the beauty, and you will too.

(#16) Walk the Line

Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick, Shelby Lynne, Lucas Till, Shooter Jennings, Kerris Dorsey, Dallas Roberts, Waylon Payne, Larry Bagby, Tyler Hilton, Ridge Canipe, Hailey Anne Nelson, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Johnathan Rice, Dan John Miller, Johnny Holiday, Dan Beene, Clay Steakley, Delaney Keefe, Victoria Hester, McGhee Monteith, Brittany Shaw

Music goes with Tennessee like Johnny Cash goes with black. This Joaquin Phoenix-led hit biopic about the man himself is as much about Tennessee as it is about the legendary musician.

(#17) Jumanji

Kirsten Dunst, Robin Williams, Patricia Clarkson, Bebe Neuwirth, David Alan Grier, Frank Welker, Bonnie Hunt, Laura Bell Bundy, Jonathan Hyde, Bradley Pierce, Tom Woodruff Jr., Malcolm Stewart, James Handy, Gillian Barber, Adam Hann-Byrd, Peter James Bryant, Darryl Henriques, Lloyd Berry, Daniel Olsen, Robyn Driscoll, Jaysen Clough, Annabel Kershaw, David Szehi, Cyrus Thiedeke, Gary Joseph Thorup, Brenda Lockmuller, Frederick Richardson, Brandon Obray, Florica Vlad, Leonard Zola, Sarah Gilson, June Lion

Jumanji is movie everyone loves, and for good reason. The hit adventure film may be rebooted, but this classic will never be forgotten. Robin Williams is at his best here.

(#18) Clerks

Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Scott Mosier, Brian O'Halloran, Walt Flanagan, Jeff Anderson, Scott Schiaffo, Dave Klein, Vincent Pereira, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Melissa Crawford, Virginia Smith, Grace Smith, Gary Stern, Lisa Spoonhauer, Ernest O'Donnell, Ed Hapstak, Kimberly Loughran, Dan Hapstak, Joe Bagnole, Leslie Hope, Ken Clark, Mitch Cohen, Donna Jeanne, Bob Fisler, Thomas Burke, Pattijean Csik, Paul Finn, Frances Cresci, Rajiv Thapar, Sarla Thapar, Ashley Pereira, Matt Crawford, Matthew Banta, Chuck Bickel, Connie O'Connor, Matthew Pereira, Carl Roth, Brian Drinkwater, Lee Bendick, Betsy Broussard, Derek Jaccodine, Al Berkowitz, John Henry Westhead, Frank Pereira, Mike Belicose, Erix Infante, Jane Kuritz, Lenin's Tomb, Haiku

Clerks is the cheaply made hit that launched Kevin Smith's career. It's a painfully realistic film about the mundane and funny details of life that everyone can connect to.

See also: The Wrestler, On the Waterfront, Friday the 13th

(#19) Super Troopers

Lynda Carter, Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan, Jay Chandrasekhar, Steve Lemme, Geoffrey Arend, Marisa Coughlan, Erik Stolhanske, Kevin Heffernan, Daniel von Bargen, Paul Soter, Joey Kern, John Bedford Lloyd, Michael Weaver, Blanchard Ryan, André Vippolis, Aria Alpert, James Grace, Dan Fey, Camille Hickman

Few comedies this dumb are this good. The highly quoted and beloved R-rated film Super Troopers is one to remember. Its sequel even managed to blow past its fundraising oal due to pure enthusiasm. Meow do you have any problem with this choice?

(#20) The Patriot

Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Logan Lerman, Jason Isaacs, Tom Wilkinson, Chris Cooper, Joely Richardson, Adam Baldwin, Rene Auberjonois, Donal Logue, Gregory Smith, Lisa Brenner, Tchéky Karyo, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Donald Pettit, Leon Rippy, Peter Woodward, Andrew Stahl, Mika Boorem, Trevor Morgan, Kirk Fox, Mark Jeffrey Miller, Patrick Tatopoulos, Scott Miles, Michael E. Rodgers, Jay Arlen Jones, Joey D. Vieira, Kanin Howell, Grahame Wood, Jamieson Price, Reid Perry, Girard Swan, Patrick G. Keenan, David Lowe, Mary Jo Deschanel, Bill Roberson, Rock Taulbee, Hank Stone, Matthew Helms, Kristian Truelsen, David Rivitz, Zach Hanner, Jack Moore, Charles Black, John Bennes, David Michael Ross, John Storey, Michael Neeley, Kemper Sease, Gil Johnson, Roy McCrerey, Larry Lane, Dara Coleman, Shannon Eubanks, Lonnie Burchfield, Gary Lane, Kevin P. King, C. Michael Haynes, Dennis Gomez, Bryan Chafin, Tyler Long, James Furey, Terry Layman, Randell Haynes, Robert Cannon, Kathryn Burns, Will Finch, Danny Nunn, Ken Moran, Beatrice Bush, Joseph Congema, Sam Edens, Chad Mason, Brad Batchelor, Kevin R. Hershberger, Nicholas Vachon, David Rotan, Eric Holloway, Matthew Mebane, Mark Twogood, John Curran, Shan Omar Huey, Alex Houvouras, Lee Hardin, Shane Ayon, John H. Bush, Marc Phillips, Derrick B. Young, Morgan Raque, Tad Carr, John F. Dzencelowcz II, Patric Johnstone, Michael Mario Good, Scott Peterson, Ryan Baber, Tim Adair, Steve Reaser, Casey Cunningham, Braima Moiwai, Drew McClintock, Mark Hale, Colt Romberger, Samuel Brown Jr., John Neely, Phil Warren, Brian Patrick Catalano, Lillie L. Harris, Patrick McNulty, Tim Zabel, Tasha Biering, Bryan Quan, Le Roy Seabrook, Kyle Richard Engels, Greg Good, P. Dion Moore, Marvin Schroeder, Bert Puckett, Samuel Brown Sr., William Palko, Seneca Robinson, Dale Gould

The Patriot, the Mel Gibson-starring Revolutionary War epic, is set in bucolic South Carolina. It's a fitting showcase for the beautiful state, which has rich historic roots.

See also: The Big Chill, Hacksaw Ridge, Glory

(#21) Pulp Fiction

John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Walken, Quentin Tarantino, Steve Buscemi, Kathy Griffin, Tim Roth, Harvey Keitel, Rosanna Arquette, Ving Rhames, Eric Stoltz, Julia Sweeney, Amanda Plummer, Phil LaMarr, Dick Miller, Alexis Arquette, Peter Greene, Bronagh Gallagher, Maria de Medeiros, Frank Whaley, Paul Calderón, Lawrence Bender, Karen Maruyama, Michael Gilden, Stephen Hibbert, Duane Whitaker, Emil Sitka, Angela Jones, Burr Steers, Don Blakely, Joseph Pilato, Rene Beard, Venessia Valentino, Linda Kaye, Brad Parker, Chandler Lindauer, Glendon Rich, Ani Sava, Brenda Hillhouse, Susan Griffiths, Robert Ruth, Lorelei Leslie, Eric Clark, Rich Turner, Devan Richardson, Jerome Patrick Hoban, Carl Allen, Sy Sher, Laura Lovelace, Gary Shorelle, Cie Allman, Lori Pizzo

What better film to represent Hollywood's home state than the movie of movies, Pulp Fiction? Tarantino's ode to stories is a masterpiece that struck the cultural chord like few before or after it. One of the most quotable and acclaimed films of all time, it's as Californian as plastic surgery, suntans, and real chill vibes.

See also: Die Hard, Boogie Nights, The Graduate, and plenty of others

(#22) Napoleon Dynamite

Haylie Duff, Jon Heder, Diedrich Bader, Tina Majorino, Efren Ramirez, Aaron Ruell, Jon Gries, Emily Tyndall, Sandy Martin, Ellen Dubin, Shondrella Avery, Trevor Snarr, Brian Petersen, Carmen Brady, Sarah Owen, Walter Platz, Pat Donahue, Bracken Johnson, Yuka Ruell, Lisa Rodríguez, Kyle Hansen, Samantha Marsden, James Stevens, William Fetzer, J.C. Cunningham, Thomas Lefler, Sara Phillips, Brady Stokes, Sami Dalley, Adam Higley, Cody Abrams, Shelbee Call, Jenny Seamons, Tyler Waters, Lynette Phillips, Vanessa Stratton, Eden Hamblin, Lacey Johnson, Jake Visser, Jenna Packer, Mary Heers, Roy Esplin, Rachel Talbot, Brianne Richardson, Amy Christiansen, Radine Harris, Dakotah Gordon, Mary Downs, Stephen Rallison, Josh North, Kelsey Stockdale, Frederick Atkins, Brooke Beckstead, Charles Sparrow, Hayley Bowen, Braden Hablin, Derik Atkinson, Christina Child, Chantel Talbot, Preston Slaughter, Debbie Hugie, Taylor Bosen, Daniel Brewer, Connie Owen, Jessica Koller, Sabrena Smart, Nano De Silva, Shonee Alder, Colton Hirschi, Jacob Linderman, Marlene Prouse, Nanetter Neilson, Kristen Gibby, Patrick Zook, Keri Kelley, Kim Demke, Brett Taylor, Marla Jensen, O'Leah Corcorran, Kimberley Nicholas, Arianna Crosland, Shantell Parsons, Aaron Demke, Parker Rawlings, Kevin Jensen, Laura Oliverson, Sean Hobie, Cory Waters, Gloria Talbot, Megan Haslam, Arlando Larsen, Jamen Gunnell, Kate Keller, Amber Larsen, Tyler Drury, Trevor Mendenhall, Isaac Demke, Tiffany Cole, Sean Richmond, Madison Beckstead, Paula Yeates, Kayla Hirschi, Skyler Ostler, Allison Gamble, Cody Hobbs, Becky Demke, Cherone Call, Jon Bliss, Elisabeth North, Mandi Dalley, Ashley Jackson, Matt Porter, Justin Mason, Evan Harris, Levi Morrison, Elizabeth Miklavcic, Jane Christiansen, Alyssa Harrison, Summer Coburn, Crystal Wright, Karenina Jones, Brandon Ostler, Shontae Alder, Matt Hinrichs, Marc Roberts, Tyler Martin, Cierra Talbot, Dale Critchlow, Leatrice Esplin, McKell Peterson, Shane Pulsipher, Amanda Austin, Shawnee Call, Jenna Griffeth, Thedora Peeterborg, Tara Nicole Jackson, Tony Adams, Justin Poppleton, Lindsey Saxton, Annette Jensen, Scott Thomas, Mario Mainini, Ashely Buck, Megan Earley, Tyler Hansen, Rosie Thomas, Randi Roberts, Jade Christiansen, Jake King, Heather Benson, Cassie Galloway, Paige Christensen, Katrina Stocks, Hannah Gibby, Jessica North, Becki Yeates, Katie Seamons, David Sharp, Cindy Biggs, Skylar Carver, Paul Adams, Brigham Wilcox, Brian Davis, Shawn Oliverson, Michael Brewer, Kolton Bosen, Alison Downs, Audrey Hinricks, Kayleen Jones, Emily Gamer, Jaclyn Olsen, Tyler Dodge, Perrie Sagers, Damon Hull, Nate McBride, Lacey Saxton, Lindsay Wilson, Lauren Womack, Marie Nelson, Alisha Wakley, Jesse Stocks, Lacey Smith, Jason Linderman, Shanda Call, Christina Nicholas, Ryan Jensen, Eli Wheeler, Cara Alder, Elaina Horne, Christina McBride, Nanette Young, Telecia Stockdale, Katherine Gibby, Cheryl Hobbs, Kylie Larsen, Jeremy Burns, Brittany Foster, T.J. Adams, Brittney Cole, Kolby Talbot, Loria Badali, Rionnie Love, Shane Christiansen, Christy Checketts, Timothy Colvin, Eldean Holliday, Jake Higley, Dayne Keller, Michael Kelley, Landon Bell, Kai Fetzer, Arturo De Silva, Charles Fetzer, Kelsey Roach, Jake Adams, Kacie Thompson, Tami Auger

Idaho doesn't have too many films to show off its state, but when it got one, it really hit hard. Napoleon Dynamite is one of those films that shouldn't work, yet people still quote it constantly.

(#23) Remember the Titans

Hayden Panettiere, Ryan Gosling, Denzel Washington, Kate Bosworth, Donald Faison, Nicole Ari Parker, Will Patton, Ethan Suplee, Ryan Hurst, Afemo Omilami, Kevin Ian Pardue, Wood Harris, Lucinda Jenney, Brett Rice, Mike Pniewski, Gregory Alan Williams, IronE Singleton, Tom Nowicki, J. Don Ferguson, Ric Reitz, Bob Neal, Tim Ware, David Dwyer, Scott Miles, Stuart Greer, Lou Walker, Craig Kirkwood, Earl C. Poitier, Andrew Hyatt Masset, Burgess Jenkins, Jim Grimshaw, Richard Fullerton, David de Vries, Rhubarb Jones, John Wesley, Robert Peterson, Steve Barnes, Dan Albright, Sharon Blackwood, Arvell Poe, Thomas Elliott, Preston Wigasi Brant, Marion Guyot, Bo Keister, Shanda Besler, Tess Panzer, Barry Brookshire, Doshia Darmane, C. Stephen Browder, Aaron Weiler, Ron Marino, John Michael Weatherly, Tina King, Shayne Tingle, Tom Turbiville, Krysten Leigh Jones, Ernest Peterson, Angel Glaspie, Michael Rouby, David Jefferson, John Paul Rice, Tyreese Burnett, Derick Marshall, Edward Coakley, Kelly Cheston, Ray Stoney, Alton Glass, Xavier Rivers, James W. Smith, Jr., Nicky Buggs, Jyn Hall, Stephen O. Martin, Eynne Ray, Robert M. Perez, Jonathan Thompson, Benjamin Gravitt, E.Y. Coley, Paula Claire Jones, Jemal L. Webb, Ryan Duncan, Gerrit Hamilton, Aly Sutton, Scott Slade, Andrew Collins, Kenric Richardson, Kevin Dankosky, David Chandley, Randy D. Patman Jr., Rory Griffin, Neal Ghant, Jameel Jackson, Shawn Cummings, Matt Adams, Grant Blanks Kristol, Walker Jones, Ryan Kowalske, Ronald L. Conner, Courtney James Stewart, B. Keith Harmon, Andy Francis, Marcus M. Moore

Remember the Titans is a film tied to its states history and one that will get you pumped up. The Denzel Washington-led sports story is about as heartfelt and feel good as you can get. It was a huge success, and gave Virginia a film to call its own.

(#24) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef

This Sergio Leone spaghetti western is the definition of a classic, from the score to the lines to that landscape. New Mexico is the land of enchantment, and it gets the film that it deserves.

See also: High Noon, There Will Be Blood

(#25) Fargo

Steve Buscemi, William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Bruce Campbell, Peter Stormare, José Feliciano, John Carroll Lynch, Melissa Peterman, Harve Presnell, Steve Park, Tony Denman, Gary Houston, Larry Brandenburg, Kristin Rudrud, Warren Keith, Sharon Anderson, Steve Edelman, Steve Reevis, J. Todd Anderson, David S. Lomax, Sally Wingert, Bruce Bohne, Wayne A. Evenson, Bix Skahill, James Gaulke, Michelle Hutchison, Peter Schmitz, Lori J. Ness, Clifford Nelson, Larissa Kokernot, Kurt Schweickhardt, Rose Stockton, Robert Ozasky, Michelle Suzanne LeDoux, John Bandemer, Steven I. Schafer, Petra Boden, Jessica Shepherd, Don Wescott, Bain Boehlke, Cliff Rakerd

Sure, Fargo itself is in North Dakota, but the film might as well belong to Minnesota, considering how the film turned a regional accent into a cinematic mainstay. Fargo plays up the tropes of the friendly northerners. But the Coen brothers' crime dramedy does a good job of putting you into the snow-covered boots of an average Minnesotan – as long as you put aside the whole murder thing.

(#26) Fight Club

Brad Pitt, Jared Leto, Helena Bonham Carter, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf, Eion Bailey, Lauren Sánchez, David Lee Smith, Edward Kowalczyk, Holt McCallany, Zach Grenier, Bob Stephenson, Christina Cabot, David Andrews, Brian Tochi, Matt Winston, Ezra Buzzington, Carl Ciarfalio, Tim De Zarn, Jim Jenkins, Richmond Arquette, Philip Hawn, Leonard Termo, Thom Gossom Jr., Charlie Dell, David Jean Thomas, Paul Dillon, Michael Shamus Wiles, Stuart Blumberg, Marcio Rosario, Pat McNamara, Michael Arturo, Markus Redmond, Tommy Dallace, Rachel Singer, George Maguire, Robby Robinson, Paul Carafotes, Peter Iacangelo, Joel Bissonnette, Christopher John Fields, Scotch Ellis Loring, Eugenie Bondurant, Eddie Hargitay, Kevin Scott Mack, Mark Fite, Evan Mirand, Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston, Bennie Moore, Chad Randau, Lou Beatty Jr., Matt Cinquanta, Joon B. Kim, Michael Girardin, Christie Cronenweth, Baron Jay, Hugh Peddy, Tyrone R. Livingston, Andi Carnick, Owen Masterson, Rob Lanza, Van Quattro, Trey Ore, Jawara, Gregory Silva, Valerie Bickford, Alekxia Valdez, J.T. Pontino, Dierdre Downing-Jackson, Anderson Bourell, Todd Peirce, Louis Ortiz

Fight Club, the fourth wall shattering takedown of commercialism, has inspired many a first-year film student. It's a one-of-a-kind movie and one that Delaware is proud to be known for.

(#27) Logan

Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, Dafne Keen, Eriq La Salle, Elise Neal, Elizabeth Rodriguez

Points to Logan for featuring North Dakota as a plot point that the aging hero desperately is trying to reach. Critically acclaimed and a fitting send off for the titular hero, the film even earned applause when the state was mentioned in it. Those applauding were from North Dakota, but hey, it's a film and state they should be proud of.

(#28) Coal Miner's Daughter

Tommy Lee Jones, Sissy Spacek, Beverly DAngelo, Levon Helm, Minnie Pearl, William Sanderson, Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, Frank Mitchell, Billy Strange, Merle Kilgore, Bob Hannah, Vernon Oxford, Allison Caine, Susan Kingsley, Gene Dunlap, Charles Kahlenberg, Brad Baker, Aubrey Wells, Alice McGeachy, Brian Warf, Pat Patterson, Sissy Lucas, Foister Dickerson, Bill Anderson Jr., Kevin Salvilla, Lou Headley, Malla McCown, Phyllis Boyens, Pamela McCown, Elizabeth Watson, Grant Turner, David Gray, Jessica Beasley, Zeke Dawson, Jimmy Yates, Bob Elkins, Dave Thornhill, Chuck Flynn, Gary Parker, Charles Gore, Lonnie Godfrey, Danny Faircloth, Bob Hempker, Mike Noble, Ruby Caudill, Ken Riley, Don Ballinger, Durwood Edwards, Ron Hensley, Michael Baish, Doug Hauseman, Bruce Newman, Russell Varner, Doug Bledsoe, Jennifer Beasley, Royce Clark, Jackie Lynn Wright, Daniel Sarenana, Tommie O'Donnell, Rhonda Rhoton, Billy West, Jim Webb

Coal Miner's Daughter, the inspiring true-life story of Loretta Lynn, gives Kentucky some well-deserved representation. Plus, it won a few awards.

See also: The Insider, Elizabethtown, Secretariat

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(#29) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, Anjelica Huston, Brad Dourif, Louise Fletcher, Audrey Landers, Scatman Crothers, Sydney Lassick, Vincent Schiavelli, Michael Berryman, William Duell, Louisa Moritz, Saul Zaentz, Will Sampson, Peter Brocco, William Redfield, Tom McCall, Mews Small, Josip Elic, Phil Roth, Ted Markland, Kay Lee, Nathan George, Dwight Marfield, Mwako Cumbuka, Dean R. Brooks, Delos V. Smith Jr., Alonzo Brown, Lan Fendors, Mimi Sarkisian, Mel Lambert, Tin Welch, James V. Shore, Ken Kenny

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a rough film to watch, but a great one regardless. The journey into the world of mental institutions, as seen through the eyes of Jack Nicholson's character, has stood the test of time.

(#30) Oklahoma!

Shirley Jones, Rod Steiger, Eddie Albert, Ben Johnson, James Whitmore, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Gordon MacRae, Barbara Lawrence, Roy Barcroft, Bambi Linn, Al Ferguson, Jay C. Flippen, Charlotte Greenwood, Donald Kerr, Lizanne Truex, Jerry Dealey

If you can think of the state without thinking of the titular song, then points to you. Oklahoma and the musical of the same name are a calling card for the state.

(#31) Raising Arizona

Nicolas Cage, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Frances McDormand, M. Emmet Walsh, William Forsythe, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Sam McMurray, Trey Wilson, Warren Keith, Lynne Kitei, T.J. Kuhn, John O'Donnal

The wacky Coen brothers romantic comedy Arizona uses the arid landscape as a quirky backdrop to the wonderfully weird events of the plot. A place as interesting as Arizona deserves an interesting film – even if the citizen of Arizona aren't the biggest fans.

(#32) Sling Blade

Robert Duvall, Billy Bob Thornton, John Ritter, Dwight Yoakam, J. T. Walsh, Lucas Black, Jim Jarmusch, Vic Chesnutt, Mickey Jones, James Hampton, Brent Briscoe, Rick Dial, Col. Bruce Hampton (Ret.), Natalie Canerday, Sarah Boss, Kathy Sue Brown, Jamie Stewart, Jackie Stewart, Christine Renee Ward, Judy Pryor Trice, Wendell Rafferty, Scott Stewart, Bill Glasscock, Lacy Bailey, Betty Lynn Hall, Stacy Barrow, Ian Moore, D.J. Royston, Raymond Lewallen, Tim Holder, Tom Kagy, Gary Don Fletcher

Sling Blade is so associated with Arkansas that there's even a tourist website dedicated to the film's locations. The bittersweet story features a powerhouse performance by Billy Bob Thornton, and is drenched in an atmosphere only Arkansas could supply.

(#33) Legends of the Fall

Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Julia Ormond, Aidan Quinn, Henry Thomas, Karina Lombard, Kenneth Welsh, Christina Pickles, Nigel Bennett, Eric Johnson, Robert Wisden, Tantoo Cardinal, Gordon Tootoosis, John Novak, Ken Kirzinger, Bill Dow, Matthew Robert Kelly, Gary A. Hecker, Bart the Bear, Keegan Macintosh, Randall Slavin, Charles Andre, David Kaye, Bill Croft, Winnie Hung, Brian Stollery, Weston McMillan, Larry Lefebvre, Sam Sarkar, Ray Godshall, Rob Hrdlicka, Channing Knull, Doug Hughes, Sekwan Auger, Paul Desmond, John D. Cameron, Aaron Goettel, Simon Sherwood, Christine Harder, Marc Levy

A beautiful state gets a beautiful movie. The story of Legends of the Fall may be tragic, but the landscape is something to behold. This hit tale of family showcases the raw majesty of Montana in a way few others have before or after.

(#34) First Blood

Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, David Caruso, Bruce Greenwood, Chris Mulkey, Bill McKinney, Jack Starrett, Alf Humphreys, Michael Talbott, John McLiam, Charles A. Tamburro, Patrick Stack, Stephen Chang, David L. Crowley, David Petersen, Craig Huston

Washington is a beautiful state, and this thoughtful think piece shows its landscape perfectly. Just kidding. First Blood is big, bonkers, and actually pretty smart. It was a hit action thriller that spawned a huge franchise and put John Rambo into the halls of Hollywood history.

(#35) Django Unchained

Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Foxx, Quentin Tarantino, Jonah Hill, Christoph Waltz, Don Johnson, Bruce Dern, Amber Tamblyn, Walton Goggins, Franco Nero, James Remar, Tom Wopat, Tom Savini, Robert Carradine, Zoe Bell, Michael Parks, Russ Tamblyn, Nichole Galicia, James Russo, Michael Bowen, M. C. Gainey, Lee Horsley, Gary Grubbs, Rex Linn, John Jarratt, Don Stroud, J.D. Evermore, Elton LeBlanc, Edrick Browne, Ato Essandoh, Ritchie Montgomery, John McConnell, Ned Bellamy, James Parks, Michael Bacall, Dennis Christopher, Laura Cayouette, Jarrod Bunch, Evan Parke, Lewis Smith, Todd Allen, Jamal Duff, Dane Rhodes, Jake Garber, Cooper Huckabee, Kim Collins, Erin Pickett, Omar J. Dorsey, Christopher Shane Berry, Louise Stratten, Mark Ulano, Edward J. Clare, Sammi Rotibi, Kim Robillard, Doc Duhame, Ted Neeley, David Steen, Jon Thomas, Brian Brown, Victoria Thomas, Johnny Otto, Kimberley Drummond, Glen Warner, Matthew Parrott, Keith Jefferson, Chuck Murphy, Gregory Allen Gabroy, Misty Upham, William Hudson, Escalante Lundy, Deborah Ayorinde, Kesha Bullard, Kasey James, Skipper Landry, Justin Hall, Clay Donahue Fontenot, Shana Stein, Belinda Owino, Jordon Michael Corbin, Jack Lucarelli, LaTeace Towns-Cuellar, Richie J. Ladner, Dana Michelle Gourrier, Amari Cheatom, Sharon Pierre-Louis, Timothy Pickles, Kinetic 9, Catherine Lambert, Ashley Toman, Jakel Marshall, Ross P. Cook, Danièle Watts, Takara Clark, Craig Stark, Carl Bailey, Sandra Linz, Tristan Tierce, David Coennen, Kay Smith, Shannon Hazlett, Kel Owens, Mike DeMille, Lil Chuuuch, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Nicholas Dashnaw, Carl Singleton, Tenaj L. Jackson, Marcus Henderson, Monica Rene'e Anderson, Kerry Sims, Miriam F. Glover, Ronan Hice, Keniaryn Mitchell, Sonny Clary, Cindy Mah, Grace Collins

Tarantino's western revenge fantasy may not be the most accessible film, but it's a darn fine one regardless. Seeing a former slave go gung-ho on some racists is about as cathartic as it gets, and Mississippi is where most of the action goes down.

See also: The Help, A Streetcar Named Desire, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

(#36) Unforgiven

Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Richard Harris, Frances Fisher, Saul Rubinek, Lochlyn Munro, John Pyper-Ferguson, Anna Thomson, Frank C. Turner, Jaimz Woolvett, Greg Goossen, Jeremy Ratchford, Shane Meier, Anthony James, George Orrison, Liisa Repo-Martell, Rob Campbell, Phil Hayes, Larry Joshua, Ron White, Walter Marsh, Beverley Elliott, Jefferson Mappin, Michael Maurer, David Mucci, Mina E. Mina, Larry Reese, Tara Frederick, Robert Koons, Ben Cardinal, Aline Levasseur, Michael Charrois, Sam Karas, Paul McLean, Josie Smith, William Davidson, Garner Butler, Henry Kope, Cherrilene Cardinal, Blair Haynes, James Herman

This Clint Eastwood-directed western is one of the genre's best, a realistic and poetic look at life and death with the gorgeous backdrop of rural Wyoming. This is what movies should be.

See also: Brokeback Mountain, Wind River, The Hateful Eight, Shane

(#37) RoboCop

Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy

Detroit is often brought up as a crime capital, but RoboCop takes it the extreme. The hard R sci-fi action film features a hero only the '80s could produce. Between Jesus metaphors and pure fun, few films are as entertaining as the Michigan-set classic. The people of Detroit certainly seem to like it.

(#38) No Country for Old Men

Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, Woody Harrelson, Josh Brolin, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Stephen Root, Beth Grant, Tess Harper, Barry Corbin, Jason Douglas, Luce Rains, Brandon Smith, Caleb Landry Jones, Kathy Lamkin, Thomas Kopache, Myk Watford, Matthew Posey, Rodger Boyce, Boots Southerland, Albert Fry Jr., Josh Blaylock, Johnnie Hector, Chris Warner, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339472/, Rutherford Cravens, Ana Reeder, Margaret Bowman, Josh Meyer, Marc Miles, Scott Flick, Doris Hargrave, Trent Moore, Roland Uribe, Dorsey Ray, Gene Jones, Kit Gwin, Zach Hopkins, Richard Jackson, Angelo Martinez, Eduardo Antonio Garcia, Elizabeth Slagsvol, George Adelo, Eric Reeves, Milton Hernandez, John Mancha, Chip Love, David A. Gomez, Angel H. Alvarado Jr., Philip Bentham

The best picture winner No Country for Old Men may be brutal, but it's one hell of a movie. It showcases Texas in all its raw beauty, all the while showcasing a nasty and senseless story of morality, death, and the randomness of life.

See also: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday Night Lights, Dazed and Confused

(#39) The Outlaw Josey Wales

Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, John Vernon, Royal Dano, Sam Bottoms, Bill McKinney, Chief Dan George, Will Sampson, Woodrow Parfrey, Joyce Jameson, Paula Trueman, Geraldine Keams

This Clint Eastwood-directed western is one of many of the genre to take place in the lovely state of Missouri. However, the film's unforgettable hero and lasting effect on movie-making puts it over the top.

See also: Casino, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Gone Girl

(#40) October Sky

Jake Gyllenhaal, Laura Dern, Chris Cooper, Elya Baskin, Chris Ellis, William Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg, Chris Owen, Andrew Stahl, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Natalie Canerday, Mark Jeffrey Miller, David Dwyer, Scott Miles, O. Winston Link, Brady Coleman, Terry Loughlin, Dave Hager, Mark W. Johnson, John Bennes, Joe Digaetano, Kailie Hollister, Randy Stripling, Terrence Gibney, Doug Swander, Courtney Cole-Fendley, Don Henderson Baker, Rick Forrester, Larry Black, Neva Howell, Tom Turbiville, Brian Keith, Shawn Lindsay, David Ducey, Don G. Campbell, Ray Elder, David Copeland, Liz Byler, Frank Schuler, Tommy Smeltzer, Larry Rue, Justin Whitsett, Rockford Davis, Charles Lawlor, Ida Ginn, Don Taylor, Thomas Taylor, Jonathan Fawbush, Tom Kagy, Don Tilley, Jenny Patterson, Donald Thorne, Bradford Ryan Lund, Keeli Hale Kimbro, Terry Nienhuis, Blake Fowler, Richard Lumpkin

This true story, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, has to be seen to be believed. West Virginia is surely proud of their very own Homer Hickman.

(#41) The Conjuring

Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Joey King, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston, Mackenzie Foy, Hayley McFarland, Shannon Kook-Chun, Shanley Caswell, Sterling Jerins

Rhode Island is known as a lovely and quaint state. The Conjuring, on the other hand, is a film so scary it earned itself an R rating. It paid off though, literally; it's one of the highest grossing horror films ever.

See also: Dumb and Dumber, There's Something About Mary

(#42) Bull Durham

Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Danny Gans, Robert Wuhl, Trey Wilson, William O'Leary, Jenny Robertson, David Neidorf, Tom Silardi, George Buck, Lloyd T. Williams, Rick Marzan

Bull Durham's North Carolina pride is right there in the title: the Kevin Costner-led comedy centers on the Durham Bulls, a minor-league baseball team. The accents may not be quite as broad in real life as they are in the movie, but it's still a funny and sweet tribute to the state.

See also: American Gangster, A Walk to Remember

(#43) The Blair Witch Project

Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams, Patricia DeCou, Mark Mason, Jim King, Bob Griffin, Jackie Hallex, Ed Swanson, Sandra Sánchez

Featuring one of the biggest budget to box office gross percentages in history, this nerve-rattling piece of horror history may not entice you to visit Maryland, but it's a worthy piece of cinema to represent it nonetheless.

See also: Patriot Games, Traffic, True Lies, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

(#44) 127 Hours

James Franco, Kate Mara, Lizzy Caplan, Amber Tamblyn, Clémence Poésy, Treat Williams, Kate Burton, John Lawrence, Pieter Jan Brugge, Priscilla Poland, Robert Bear, Darin Southam, Parker Hadley, Bradford Johnson, Rebecca C. Olson, Bailee Michelle Johnson, Fenton Quinn, Johnny Ahn, Zachary Haycock, Lonzo Liggins, Elizabeth Hales, Sean Bott, Norman Lehnert, Christopher K. Hagadone, Koleman Stinger, Peter Joshua Hull, Kelly Higgins, Amy Savannah, Kyle Paul, Samantha Marsden, Kelsie Mathews, Luke Drake, Xmas Lutu, Jeffrey Wood, Stacey Ann Turner, Terry S. Mercer

The true story-inspired 127 Hours may be hard to watch, but it's well worth it. James Franco stares in this tale of willpower and survival in the midst of one of the most beautiful and surreal landscapes to ever grace the silver screen.

(#45) 12 Years a Slave

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita Nyong'o, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Alfre Woodard

Harsh and painful, but true and powerful, 12 Years a Slave earned a Best Picture Oscar for its masterful craft. It's an intense experience, but one that is important to people everywhere, not just residents of Louisiana.

See also: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Green Mile, The Waterboy, Monster's Ball

(#46) The Stepford Wives

Tina Louise, Mary Stuart Masterson, Katharine Ross, Dee Wallace, Paula Prentiss, George Coe, Patrick O'Neal, William Prince, Nanette Newman, Peter Masterson, Franklin Cover, Carol Eve Rossen, Judith Baldwin

No one is saying that Connecticut is secretly run by robots, but one could be flattered that the state's cheery disposition and kind nature would inspire a hit film about the suspicious nature of being a bit too perfect.

See also: Amistad, The Haunting in Connecticut

(#47) Leaving Las Vegas

Nicolas Cage, Mariska Hargitay, Elisabeth Shue, Emily Procter, Valeria Golino, R. Lee Ermey, Julian Sands, Danny Huston, Richard Lewis, Steven Weber, Graham Beckel, Albert Henderson, Kim Adams, Stuart Regen, Shashi Bhatia

While not the most romantic or alluring depicting of Sin City, Leaving Las Vegas is an Oscar-winning piece of cinematic history that brings out the best in Nicholas Cage. A place as crazy as Vegas deserves an actor as crazy as The Cage.

See also: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Hangover

(#48) The Grey

Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo, James Badge Dale, Dallas Roberts, Nonso Anozie, Joe Anderson, Jacob Blair, Ben Bray, Anne Openshaw, Lani Gelera, Larissa Stadnichuk, James Bitonti, Peter Girges, Jonathan Bitonti, Ella Kosor

While Alaska isn't as full of malevolent wolves as The Grey suggests, the rural state is known for its beautiful, but deadly, environment. Plus it's the movie where Liam Neeson fist fights a wolf (kinda), so that's a plus.

(#49) Nebraska

Bruce Dern, Will Forte, Bob Odenkirk, June Squibb, Stacy Keach, Rance Howard, Devin Ratray, Mary Louise Wilson, Missy Doty, Tim Driscoll, Melinda Simonsen, Kevin Kunkel, Angela McEwan, Glendora Stitt, Ronald Vosta

It's obvious, sure, but Nebraska is the right choice. The successful and Oscar-nominated film is a quirky and good-humored showcase for a state with the same traits.

See also: Election, Children of the Corn

(#50) The Straight Story

Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton, Richard Farnsworth, Kevin Farley, Everett McGill, Ed Grennan, James Cada, Jack Walsh, Dan Flannery, Wiley Harker, Sally Wingert, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Barbara Kingsley, Matt Guidry, Jennifer Edwards-Hughes, Jim Haun, Anastasia Webb, Bill McCallum, Donald Wiegert

The Straight Story is David Lynch's sweet and simple story of a man who rode his lawnmower from Iowa to Wisconsin to see his brother. It really happened, and is the perfect showcase for a state as funny and charming as Wisconsin.

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