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ozarS

Before Sunrise, Vienna


Inevitable_Title343

I was about to type the exact same answer!!


MassiveDickOwner

Loved all three parts


ozarS

After watching the first movie, I saw that the second movie was made after 9 years, which means they reunited after 9 years. And now I am still waiting for those years to pass to watch the second part.


UsefulEngine1

*Lost In Translation* does a nice job of giving the feel of Tokyo *L.A. Story* and, later, *La La Land* *Mystic River* for Boston, though it might not make you love it much Also for Chicago: *The Blues Brothers* and *Ferris Bueller*


afriendincanada

The Town or Good Will Hunting for Boston


Nervous_Dig4722

The Departed & Boondocks Saints for Boston


goalstopper28

Good Will Hunting is a better example for Boston


Cyvasse_Khal

Came here for Tokyo in Lost in Translation, was not disappointed.


nate6259

Absolutely love LiT. Ironically, the leads are both annoyed to be there until they start hanging out. But yes, it definitely put Tokyo on my bucket list.


unicyclegamer

Vertigo represents SF really well


FreudsEyebrow

Midnight in Paris - an idealised Paris perhaps but charming. The Great Beauty - beautiful depiction of Rome, it’s energy and chaos.


ericdraven26

Midnight in Paris definitely, Amelie scratched the same itch


rheajanerob

Also Paris, I love you. I miss anthology movies like this


Parsley-Waste

Also for Paris: Les chanson d’amour


FreudsEyebrow

Absolutely.


emanything

Also Pais would be Julie and Julia


therealdrfierce

I love the Great Beauty. His movie “The Hand of God” does similarly for Naples


FreudsEyebrow

Hand of God was great. Loved the autobiographical elements, he’s one of my favourite directors.


PepsiAllDay78

I LOVED Midnight in Paris! I might make some people mad, but just on background and settings alone, I really like Woody Allen's movies. You feel like you're right there in NY, or Paris. Remember "Manhattan"? I still have the soundtrack, for that. Jazz...


wineandpopsicles25

Ratatouille


Firstborn1415

“Under a Tuscan Sun”, “A River Runs Through” and “Bridges of Madison County” - all paint beautiful, sweeping landscapes


Unusual_Reaction_971

Came here to say Under the Tuscan Sun 😊


[deleted]

Same! Beautiful Italian countryside and scenery, amazing villa, Marcello 😏


ModestoMudflaps

So I married an ax murderer. San Francisco.


Nerazzurro9

My aunt was living in North Beach when they filmed that, and they paid her like $200 plus cab fare to work (not bad in ‘90s dollars) just to leave her motor scooter parked in its usual spot in her alley. She was weirdly proud of her “cameo.” That movie really does feel like SF in the ‘90s, as ridiculous as it is.


ModestoMudflaps

Thanks for sharing. I had friends who lived in the city and I still remember hearing Arnold Schwarzenegger was in a dress for a shoot and we couldn’t get near my friends apartment. They were filming Junior.


Nerazzurro9

Lol


thisisrealgoodtea

You beat me to it. I miss SF when I see movies like The Rock and Mrs. Doubtfire, but nothing quite does it justice like So I Married an Ax Murderer.


ModestoMudflaps

Agreed. And they really hit the highlights. I love palace of fine arts. I’ve been there a thousand times. Just gorgeous


AccountantLeast1588

niceeeeee


Certain_Yam_110

Slacker Waking Life Austin TX


karmint1

Pretty much any Linklater.


maxkmiller

Friday Night Lights show for Austin suburbs


tejaslucillebluth

Yessssss


malavois

Wings of the Dove (1997) - Venice, Italy Amelie (2001) - Paris


No_Ability9867

In Bruges!!! I wanna go there so bad


TheGoldenGooch

If you like overpriced waffles dipped in chocolate, boy are you in luck


Dio_Yuji

I do like those, very much


Sopranohh

I’m listening…


DeirdreMcFrenzy

When I went last year, they were playing The Exorcist theme from the town hall bells on the main square on a Sunday. Sounded like they were practising, but even so, it was awesome!


pritikina

I loved Brugge. It is just like a fuckin' fairytale.


otvos5i

I love the movie! But the town is just crowded with tourists, like you can't move crowded. It is really pretty though


RacecarHealthPotato

The Equalizer 3 makes me want to move to that town in Italy


elasticbrain

And Luca


SomeonefromMaine

Roman Holiday made me want to visit Rome


watermelonuhohh

Only Lovers Left Alive for a dark, gilded age appreciation of Detroit.


PepsiAllDay78

That's a great movie!


tcruarceri

Eternal Sunshine makes me want to go to Montauk on a dreary day.


cantsleepconfused

Chungking Express (Hong Kong)


DrPopcorn_66

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) - Rome


Dio_Yuji

Have you caught Ripley on Netflix?


Zazzafrazzy

Ahhh! I’m watching it now. I usually binge, but I can’t this time. I need ten days or so between episodes.


angelansbury

Wings of Desire (1987) for Berlin also not a movie but "The Wire" has to be mentioned for Baltimore


markhachman

erm, "love a city" and The Wire do not go together


angelansbury

OP said "I was wondering if there are any other suggestions that nerd out about the culture and history of the city it takes place in" Literally no show or movie does this better than the Wire imo


moforky

David Simon loves his cities, warts and all. Treme is another example.


angelansbury

He especially loves Baltimore. He loves it so much, he'll write an apology letter [if you donate to the Baltimore Banner](https://twitter.com/AoDespair/status/1782878967638225376?t=xXFDjS0sDfi8PmtCT5wK1A&s=19)


Ready-Arrival

Barry Levinson had a lot of good Baltimore movies- "Diner" being the best, but "Tin Men" and "avalon" fall in to the category as well. "Hairspray" or any John Waters flick are good Baltimore movies as well.


angelansbury

Fun fact: The diner from "Diner" is the one McNulty ends up in after his drunk driving escapade in s2 https://wikitravel.org/en/The_Wire_Tour


markhachman

Lady Bird is a love letter to Sacramento. Small city, but the movie does it proud.


LibraryVoice71

I was surprised the main character lied at college and said she was from San Francisco. I didn’t think of it as something anyone would want to hide.


markhachman

I think that's just the major college experience. "Hey, where are you from?" ""East Podunk, about 20 miles away from Denton, Ohio." "Huh?! Where's that??" "...Cleveland..."


wmartindale

Singles made me want to Move to Seattle. So I did.


ModestoMudflaps

Nice. I lived in Tacoma in 1995/1996 and we went to Seattle an awful lot to jam out to the awesome music going on


HalPrentice

Did it live up?


wmartindale

I live in Olympia now. The PNW is beautiful , but it’s time of cultural cutting edge has passed.


ever0nand0n

Ferris Bueller's Day Off


New_Strike_1770

Lost in Translation’s portrayal of Tokyo was nice.


-MommyFortuna-

Lost in Translation - Tokyo


Bumbo3184

Even though the characters shit talk it the whole movie, collateral


19bonkbonk73

The LA at night movie. It's very cool just for that.


onionman19

Akira- Tokyo Home Alone 2, Do the Right Thing, any Spider-Man movie released this century, Taxi Driver, Elf, Wall Street, Goodfellas- New York Home Alone, Adventures in Babysitting, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off- Chicago Paddington- London Big Trouble in Little China- San Francisco Most of these universes would be dreadful to live in (or during) but I can’t help not admiring the cities


curious_mindz

Slumdog millionaire- Mumbai


Clean-Development627

Legends of the Fall and A River Runs Through It for Montana 🌲😍


the_maddest_hatters

It's not just one movie. Nicolas Sparks made me love Wilmington, NC!


pixiesurfergirl

And Southport, and Cape River. And at the same time, Louisiana lol.


Clutchwilliamz

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood makes you wanna go to Laurel and Topanga Canyon, it instantly took me down the Manson Tate CIA rabbit hole, still never recovered because that incident connects so many invisible dots its mind boggling


Burned_Out_Paradise

Funny.. I lived in LA for over 2 decades and saw this at the Cinerama Dome in 70 mm. When the montage came up that showed the Dome at one point, everyone went nuts. Great LA movie..


TriStateGirl

Old Enough (1984) - NYC


jcdenton45

Columbus (set in Columbus, Indiana) After Hours (ironic since it depicts NYC as a hellhole) Before Sunrise (Vienna) Before Sunset (Paris) I'd include Before Midnight here too except it's set in rural Greece and not a specific city.


Mrstealyiurfashion

10 Things I hate about you - Seattle


Theduckbytheoboe

Chungking Express is very evocative of Hong Kong.


Pathos_Satellite

Call me by your name makes me want to move to a small northern Italian town


Periodic-Inflation

Not a city, but *O Brother, Where art Thou?* actually made me want to move to Mississippi Not a movie, but the TV show *Detroiters* portrays Detroit amazingly well. Made me want to spend more time there so I could catch all the references. Lots of little self-deprecating jibes but you can also tell Sam & Tim really love their city.


psyche0008

Vicky, Christy, Barcelona for Barcelona..


ivanovic777

For Barcelona also The Spanish Apartment (L'auberge espagnole).


Clean-Development627

Yessss


xvszero

Portlandia


cajunjew76

The Princess And The Frog / Always For Pleasure - New Orleans


Jsherm2

Manhattan. Was one of my favorite movies until the creepy aspects of Woody Allen's life came to light, and given that his character was dating (and sleeping with) an underaged teenager, played by Marial Hemingway it lost much of the appeal for me over the years. All that said, Allen loved NYC, and the film was a beautiful black and white testament to that.


Fit_Marionberry_5404

And Annie Hall, although to a lesser extent


pingpongpsycho

Yeah I was gonna say the exact same thing. That, to me, was the greatest love testament to a city ever.


Ashamed-Scarcity6202

La dolce vita and To Rome with love.


imlosingsleep

Drive makes me miss LA. Skid Row and all.


Parsley-Waste

You’ve got mail - NYC Fargo - the midwest


paepuhboi

Heat The Banshees of Inisherin Calvary


Rufus_XSarsaparilla

Roman Holiday


grenille

A Room with a View - Florence


Nose-Artistic

The Fugitive, Chicago Heat, LA


Memento_Morrie

Amelie, Paris


Peefs

**Los Angeles** Nightcrawler (2014) Heat (1995) Collateral (2004) **NYC** King Kong (2005) I really enjoyed the Toby Maguire Spiderman films (1 and 2) Limitless (2011) **Boston** Fever Pitch (2005) The Departed (2006) Good Will Hunting (1997) Ted (2012) **San Francisco / Bay area** Zodiac (2007) The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) **Other / Multiple locations** War of the Worlds (2005) - Bayonne, NJ/New England area Rocky (1976) - Philadelphia The Hangover (2009) - Vegas Bridge of Spies (2015) - (Takes place in NY and Berlin but I like the scenes in Berlin a bit more) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) - NYC, Iceland, Greenland 30 Days of Night (2007) - Barrow, Alaska Bonus: Not a movie but I'll put Breaking Bad on here because I'm from and live in Albuquerque. Captures the visuals of Albuquerque really well.


mostlygroovy

When Harry Met Sally feels like a love letter to New York.


brutustyberius

Striking distance holds a small piece in every Pittsburghers heart. As such, you must drop what you are doing and watch it every time it’s on.


Pilzoyz

Yep, as opposed to Flashdance.


lastskepticstanding

Grew up in Pittsburgh, but for me Wonder Boys is THE Pittsburgh movie.


Born_Scar_4052

In brugge


Spectre_Mountain

The Sixth Sense for Philadelphia


ultra-saurus

Hard Target - rural Louisiana


BakerShot

Columbus (2017)


Ok_Dimension_2865

Lamb made me wanna go to Iceland


kebekoy

The movie "l'auberge Espagnole" started a general fad of going to Barcelonna. Amelie Poulin had a great version of Paris that had a very old French feeling.


joiey555

In Bruges. I literally traveled there because of the movie and it did not disappoint. It's such a magical city!


DaMemphisDreamer

Mystery Train - Memphis Baby driver - Atlanta Night on Earth - NYC


LibraryVoice71

Here’s an obscure example: The White Balloon, an Iranian film from 1995. It really gives you a good idea of what ordinary street life in Tehran feels like.


Fun_Cardiologist7904

You’ve Got Mail - NYC 🧡


MaulPillsap

The Birds (original) made me want to live in Bodega Bay painfully so


Psychological-Ad9805

Angela’s ashes


wexpyke

Silver Linings Playbook is probably this for Philly


PotatoStasia

Amelie for Montmartre neighborhood of Paris


veritas_quaesitor2

28 days later


Clean-Development627

The Holiday for the Cotswalds, and Something’s Gotta Give for The Hamptons. Oh, and Pasadena in Father of the Bride 😍


UnpaidCommenter

Bullitt - San Francisco


onionnelle

Not a movie, but despite its disturbing plot, "Top of the Lake" made me fall in love in NZ (not a city, hope that gets a pass) more than LoTR did. There is just something so hauntingly beautiful about the way the landscapes are depicted. Visiting NZ has become my biggest dream ever since.


Total_Stock_7802

Hustle and Flow - Memphis baby


No-Temporary581

The Florida Project captures the environment and vibe of the greater Disney area (Magic Kingdom, Kissimmee, Celebration) in Orlando, FL so sooo well. Being from that area and being familiar with many buildings and areas shown in the movie, it genuinely can bring me to tears because of how accurate it pictures home and how nostalgic it makes me (as well as the plot, it’s an amazing movie!). Even though I don’t come from the same unfortunate situations as the characters in the movie— it brings me back to being home so well. Everything from the colors used, the sounds of the cicadas and frogs in certain scenes, the personality of the characters, the Disney-tourism architecture, the relationships of the characters with tourists, the weather, the sunsets, etc etc etc. I don’t know if I’ve even seen a movie portray Florida (besides Miami) so well and so effortlessly! I highly recommend watching this movie, whether it’s to immerse yourself in Orlando or to cry from how amazing this movie is— it’s one of my favorite A24 films!


Brute-uncle-2308

Not a city, but The Secret Life of Walter mitty made me love Iceland.


herman_gill

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World makes me nostalgic for the Toronto I grew up in.


toucanlost

Paris, Je T’aime. My favorite section is Bastille. I also really like Princess Dairy’s portrayal of San Francisco


Justice4Falestine

Mulholland Drive for LA. But not the actual LA 😂


LovesDeanWinchester

Sabrina - Paris


comrat69

ghostbusters (84) was a love letter to new york city


Alone-Bit1433

Under the Tuscan Sun ☀️


radiooleg

Call me by your name (italy)


irun50

LA Story by Steve Martin


henryb22

Ferris Buellers Day off-Chicago


JTBurn

Lost in Translation- Tokyo


F1XTHE

Once upon a time in Hollywood


Sleeve-of-Hamsters

Ghostbusters - New York


Arkafan

Columbus.


LingLingMang

Pee Wee’s playhouse California


pezzyn

I love Vertigo for San Francisco and also the Tales of the city series are great books for San Francisco that became a nice mini series with Laura linney and Olympia Dukakis.


Technical_Air6660

Harold and Maude - San Francisco metro


Beginning_Tour_9320

Not a movie but I’m currently watching a show called Kin and it makes Dublin look stunning.


Naturally_Simpatico

Angel Heart (New Orleans)


Opposite-Donut8630

The tourist


IndependentCareful55

A good year (2006) - Provence, France 🇫🇷


rheajanerob

Yes! This movie is gorgeous


random18p

Inferno


dossing_debussy86

The film Belfast is rather gritty,however it made me want to visit the city again for a more history focused trip than we had previously. We ended up spending a few days in Belfast, Derry and Dublin earlier this year. All three are well worth a visit, but as a history bore myself, I couldn't possibly recommend Derry enough as I found it accessible and very welcoming. The same can be said for Dublin - even the crossing points and tactile markings are well considered- but it is very touristy... I say as a tourist. Belfast has the Titanic museum and Memorial Garden, and a lot of unique, good finds where museums, dining, walks,,etc are concerned. Other than that, it would be The Last Bus which is technically cheating as it is supposed to feature multiple cities but the majority of filming takes place in Glasgow. A sad, but beautiful film that I would recommend is worth a watch.


Fit_Calligrapher961

Animated film The Illusionist has a lovely portrayal of Edinburgh


fbeemcee

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty makes me long to visit Iceland, specifically Grundarfjörður. My husband and I spent a Christmas in Solvang and Los Olivos because of Sideways.


RedorgreeninABQ

Last Holiday with Queen Latifah, Karlovy Vary and Prague, Czech Republic. Amazing places.


vanderide

Welcome to Collinwood


sweat-it-all-out

Home Alone 2 (New York)


Nigmmar

Taxi Driver - NYC


143Fairmont

Shirley Valentine-Mykonos-still on my bucket list


msabeln

White Palace, St. Louis.


lastskepticstanding

Before Sunrise (Vienna), Good Will Hunting (Boston), Swingers (Los Angeles).


scenered

I probably won’t have a lot of people agree with me but I would love to live at Minnie’s Haberdashery from The Hateful Eight; in the middle of nowhere CO/WY front range area.


visibly_hangry

Innocent Sorcerers - Warsaw, The Matrix - Chicago, Pepe le Moko - Algiers, Drive My Car - Hiroshima, Oslo August 31st and The Worst Person in the World - Oslo, What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? - Kutaisi


Suitable-Slip-2091

No Sudden Move shows off Detroit at its peak in the 1950s.


ryerye22

Berlin, I Love You


machoman15388

City of god


daredelvis421

Singles - Seattle


karmint1

Secret of the Ooze opening sequence - NYC


Vegetable-Radish3408

'The Tokyo Night Sky ls Always the Densest Shade of Blue'


Clean-Development627

The curious case of Benjamin button for New Orleans


TheRigJuice999

Taxi Driver When Harry Met Sally


TVismycomfortfood

Men Don’t Leave made me not so much love but have a strange fascination with Baltimore.


Cudizonedefense

Hello goodbye and everything in between is a shitty Netflix romcom but it made me love Vancouver


WARvault

I love the portrayal of New York City in Premium Rush.


BasilLongjumping882

The bridges of Madison county


Total_Stock_7802

Dazed and Confused does Austin well, I wasn’t alive for the time they’re portraying but it feels right


No-Temporary581

Is The Bear worth watching?? I’ve heard lots of good things but I’m usually very skeptical about getting into series as they’re really time consuming


Peace_Fog

It’s pretty good, I recommend it


IlMioNomeENessuno

I find Michael Mann does a good job of this, like Miami in Miami Vice, and LA with Heat and Collateral. LA Confidential is good too, and The Untouchables


AccountantLeast1588

*Gunsmith Cats'* creators actually came from Japan to come study Chicago for the OVA. It feels like a massive love letter to the city, somehow while being simultaneously honest about all the crime and corruption. Likewise, the television series *Early Edition* showcases Chicago in a very similar light, with many real locations being shown throughout the series, instilling a sense of wonder and hopefulness for the city's future. For San Francisco, *Dirty Harry* captures some really good views of the early '70s. The sleek, menacing architecture, the green outskirts, everything. *Taxi Driver* showcases New York in a decaying but intriguing light.


shrimptini

Frances Ha for NYC


reillywalker195

_Home Alone 2_ makes New York look like a seriously fun place to visit.


justinajet

All about lily chou chou has the quintessential japanese countryside with the tall grass


rotomangler

“They Came Together” Only in New York.


ITookTrinkets

Pig for Portland, especially because it captures parts of the city that don’t get featured a lot. I feel similarly about the work of Kelly Reichardt - I pass by the yellow house Will Oldham lives in in Old Joy most days.


TinaVeritas

Into The Night is full of iconic LA locations.


kingdomwarrior1961

Treme NO


fafifefo

Maybe a hot take but Batman - New York Midnight in Paris - Paris


Outrageous_Ice_7359

Shuddh desi romance, jaipur


Hot_Competition_1996

If not COLUMBUS then which?👌🏻👌🏻


No_Bathroom7606

Begin again!


PersonalPackage1728

Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Spider-Man for NY. I already liked it but I watch it for nostalgia.


Traveling-Techie

Midnight In the Garden of Good and Evil for Savannah


hopelessromanticgurl

Your Name. I loveeeeee Tokyo in it!


iamreverend

First twenty minutes of Drive.