Films and TV about Americans leaving and living outside of the United States (updated and expanded)

This is a list of films and TV shows about leaving, gaining education, living and working outside of the USA. 

Vacations and military service have been excluded. 

I covered a range of motivations/reasons why as well as including as including many different countries. All of the titles have the protagonists living, getting education or working outside of the US. 

(Several of these take place in a fictional country, island etc... the ones that take place in the real world are listed here: Canada, Australia, France, Thailand, Singapore, Morocco, The Caribbean,  Mexico, Hong Kong, French Polynesia, Japan, Kenya, Norway, Central America,  Africa, Egypt, South America, India, Great Brittian, UK, Ireland, Germany, Marivella Islands, Moldova, Italy and Sweden. 

Due to the unexpected interest in the subject, I have updated and expanded the original list. There are 47 titles on this list if I find more titles, this article will be updated again. 

The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1975)
The Robertson family is living in Los Angles when they decide to leave their urban life for the rural outdoors hundreds of miles from another living person (They family maybe in the US or Canada). The family faces many dangers from the wildlife, the elements, but by pulling together if they survive it all. Followed by 2 sequel The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978), Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3 (1979)

Archer: Danger Island: Season 9 (2018)
Inspired by Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982) Season 9 of Archer (2009-2023) Is set in 1938 where Archer is a pilot living in the Mitimotu Island chain. Archer along with his copilot and a parrot side kick along with other residents of the islands. Band together to battle Nazi's and seek a mysterious treasure that is not a Golden Monkey. 

Bad Medicine (1985) 
Based on the book Calling Dr. Horowitz by Steven Horowitz, MD and Neil Offen [First Published in 1978] Young Americans that cannot get in anywhere else go to a rundown Medical College in a fictional third world country. 

The Beach (2000)
Based on the novel The Beach by Alex Garland [First Published in 1996] Richard an American is traveling through Thailand when he obtains a map to an island beach paradise and cannabis patch. Joining together with a young French couple also traveling through the country. They follow the map and find a hidden community of people that dropped out of society and have created their own isolated community. With being welcomed the three decide to stay however problems arise from jealousy, isolation, injury, and not producing anything. 

Blue State (2007)
John Louge is a liberal that goes out drinking one night where he vows to leave the US if George W Bush wins the 2004 election. When this happens, John is unable to take back his vow immigrates to Canada. As he is going through this, he falls in love with a blogger Chloe Hamon who is documenting his journey. 

Bring Em Back Alive (1932) (1982)
Set before WWII American adventurer and trapper Frank Buck lives and operates out of Singapore catching live wildlife from nearby jungles for Zoo's, circuses, etc... with his crew while fighting criminals and helping his friends. 

Bush Doctor (1982)
After suffering from a personal tragedy Dr. Robert Maxwell retires from medicine and goes to Africa to get away from it all. After a school bus crashes Dr. Maxwell is pressed into service by the local understaffed mission hospital. 

Cafe Americain (1993-1994)
Sitcom about Holly Aldridge a girl from the US takes a job as a waitress at a small cafe in Paris and the regulars that like to hang out there. 

Casablanca (1942)
Rick an American runs a club in French, Morocco. One day Ilsa the one that got away comes back into his life. Ilsa and her husband need his help to get out of the country and to safety. 

Club Paradise (1986)
A Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker is injured on the job and receives a huge settlement. He uses that settlement to immigrate to a Caribbean Island where he invests in and transforms a club into a resort for affluent tourists.

Coyote (2021)
After US Customs and Boarder Agent Ben Clemens is forced into retirement, he goes to a coastal town in Mexico to work on some property he owns. While there he runs into trouble with a power criminal organization and becomes involved with people needing to cross the US, Mexico Border. 

Daktari (1966-1969)
Veterinarian Dr. Marsh Tracy and his daughter Paula and their team run an animal research center in Africa while battling criminals and other dangers.  

Donovan's Reef (1963)
After WWII three US Navy veterans have decided to live on an island paradise French Polynesia. They are living the good life when Doctor William Dedham inherits a controlling interest in his families shipping company. His daughter Miss Ameila Dedham who he has never meet comes to the island to see if her father has violated a morality clause. If he has then the shares would go to other family members. While William is away preforming his work as a Doctor his friends try to hide any hints of the moral clause being broken while Amelia is on the island. 

Emily in Paris (2020-2024)
Emily Cooper is an up-and-coming midlevel manager is about to take over her mentors as she is going to take a position in Paris Trance. However, she becomes pregnant and is unable to go so she sends Emily in her place. When Emily arrives in Paris, she gets a social media following, romantic challenges and various misadventures. 

The Family (2013)
Based on the Book Malavita by Tonino Benacquista [First Published in 2004] The Manzoni Family are relocated to Normandy after Frank Manzoni the patriarch of the family cooperates with the US Government. Unfortunately, they are discovered, and the Mafia seeks to settle the score.

Girls of The White Orchid AKA Death Ride to Osaka (1983)
Carol Heath is a waitress and an aspiring singer living in Los Angles. One day Carol responds to a job ad to be an entertainer in Tokyo, Japan. The job includes regular work at a night club The White Orchid as well as a place to stay. Once there she learns that she has been charged various fees and building debts that take away almost all of her pay and that she cannot leave the country. The only ways out presented to her are to pay the debts, or to go into prostitution for the club's owners the Yakuza, or death. While Carol is dealing with this her boyfriend Don Potter goes to Japan to find and rescue her. 

Going To Extremes (1992-1993)
Short lived series about American medical students going to the Caribbean for medical training and dealing with different cultural environment.

Hatari! (1962)
Hatari is the Swahili word for Danger. Sean Mercer runs the Momella Game Company which is an animal capturing business out of East Africa where he and his team capture wildlife for Zoo's and Circuses around the world. When a photographer Anna Marie Dallas D'Allesandro comes to document the work the lives and team dynamics are changed. 

Hot Resort (1985)
A group of poor American boys get jobs at a Caribbean resort. Where they try to get girls, fast money, have fun partying and defeating the (80's style) rich jerks next door.

Lilyhammer (2012-2014)
A former mobster is relocated to Lilyhammer, Norway after turning on his boss and various associates. 

The Long Haul (1957)
Based on the novel The Long Haul by Mervyn Mills [First Published in 1956]. After WWII ends Harry Miller American solider settles with his English wife in Liverpool, England. He takes a job as a long-distance trucker and runs into trouble with a criminal organization trying to take over the industry.

Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
Based on Another Man's War by Sam Childers [First Published in 2009]. After being released from prison a former biker drug dealer turns his life straight, finds GOD, becomes a Christian, has a baptism and gets involved with his church. This includes a mission trip to Africa where he is called by GOD to build an orphanage and protect children from conscription into a child Army.

Mogambo (1953)
Professional Hunter and Guide Victor Marswell runs a safari and game catching business in Kenya, Africa. After being sought out different clients he becomes involved in a love triangle with two very different woman. 

Midnight In Paris (2011)
Gil a writer travels to Paris France with his girlfriend and her family. Gil loves the city fantasizes, about Paris in the 1920’s. One night he travels back in time to Paris in the 20’s. After meeting his heroes and learns about himself he has to decide to live in the past or be in the present.

Mr. Baseball (1992)
Baseball player Jack Elliot has made some poor choices it traded by the New York Yankees to a Japanese Team The Chunichi Dragons. Unhappy with the trade and wanting to do things his way he clashes with his teammates, coaches and others until he accepts his situation and learns about Japanese culture.

The Mosquito Coast (1986) (2021) 
Based on the novel The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux [First Published in 1981] Allis Fox an idealist inventor moves takes his family from the US to Central America to build a utopia that he will be the leader of.  In his pursuit of his dream, he puts himself and his family in danger.  

The Mummy (1999)
An American adventurer Rick O'Connell leads a few archeologist and treasure hunters to the lost city of Hamunaptra, Egypt. There they awaken a cursed mummy that threatens to destroy the world. 

The Naked Jungle (1954)
Based on the short story Leiningen Versus The Ants by Carl Stephenson [First Published in 1938]. Set in 1901 Joanna Selby a woman from New Orlans agrees to become a mail order bride to Christopher Leiningen the owner of a cocoa plantation in South America. As the couple struggle with the new relationship a colony of army ants are on a raid that is headed for the plantation. 

Off The Map (2011) 
Three US Doctors just out of residency go to work at a free medical clinic (200 miles away from any other medical facility) in rural South America to gain experience and learn from the established Doctors that run the clinic. 

The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991)
During the pirate age Black Jack Savage was a successful wealthy pirate until he is caught and hanged in the courtyard of his own castle on a Caribbean Island, here he is stuck as a ghost unless he atones for his crimes by saving 100 lives and then he can go to heaven. In 1991 the new owner multimillionaire Barry Tarberry criminal stockbroker buys the castle to hide from the US Government. As the owner Barry is the only person that can see and hear Black Jack and help him save 100 lives along with avoiding a similar punishment himself. The two of them began their quest to save lives. 

Our Lips Are Sealed (2000)
Twins Abby and Maddie Parker witness/stop a crime and are put into the Witness Protection Program with their family and relocated to Sydney, Australia. While the girls work to become popular Members of a crime family search for the girls. 

Out Sourced (2006) (2010-2011)
The Movie and TV series have the same basic plot. A call center the sells novelty toys has been outsourced to India. A Manager from America goes there to set up and train the new employees.

Oxford Blues (1984) 
American Nick De Alango from Las Vegas enrolls in Oxford University to win his dream girl. In pursuit of that goal, he joins the rowing crew and grows as a man. 

Pair of Kings (2010-2013)
Twins Brady and Duke Boomer Parker living in Chicago, Illinois learn that their parents were royalty of an island. Now that the two of them have come of age they are now the Kings of The Kingdom of Kinkow. 

The Quiet Man (1952) 
Based on the Quiet Man and Other Stories by Maurice Walsh [First Published in 1935]. Retired American Boxer Sean Thorton immigrates to Ireland to reconnect with his heritage and to start a new life. He buys a cottage and romances and marries a local girl. 

Quigley Down Under (1990)
Matthew Quigley a sharpshooter and gun fighter from Wyoming is hired by a wealthy Australian rancher for mysterious a special job.

Skyscraper (2018)
A former FBI agent Will Sawyer becomes a security expert and is living and working in Hong Kong after a life changing injury. When a group of criminals set fire to the skyscraper his family is in, he does everything he can to get to and save his family. 

Straw Dogs (1971) 
Based on the novel The Siege of Trencher's Farm by Gordon M. Williams [First Published in 1969] An American David Sumner and his English wife Amy Sumner move to rural England for a more peaceful life. Unfortunately, a disagreement with a crew of local laborers turns deadly. (The remake Straw Dogs (2011) has the same plot but takes place in the US). 

Suspiria (1977) 
Suzi Bannion a young American enrolls is a prestigious Ballet School in Germany. At the school strange things happen, people die in mysterious ways, and the school has a history of witchcraft.

Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
Set in the 1930's former fighter piolet Jack Cutter lives as a bush piolet, adventurer, and treasure hunter and operates out of the Marivella Islands. Having regular adventures with his dog, mechanic, love interest/American spy together they seek treasure, fun and foil Nazi plans in that part of the world.  

They're Watching (2016)
The crew of a realty home improvement TV show head to Moldova on a segment about an American homeowner transforming a rundown house into an artist's haven. The crew ends up having problems with the villagers and a dangerous witch. 

The Undefeated (1969) 
After the Civil War Carpet Baggers and corrupt politicos start stealing the homes and lands of the former Confederates. Former Confederate Colonel James Langdon his family along with other former Confererate families travel to Mexico as refugees. As this is happening a businessman, and former Union Officer Colonel John Henry Tomas is also going to Mexico to sell wild horses for higher prices than he can get in the US. The two groups meet while traveling and later join forces when Mexican revolutionaries attack them.

Under The Tuscan Sun (2003)
Based on the memoir Under The Tuscan Sun: At Home In Italy, by Frances Mayes [First Published in 1996]. A recently divorced writer, professor, and critic takes a trip to Italy where she impulsively buys a villa and begins an expensive and extensive restoration.

Volunteers (1985) 
Set in 1962 Lawerance Bourne the third is an upper class, gambler, and womanizer is on the run from a gambling debt. He escapes this by joining The Peace Core on a mission to Southeast Asia. Where several groups have an interest in a bridge the Peace Core plans to build. 

Welcome To Sweden (2014-2015)
New York City account Bruce is in love with his Swedish girlfriend Emma. When she gets an important prestigious job with a bank in Stockholm, Sweden he quits his job and goes with her. Bruce finds adjusting to living in Sweden more challenging than expected. 

The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
Based on the novel The World of Suzie Wong by Richard Mason [First Published in 1957]. American architect Robert Lomax decides to change his life and pursue dream of being an artist. He does by moving to Hong Kong and living off his savings in a poor part of the city. There he hires a local prostitute to be model and muse. They fall in love and face tragedy's and decide to get married. 

Tokyo Pop (1988) 
Rocker Wendy Reed impulsively goes to Japan with little money, no local friends, or knowledge of the language of the culture. Discovers ways to adjust to different world, finds fleeting fame, and contemplates her future. 

 Youngblood (1986)
17-year-old Farm boy Dean Youngblood leaves his home in upstate New York to become a professional hockey player in Hamilton, Canada.

The most frequently challenged (banned) books in the US, that have a screen adaption, 2010-2019

This is a companion piece to The most frequently challenged (banned) books, that have a screen adaption. 1990-2009, and Frequently Challenged (banned) books in Canada that have a Screen Adaption.

Every 10 years The American Library Association releases a top 100 list of books that are most challenged/requested by people and organizations to be banned from libraries and schools.

"A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. As such, they are a threat to freedom of speech and choice." - ALA Website. - 2017 

The full lists are at ALA.org. 

At the time of writing this 40 of the 100 titles have a screen adaption. 

13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher; [First Published in 2007]: 13 Reasons Why (2017-2020)            
Hannah Baker committed suicide before her death she sends 13 tapes of the 13 people/ reasons why and sent it to a classmate to listen and to give a copy of the tape to each person she talks about. The TV series continues the story after the events of the book.

1984 by George Orwell; [First Published in 1949]: 1984 (1956/1984)                                                     In a future the Earth has been split into Empires. In Oceania one of these three Empires, Winston Smith a man that works for the Ministry of Truth rewriting history, and news to fit the government narrative. One day he meets Julia a woman and falls in love an act of rebellion in itself.  This leads him to become an enemy of the State. 

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain; [First published in 1884]: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939/1955/1960), The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), Huckleberry Finn (1974/1975) 
 The sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain [First Published in 1875].  Huckleberry Finn runs away from home and joins a runaway slave traveling on the Mississippi River having many adventures along the way. 

Alice (series), by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor; [First Published in 1985]: Alice Upside Down (2007) 
The series has 25 books, and 3 prequels Alice McKinley is entering her teenage years and has various misadventures with growing up, dating/relationships, friendships, finding role models and family issues.  

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank; [First Published in 1947] Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl (1959); The Diary of Anne Frank (1980); The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988); Anne Frank the Whole Story (2001); The Diary of Anne Frank (2009)                
 The Diary of Anne Frank a young Jewish girl hiding with her family from the Nazi’s during WWII. 

Beloved, by Toni Morrison; [First published in 1987]: Beloved (1998)
Set during and after the American Civil War a runaway slave escapes from Kentucky to the free state of Ohio. After escaping she does the best for her family while dealing with the ghosts of the past.

Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo A. Anaya; [First published in 1972]: Bless Me, Ultima (2013) 
A coming-of-age story about a young Chicano, that is growing up in New Mexico and being mentored by a curandera that he is related to.

(A curandera is a female healer that uses folk medicine and mysticism for healing). 

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley; [First Published in 1932] Brave New World (1980/1998) Brave New World Series (2020)
Set in the future a totalitarian utopia exists through genetic engineering, drugs, sex and brain washing. However, one-man longs to be free.

Burned by Ellen Hopkins; [First Published in 2006] Burned (2019)                                                
Pattyn is a 17-year-old girl that is struggling with Mormon teachings and lifestyle. After getting into trouble, she goes to live with her Aunt Jeanette that gives her a new perspective on the world and religion. 

Captain Underpants (series), by Author & Illustrator Dav Pilkey; [First Published in 1997]: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018-?) 
A 12-book series about a 2 fourth grade boys who hypnotize their principle into becoming a superhero called Captain Underpants. 

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger; [First Published in 1951]                                                    
After getting expelled from Holden Caulfield spends a few days in New York dealing with depression, looking for love and or sex and reflecting on his view of the world.                         

While there is no adaption to the book by J.D. Salinger however there is a Biopic about the author’s life titled Rebel In The Rye (2017)

A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess;[First published in 1962]: A Clockwork Orange (1971) 
Set in a future England a sociopathic gang leader Alex is caught for attempted robbery and murder. Once in prison Alex is chosen for an experimental behavior-modification treatment that makes him severely ill at the mere thought of violence. After treatment and being released from prison society takes advantage of his conditioned state. 

The Color Purple, by Alice Walker; [First published in 1982]: The Color Purple (1985)                    
Set in Georgia during the 1930’s the story is about a black woman of low social status, suffers abuse from her father and other people in her life over four decades. 

CRANK, by Ellen Hopkins; [First Published in 2004] CRANK: Flirting with the Monster (2015)  Kristina Snow a well-behaved nice girl goes to New Mexico to visit her Father. While on the trip she tries crystal meth aka crank and enjoys it. Kristina soon becomes addicted getting her into trouble and struggles with her addiction. 

Enders Game by Orson Scott Card; [First Published in 1985]: Enders Game (2013) 
After barley defeat the Formics an alien race that want to take over the Earth. The Earth government starts training children to be future military leaders. The protagonist Ender Wiggin is a genius at tactics, games, and strategy quickly rises in the ranks to the point of being the perfect General. 

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer; [First Published in 2005] Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) 
Oskar is a 9-year-old boy that lost his father during the 9/11 attacks on 9/11/2001. One day he finds a key in his father’s belongs and sets out to find the lock it goes to helping the boy learn about himself and to find closure.

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James; [First Published in 2011]:  Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) 
A literature student meets billionaire Christian Grey a man with specific sexual and romantic tastes. Together they pursue a relationship.

The Glass Castle by Janet Wells; [First Published in 2005]: The Glass Castle (2017)                        
The Glass Castle is a memoir about unconventional parents with issues that create a difficult childhood for the author and her siblings. The siblings eventually leave home and become successful. 

The Giver, by Lois Lowry: [First published in 1993]: The Giver (2014)                                               
Set in the future a boy is given starts training for a special position with his society and government. This helps him to realize that his utopian society is really a highly controlled dystopia.

Goosebumps (series), by R.L. Stine: [First Published in 1992] Goosebumps (TV Series) (1995-1998), Goosebumps (2015), Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)                                  
Goosebumps is a series of horror novellas that follow child characters, who find themselves dealing with unusual situations; that usually involve the supernatural and or science fiction. There are 62 book are printed under the original umbrella title. With several spin offs. 

Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar: [First Published in 2002] Gossip Girl (2007-2012) 
A book series that follow the lives, and romances of privileged elite teens from the Upper East Side Manhattan.  

The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood: [First published in 1985]: The Handmaid’s Tale (1990) TV Series (2017-2022) 
Set in a dystopian future a totalitarian government runs a country called Gilead where all fertile women are stripped of rights and must serve as surrogates for infertile wives of the rich and powerful.

 The Hate U Give by Angie Tomas; [First Published in 2017] The Hate U Give (2018)                    
Star Carter is a 16-year-old black girl in a poor part of town. One night Star leaves a party with Khalil a childhood friend. They are pulled over for a traffic violation. The situation becomes tense, and Star witnesses the officer shooting Kahlil. After that night Star testifies in court and becomes activist. She and her family face the challenges of her activism. 

 The Holy Bible by GOD, [First Published Unknown]                                                                        
There are many screen adoptions of the Bible in whole or part for various ages, and dominations. 

The House of Spirits, by Isabel Allende: [First published in1982]: The House of Spirits (1993)   
Three generations of the Trueba family are chronicle through personal and political upheaval in Latin America during the 20^th Century. 

The Hunger Games by, Suzanne Collins; [First Published in 2008] The Hunger Games (2012)
Set in a dystopian future, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister’s spot in the annual death game that sets 24 young people (between the ages of 12 -18) against each other for entertainment for the elite and to exert control over the lower castes. 

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou: [First published in 1969]: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)
The autobiography is about the early years of poet, writer, singer, and activist Maya Angelou 1928 - 2014. 

The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini: [First published in 2003]: The Kite Runner (2007)             
Tells the story of a friendship between two boys beginning in the final days of the Afghanistan Monarchy and into the rise of the Taliban Regime. 

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov; [First Published in 1955]: Lolita (1962/1997) 
A man marries his landlady so he can be close to her underage daughter that he secretly desires.

Looking For Alaska by John Green; [First Published in 2005] Looking For Alaska (2019) 
Miles Halter goes to Culver Creek Preparatory High School in Alabama where he forms friendships with three other students. When one of the friends ends up dead the group looks for answers and grow as people. 

Madeline and the Gypsies by Ludwig Bemelmans Madeline; [First Published in 1958]: Madline (1998) Madeline TV Series (1989-2001) 
Madeline and her friend Pepito visit a traveling Gypsie Carnival become lost and temporally join the carnival as performers. The Movie is about Madeline trying to save her beloved school and the TV series covers the series. 

Monster by Walter Dean Myers; [First Published in 1999]: All Rise (2018)                                      
Steve Harmon is a 17-year-old student that has been arrested for a robbery that resulted in a murder in the State New York. The rest of the story is legal battle he must go through to prove his guilt or innocence. 

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck: [First published in 1937]: Of Mice and Men (1939, 1968, 1981, 1992)  
Two drifters working the fields during The Great Depression George and Lennie work to achieve their dream of having their own land. Until an accidental murder kills the shared dream they have about a better life. 

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky: [First published in 1999]: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)                                                                                                                                  
A coming-of-age novel set in the early 1990’s about an introvert starting high school, dealing with death, drugs, sex, abortion and family and coming to terms with being molested as a child. 

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi; [First Published in 2000]: Persepolis (2007)                              
Memoir told by Marjane and her childhood during the Islamic Revolution in Iran beginning in the 1970’s. Marjane tells her story about growing up and witnessing the world changing. 

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (series) by Alvin Schwartz, Illustrator Stephen Gammell; [First Published in 1981]: Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (2019) Scary Stories (2018)                       
The books series is a collection of short scary stories based on folklore, urban legends, and history. The 2019 film is set in the 1968 about a group of teens that experience several of their stories because of a ghostly curse. 

The Documentary Scary Stories (2018) is about the books, the author, becoming one of the most banned book series and the art it has inspired.

Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson: [First published in 1999]: Speak (2004) 
At the final party of the summer a high school freshman calls the police ending the party. Unable to say why she called the police due to a trauma that happened during the party she becomes a loner. Through art she is able to overcome what happened and speak up.

The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien; [First published in 1990]: A Soldier’s Sweetheart (1998)  
A set of connected short stories about US soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War. 

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee: [First published in 1960]: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)        Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the depression era Deep South defends a black man accused of raping a white woman in a court of law. While teaching his children about predigest people have.

The Walking Dead (series) by Robert Kirkman & Illustrator Tony Moore; [First Published in 2004]:The Walking Dead (2010-2022); Fear The Walking Dead (2015-2023); The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020) 
Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes is injured in the line of duty and falls into a coma. When he wakes up, he finds the hospital deserted and the world changed by the walking dead. Rick and other survivors fight to stay alive.

 

Movie Theater as the Setting and or Plot/Theme + Video Rental Stores

Due to the shortness of the cinema background, I combined the video rental store post. 

I really miss Movie theaters so I thought it might be interesting and fun to see a movie theater or drive in on film. 

Big Time Operators Aka The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Bill Travers inherits a barley operating business a cinema called The Bijou from a distant Uncle. Bill and his wife Jean decide to sell the business only to find it in bad shape. Bill and Jean start the work to make a profit from the inheritance. 

Bikini Drive-In (1995) 
Kim Taylor inherits her grandfather's old drive-in movie theater. Having fond memories of the place she wants to get it up and running again. However, there is $25,000 in taxes due in about a week. So, Kim her friends and the employees of the drive in create and implement a plan that involves wearing little to nothing. 

Cinema Paradiso (1988)                                                                                                                            A successful Film Maker reflects on his childhood, his family and mentor the projectionist at the town's only movie theater in a small Sicilian town.    

Christmas at the Drive-In (2022)
When the local Drive-In is going to be closed and torn down. A property lawyer/professor that wants to save it has to prove the worth and value to the community by Christmas which is in three weeks. As she works to revamp the business, she reconnects with her first love a property developer that wants to tear it down and owns the McCarthy Drive-In. 

Christmas Movie Magic (2021)
Reporter Allie Blackman sent to write about the 65^th anniversary of a Christmas movie and song “Christmas With You” at the filming location, White Falls, New York. While there she finds message to a mysterious woman from the movie star/song writer. She joins with a movie theater owner and film expert Brad Westfield to find the woman and the origin of the song.

Dead In Drive-In (1986)
Set in the future where sickness, economic collapse, food shortages, and 5 Rambo movies have been made. A recently unemployed teen and his girlfriend go to a drive in only to discover it is a trap/concentration camp for the unemployed and other unwanted members of society. Can he escape? 

Demons (1985)                                                                                                                                  Several people are given free tickets to a screening to a new horror film. After the film starts demons start attacking the people trapped in the theater. 

Drive In (1976)
A group of people (mostly teens) in 1976 Texas have adventures at the local drive-in theater one weekend night. 

Drive In Massacre (1977)
The police in a rural California town search for a serial killer that uses a sword to kill at a Drive -In theater. 

Electric Shadows (2004)
Two childhood friends come back together after an accident with one of them reading the others memoir of their childhood and an outdoor theater and the movies that was a big part of their lives.  

Empire of Light (2022)
Set in England in the early 1980's a cinema manager and a new employee bond and heal while dealing with challenges of mental health, everyday life, and wanting to escape. 

It's A Wonderful Knife (2023)
this is a reimagining of It's A Wonderful Life (1947) and It Happened One Christmas (1977) as a teen horror movie. A year after Winnie Carruthers stops a masked killer on Christmas Eve. Winnie is having a bad Christmas with grieving her friends who died, not getting into college, and finding her boyfriend cheating among other things. She wishes things had turned out different, so she finds herself in a world where she had never been born. In this world the killer was never caught and is still murdering the people of the town, and nobody knows who she is. Winnie tries to find people who believe her story as well as a way to get home. 

The Last Horror Film (1982)
A New York City taxi driver dreams of being a famous director and decided to follow/stalk actress Jana Bates to the Cannes Film Festival if France to get her to be in his film. While in France the people close to the actress start getting killed one by one. 

The Last Matinee (2020)
Set in the 1993 people go to the Montevideo Opera Cinema to see a Frankenstein Film. As the show starts a killer starts to take out audience and staff one by one. 

The Last Matinee (2021)
In a small town in an old-fashioned movie theater a killer goes after the patrons and the employees in the theater one by one during the last show of the day. 

The Majestic (2001)                                                                                                                                  Set in 1951 a Hollywood screen writer Peter Appleton has a car accident after a night of drinking and bad news he loses his memory and washes up in a small town where he is mistaken for the lost MIA son of the local movie theater owner Harry Trimble. Peter revives the local treater and brings life back to the town before he regains his memory.  Having regained his memories, he has to face congress and the House on Un-American Activates after being accused of being a communist. 

Matinee (1993)                                                                                                                                        
Set during the Cuban Missile Crisis a showman promotes a science fiction movie in a South Florida. While a boy has a coming-of-age adventure at the theater that the film promotion is taking place. 

Midnight Matinee (1989)                                                                                                                            A small town is restarting a horror movie marathon after a murder at a previous movie marathon. Will tragedy strike again? 

Midnight Movie (2008) 
A special screening of a lost horror film the audience and employees are trapped in the theater as the killer comes off the screen and attacks everybody trapped inside. 

Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)                                                                                                            At a 26 screen megaplex an assistant manager must keep the theater running after the manager disappears, look after his younger siblings and set up for a special premier: while a Phantom sabotaging and haunting the place. 

Popcorn (1991)
 A group of film students put on an all-night horror movie marathon. As marathon progresses a killer kills the students usually with the theme of the movie that is playing. 

Popcorn (2007)                                                                                                                                          Dany falls for a hot girl bus is unable to get her attention. So, he gets a job at her place of work a movie theater.   

Porno (2019)
Set in 1992 a 2-screen movie theater staffed by Christians discover a basement level with a third screen which showed adult content in the past. While exploring they find an old film reel. Curious about it they vote, and a majority of the staff decide to screen the old reel. Doing this releases a succubus trapped within the film. The succubus traps, temps and attacks the people in the theater until they are able to trap or destroy the demon. 

Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)                                                                                                                    Set during the Great Depression a waitress goes to the movies regularly. During her latest visit a charter comes off the screen from the film she is watching.   

Ruby (1977)                                                                                                                                              
16 years after Ruby's boyfriend and father of her child is killed/vows revenge; Ruby runs a Drive In employing the gang members that killed her boyfriend. The gang members/employees are killed in creative in a supernatural drive-in theme.  

Save The Cinema (2022)
Based on the true story of Liz Evans who worked to save The Lyric Cinema a local cinema and theatre in Carmarthen, Wales.  

Splendor (1989)
Splendor is the name of an old movie theater in an Italian town that is on the verge of closing due to debts and low attendance. The current owner and manager Jordan who inherited the business from his father reminisces about his past and the glory days of the theater. 

Special Mention 

Dimension 404: Episode 2: Cinethrax (2017) A film buff and his niece attend a new 3D movie that opens a gate to another dimension. They try and stop what is trying to get thru. 

Video Rental Stores in film 

I miss video rental stores where I live all of them have closed is this is the closest thing to seeing them again. These films take place or have important scenes in video rental stores.

An interesting fact is that the video rental setting is used 6 times during the 80's and 90's While 2000 to 2019 The time of Netflix, Redbox and Streaming the video rental setting is used 9 times not including the South Park special mention.  

Another interesting fact is that Blockbuster is used only twice South Park and Yes Man. The rest are independents or are portrayed as independents. 

Remote Control (1988)
A video store clerks stumbles onto an alien plot to take over earth by brainwashing people with a B grade1950s science fiction movie.

The Fisher King (1991)
After inspiring a listener's mass shooting a shock jock Jack Lucas falls apart until he starts helping Parry a man whose wife was killed in the shooting.

Clerks (1994)
A day in the lives of two clerks Dante (convince store) and Randal (video rental store) as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the roof of the store.

Scream (1996)
After the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.

Superstar (1999)
A girl working for a video rental store works for attaining her dreams of fame and kissing the Big Man on Campus.

Loser (2000)
University freshman, Paul Tannek is branded a loser by his hard partying roommates and set up to be kicked out of his dorm, he gets a place off campus. After saving Dora Diamond from being overdosed at a party; he falls in love with her however she is involved with elitist Professor Edward Alcott.

Sugar and Spice (2001)
When high school cheerleader Diane gets knocked up by her boyfriend. They get married and get low paying jobs at a grocery store bank and a video rental store. Wanting to give the best life for her twins Diane and her squad mates plan to steal needed money. Researching bank robbery from movies and using their cheerleading skills, the girls devise a plan to rob a bank.

Jersey Girl (2004)
After his career is destroyed by an unexpected tragedy and a personal melt down, a single father Ollie Trinke grieves and just getting by. Until meeting a beautiful love interest Maya at a video rental store she works at; he starts to turn his life around.

I Am Legend (2007)
When an unstoppable virus that turns human race into bloodthirsty mutants, civilization's last hope for a cure lies with scientist Robert Neville, the sole survivor in New York City. Based on I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Mathenson[First Published in 1954].

Be Kind Rewind (2008)
A video-store employee accidentally erases every tape on the shelves, in order to stay in business, the employees try and re-create all the films, with their own camera, with a budget of zero.

Good Dick (2008)
An extreme introverted girl that rents soft-core porn from a local video rental store.  While there she meets a video store clerk who vows to win her heart.

Yes Man (2008)
Based on the memoir Yes Man by Danny Wallace [First Published in 2005]. Banker Carl Allen has gotten through a bitter divorce, lives his life going to work and watching rented videos after work. Until he goes to a self-improvement seminar; at the seminar the guru makes Carl say yes to everything that comes his way.

This Means War (2012)
A pair of best friends and CIA agents wage an epic battle against one another when they discover they are dating the same woman.

A Nightmare on Facetime (10/24/2012) Season 16; Episode 12*
The 235th episode of the series overall. Randy Marsh purchases a Blockbuster video store and demands that his reluctant family work in it on Halloween with him. Aspects of which parody the 1980 film The Shining, and an episode of The Simpson's Treehouse of Horror V: Season 6: Episode 109 (1994) Act 1: The Shinning

Beyond the Gates (2016)
After their father's disappearance, two brothers Gordon and John reunite to close down his video store. While doing this they find an old VHS board game and decide to play. On the tape, a ghostly woman offers them a way to rescue their father.

Blockbuster (2022)
A Netflix sitcom about the last Blockbuster store the manager trying to keep it open and the employees that still work there. (Netflix making this seems ironic).  (Update Netflix killed Blockbuster again). 

The Last Video Store (2023)
A woman comes to Blaster Video Store (the last video rental store in Canada) with a cursed VHS tape which results in the people at the store experiencing a strange supernatural experience. 

The Last Video Store (2023)
In a video rental store in Australia two young employees start a romantic relationship until the girls criminal ex shows up to cause trouble. 

* While several TV shows have episodes use a video rental store as a location This is a special inclusion because it covers what things were like with video rental in 2012. 
Blockbuster ceased operation in 2013 with only a few stores left only one left as of today. 

Attending Medical School | Nursing School Films

Medical School | Nursing School

Films about attending Medical School or Nursing College.

There is a combined total 35 with taking 24 including Medical College/Education with 9 under the category of Nurse College/Education. 8 are from and take place in the 21^st Century; the remaining 27 are from or take place in the 20^th century or earlier.

Medical School/Education 

Arrowsmith (1931)
Based on the book Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis [First Published in 1925] The life of Martin Arrowsmith MD. In the book Arrowsmith explores medical education as well as the various avenues of the medicine at the time; the movie cuts it down to just a few plot points.

Bad Medicine (1985)  
Based on the book Calling Dr. Horowitz by Steven Horowitz, MD, and Neil Offen [First Published in 1978] Young Americans that cannot get into a medical college anywhere else go to a rundown Medical College in a fictional third world country. 

Doctor G (2022)
Medical Student Uday Gupta is unable to obtain a place in his chosen specialty in Orthopedics and to be like his personal hero and cousin Dr, Ashok Gupta. Uday is unwilling/unable to leave the city because of family enters the OBGYN program with the plan to later transfer. So, with this plan develops an attitude/last approach that offends his professor and classmates. As he is forced to confront his bias, pride he also learns about his family members and out grows his childish perceptions and works to make up for his past actions as a man and as a physician. 

Doctor In The House (1954) (1969-1975)
Based on Doctor in the House by Richard Gordon [First Published in 1952] Simon Sparrow a freshman medical student falls into a group of Playboys that are having a good time partying, playing sports, and enjoying college life.

Flatliners (1990) 
Five medical students perform dangerous near-death experiments. As they push the limits of the experiments, they begin to experience waking nightmares involving their past sins.  

Flatliners (2017) 
Inspired by the film Flatliners (1990) Five medical students experiment with near death. The first members seem to gain benefits from the process however as the experiments continue guilt and past sins start to haunt members of the group. 

Getting In (1994)
Gabriel Higgs is waitlisted for getting into John Hopkins University with six people ahead of him. So, he decided to bribe the other on the list. However, somebody is killing the wait list is with him being number 6 what kind of danger is Gabriel in? 

Going To Extremes (1992-1993)
Short lived series about American medical students going to the Caribbean for medical training and dealing with different cultural environment. 

Gross Anatomy (1989)
A first-year med student wants to become a doctor. Yet he appears not to care about anything, To the annoyance of his classmates and professors. Will he make it through gross anatomy and his first year or dropout? 

Hard Rock Medical (2013-2018)
Eight students that are Medical Students attending the Boreal Medical School in Canada. These students are participating in the school's rural medicine program.

House of God (1984)
Based on the book House of God by Samuel Shem MD [First Published in 1978] A Semi-autobiographical memoir; about a group of interns entering into the medical field. As they face tragedies and grow as professionals, they become disillusioned with the profession. 

The Interns (1962) 
Based on the novel The Interns by Richard Frede [First Published in 1960] Several Medical students began their internships and face personal and professional challenges. 

The Legendary Doctor Hur Jun (1999) Gu-am Heo Jun (2013)
Based on the life of Heo Jun a man a concubine son of a general that becomes a respected Physician and author of the most important medical text in Joseon Era Korea.  

Not As A Stranger (1955)
Based on the book Not As A Stranger by Morton Thompson [First Published in 1954] A young man that lives for medicine sacrifices almost everything to attend medical college and to have a successful medical career. After becoming a MD must deal with the limitations of medicine as well as frustrations and disillusionment of the medical system along with men and women that work in the medical field. 

Off The Map (2011) 
Three US Doctors completing their residencies go to work at a free medical clinic (200 miles away from any other medical facility) in rural South America to gain experience and learn from the established Doctors that run the clinic. 

Patch Adams (1998) 
Based on the book Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System and Society Through Physician Service Complementary Therapies, Humor, and Joy by Patch Adams and Maureen Mylander [First Published in 1992]. Patch decides to become a doctor to help people. Not liking the way things have been done he sets out to change the system with using humor and laughter to help the sick. 

The Physician (2013) 
Based on the novel The Physician by Noah Gordon [First Published in 1986] During the 11 Century Rob Cole apprentices to a barber surgeon; When he meets a Jewish physician trained by a Persian Academy. Rob Cole becomes determined to attend the academy. Unable to attend due to being Christian he disguises himself as a Jew and attends the academy.

Re-Animator (1985)
Inspired by the short story Herbert West Re-Animator by H.P Lovecraft [First Published in 1922] A medical student and his friend experiment with a serum that reanimates the dead to less than the desired results. Followed by two sequels Bride of Re-Animator (1990) and Beyond Re-Animator (2003). 

Scream Queens: Season 2 (2015-2016)
Several survivors from season 1 go to work at the C.U.R.E. Institute a hospital and medical college for incurable diseases, where a new costumed serial killer (or killers) known as the Green Meany stalks the halls. Attacking; Murdering the patients, staff, volunteers, visitors, and survivors of the first series. 

Scrubs: Med School (2009-2010)
In the last and final season of Scrubs (2001-2010) Sacred Heart Hospital was torn down and a med school was put in its place. With the series following a group of med students and some of the original cast teaching at the med school. 

Service to Man (2016)
Set in 1967 at Meharry Medical College a Historically Black College University located outside of Nashville, Tennessee. The college has accepted it first white student Eli where he deals with anti-white racism and distrust, along with the challenges of medical school.  As this is happening Eli develops a rivalry and a friendship with legacy student Michael Dubois.

Stitches (1985) 
Three med students pull pranks, throw wild parties, woo the girls and take on the mean Dean in the college movie. When they throw one too many pranks and their leader get kicked out will the guys be able to come up with a plan to save him?  

Summer 2007 (2007) 
After getting in over his head in politics a Medical Student decides to get out of town for a while. He convinces several of his friends/classmates to do their required community service internship at what they believe will be a modern clinic in an upper-class vacation area of India. Instead, they are sent to a poor rural area.

White Coats aka Intern Academy (2004)  
Seven student interns go to learn and work at St Albert’s Teaching Hospital the worst hospital in the Canadian Health System.  

Vital Signs (1990)
Medical students enter their third year and choose and compete for the specialties they are to enter. While dealing with personal and professional challenges. 

Nurse College/Education

4 Girls in White (1939)
Four girls enter a nurse training program for different reasons. The girls learn and grow on the journey to becoming nurses. 

Angles in White AKA Itsumademo Shiroi Hane (2018)
Rumi Kizaki is a young woman that failed to get into Japan's National University. So, she enrolls into a Nursing school as a last choice back up. As Rumi learns, interacts with classmates, and patients she realizes being a Nurse maybe more than a backup plan for her. 

The Lamp Still Burns (1943) 
Based on the book One Pair of Feet by Monica Dickens [First Published in 1942] While WWII is Hilary Clarke decides to become nurse and is put through a demanding training process. As this is happening, she falls in love and must choose between staying a nurse or getting married to the man she loves.

The New Nurses AKA Sygeplejeskolen (2018-2019)
Danish TV series about the first men and their female classmates that are to train and become Nurses at a training hospital in 1950’s Denmark.

Nobody’s Baby (1937)
Failing to get into show business two friends attend Nurse School and get mixed up with a secret pregnancy/baby within a secret marriage. 

The Shift (2013) 
During a 12-night shift in the ED an experienced nurse has to train a new nurse. As the shift passes the two of them disagree about quality of life and quantity of life in regard to the people they are treating.

The Student Nurses (1970)
Four friends and student nurses become sexually liberated, learn about their chosen specialties, and are a part of issues that were relevant/going on at the time.

Tammy and the Doctor (1963) 
This is the third movie in the Tammy Tyree film series. Tammy accompanies a friend to LA where the friend is getting an operation. Not having money or a place to stay Tammy gets a job as a nursing assistant/Nurse training and starts dating a young Doctor, while her friend gets better. 

White Parade (1934) 
Students get through nursing school from first day of college to graduation.

Due to few films and TV shows I have added Nursing assistants as protagonists to add a few more titles. 

Nursing Assistants 

Disorderlies (1987) A Gambler Winslow needs money to pay off gambling debts or pay the price. The easiest way for him to get the money he needs is to inherit it from his dying uncle. To speed up the process he hires the worst orderlies in the US. However, his uncle health and vitality greatly improve under their care. This causes Winslow to go to more drastic plans. 

The Disorderly Orderly (1964) Jerome Littlefield a med student becomes an orderly. As an orderly he causes chaos due to clumsiness and a psychosomatic problem causes him to take on the symptoms that people tell him they suffer from. 

Paper Mask (1990) Based on the book Paper Mask by John Collee [First Published in 1988] Hospital orderly Matthew Harris discovers a young doctor has died so he assumes his identity and gains employment in a Casualty Dept. in another part of the country. He struggles with his new role until an experienced nurse helps him. It unravels when he makes a mistake and kills someone. 

Skelton Key (2005) Caroline Ellis a Hospice Nurse quits her job and goes to work for a New Orleans Plantation helping a take care of her husband that suffered from a stroke. At the plantation she investigates a ghost story and other mysterious happenings around the house. 

The books 

1. Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System and Society Through Physician Service Complementary Therapies, Humor, and Joy by Patch Adams and Maureen Mylander [First Published in 1992]
2. Flatliners by Leonore Fleischer [First Published in 1990]
3. Paper Mask by John Collee [First Published in 1988]
4. The Physician by Noah Gordon [First Published in 1986]
5. Calling Dr. Horowitz by Steven Horowitz, MD, and Neil Offen [First Published in 1978]
6. House of God by Samuel Shem MD [First Published in 1978]
7. The Interns by Richard Frede [First Published in 1960]
8. Not As A Stranger by Morton Thompson [First Published in 1954]
9. Doctor in the House by Richard Gordon [First Published in 1952]
10. One Pair of Feet by Monica Dickens [First Published in 1942]
11. Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis [First Published in 1925]
12. Herbert West Re-Animator by H.P Lovecraft [First Published in 1922]