Every state is known for something. As you work your way through the list, don't miss the best movies set in Maryland.
Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic state that's defined by its abundant waterways and coastlines on the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Its largest city, Baltimore, has a long history as a major seaport.
Fort McHenry, the birthplace of the U.S. national anthem, sits at the mouth of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, home to the National Aquarium and Maryland Science Center.
Best Movies Set in Maryland
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Ellen Barkin, Kevin Bacon, Mickey Rourke (Actors)
Diner
Year: 1982
The film that launched successful careers for Kevin Bacon, Ellen Barkin, and more! It's a lively, poignant tale of friends trying to recapture their lost innocence in 1959 Baltimore.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Adrien Brody, Bebe Neuwirth, Joe Mantegna (Actors)
Liberty Heights
Year: 1999
This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben (Ben Foster) completes high school, he falls for Sylvia (Rebekah Johnson), a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions.
Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van (Adrien Brody), attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman and their father (Joe Mantegna) tries to maintain his burlesque business.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer (Actors)
Twelve Monkeys
Year: 1995
Traveling back in time isn't simple, as James Cole (Bruce Willis) learns the hard way. Imprisoned in the 2030s, James is recruited for a mission that will send him back to the 1990s.
Once there, he's supposed to gather information about a nascent plague that's about to exterminate the vast majority of the world's population. But, aside from the manic Jeffrey (Brad Pitt), he gets little in the way of cooperation, not least from medical gatekeepers like Dr. Kathryn Railly (Madeleine Stowe).
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, David Dobkin (Actors)
Wedding Crashers
Year: 2005
Jeremy (Vince Vaughn) and John (Owen Wilson) are divorce mediators who spend their free time crashing wedding receptions. For the irrepressible duo, there are few better ways to drink for free and bed vulnerable women.
So when Secretary of the Treasury William Cleary (Christopher Walken) announces the wedding of his daughter, the pair make it their mission to crash the high-profile event. But their game hits a bump in the road when John locks eyes with bridesmaid Claire (Rachel McAdams).
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Tomas Milian, Miguel Ferrer, D.W. Moffett (Actors)
Traffic
Year: 2000
A look at America's war on drugs through several interconnected stories: Ohio's Supreme Court judge is appointed as the nation's Drug Tsar, unaware that his own daughter is a heroin addict, two DEA agents pursue the wife of a jailed drugs baron who seeks to control his lucrative business, and a Mexican cop takes a lone stand against the powerful cartels in his community.
Now that you've completed the list of best books set in this state, why not check out some others? Here are the Best Movies Set in All 50 States.
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