Every state is known for something. As you work your way through the list, don't miss the best movies set in New Mexico. While you're at it, check out the best books set in New Mexico, too.
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region of the western U.S. with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona, and bordering Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south.
Best Movies Set in New Mexico
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston (Actors)
Thor
Year: 2011
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall (Actors)
Crazy Heart
Year: 2009
Jeff Bridges won an Academy Award for his role as the richly comedic, semi-tragic, romantic anti-hero, Bad Blake, in the debut feature film, Crazy Heart, from writer-director Scott Cooper. Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road, and one too many drinks way too many times.
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, James Franco (Actors)
In the Valley of Elah
Year: 2007
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High Noon
Year: 1952
In the greatest showdown in the history of cinema, Cooper stands to lose not only the town but his new wife, Grace Kelly. The film also stars one of Hollywood’s most beloved and prolific actors, Lloyd Bridges, and marks the first starring role for a beautiful young actress and internationally adored screen legend Grace Kelly.
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- Joan Allen, Amy Brenneman, Sam Elliott (Actors)
- Campbell Scott (Director) - Campbell Scott (Producer)
Off the Map
Year: 2003
An eleven-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries, and comes to terms with love and loss.
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