Movies About New England

From Steven Spielberg, starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary
Rated PG

Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley’s novel of the same name. The film tells the story of Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), who is tasked with hunting down and killing a great white shark that has been terrorizing the local beach town of Amity Island. He teams up with a marine biologist named Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and a seasoned fisherman, Quint (Robert Shaw), to take on the shark. As they hunt the shark, the three men battle their own fears and face a series of intense and thrilling events. Ultimately, they must come together to save their lives and the people of Amity Island.

From George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman
Rated Not Rated

Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 horror film directed by George A. Romero. The film centers around a group of people trapped in a rural farmhouse in Pennsylvania, trying to survive the night against a horde of flesh-eating zombies that have recently begun to rise from the dead. The main protagonist is Ben (Duane Jones), an African American, who leads the survivors in their struggle against the undead. As the night progresses, tensions rise among the survivors as they are forced to confront their own fear, prejudices, and mortality in order to survive. The film is widely regarded as a classic of the horror genre and a pioneering work in the modern zombie film subgenre.

From George A. Romero, starring David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross
Rated Unrated

Dawn of the Dead is a 1978 horror film directed by George A. Romero. The film follows a group of survivors of a zombie apocalypse, who take refuge in an abandoned shopping mall. As the group struggles to maintain their fragile existence, they must fend off both the relentless hordes of undead lurking outside the mall and the increasing tensions within their own group. The film explores themes of consumerism, survival, and the meaning of life in a post-apocalyptic world. It is widely considered a classic of the horror genre, and has spawned numerous remakes, sequels and other adaptations.

From Robert Eggers, starring Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Valeriia Karaman, Logan Hawkes
Rated R

From Stuart Gordon, starring Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale
Rated Unrated

From John Carpenter, starring Sam Neill, Jürgen Prochnow, Julie Carmen, David Warner
Rated R

From George A. Romero, starring John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Christine Forrest, Elyane Nadeau
Rated R

From Nicolas Gessner, starring Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Mort Shuman
Rated PG

From Robert Eggers, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Julian Richings
Rated R

From Directors: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez, starring Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard, Bob Griffin
Rated R

From George Miller, starring Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer
Rated R

From Gary Sherman, starring James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson, Dennis Redfield
Rated R

From Tony Maylam, starring Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua
Rated R

From Lewis Teague, starring Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King, Kenneth McMillan
Rated PG-13

From Robert Hiltzik, starring Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tiersten, Karen Fields, Christopher Collet
Rated R

From Directors: Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, starring Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Jennifer Babtist, Cindy Manion
Rated R

From Adam Green, starring Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, Kevin Zegers, Ed Ackerman
Rated R

From Joseph Zito, starring Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Lawrence Tierney, Farley Granger
Rated R

From Steve Miner, starring Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson
Rated R

From John Frankenheimer, starring Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Armand Assante, Richard Dysart
Rated PG