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Exploring the World of Suburbia Through Cinema

Suburbia, a term often associated with monotony and routine, has been a fascinating subject of exploration in the world of cinema. From satirical comedies to poignant dramas, movies and TV shows have delved into the complexities of suburban life, revealing the intricacies of human relationships and the struggles of modern living. In this article, we'll delve into the best movies and TV shows related to suburbia, highlighting the themes, characters, and storylines that make them so compelling.

Cast

Al Pacino

Robert Duvall

Diane Keaton

Robert De Niro

The Godfather Part II (1974)

8.6 14.0K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 202 min.

Audience: R

Story: In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

Plot: new year's eve, new york city, based on novel or book, italian american, gangster, praise, blackmail, symbolism, ...

Time: 1950s

Place: cuba, italy

Cast

Fred Savage

Dan Lauria

Alley Mills

Jason Hervey

The Wonder Years (1988) TV Show

8.3 1.1K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 6

Episodes: 115

Audience: TV-PG

Story: The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult Kevin, Kevin faces the difficulties of maintaining relationships and friendships on his enthralling journey into adulthood.

Plot: puberty, girlfriend, high school, friends, growing up, slice of life, coming of age, best friend, ...

Time: 1970s, 1960s

Cast

Elizabeth Olsen

Paul Bettany

Kathryn Hahn

Teyonah Parris

WandaVision (2021) TV Show

8.2 12.8K votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 9

Audience: TV-14

Story: Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.

Plot: artificial intelligence (a.i.), witch, loss of loved one, magic, sorcery, supernatural, superhero, based on comic, ...

Craig of the Creek (2018) TV Show

8.1 262 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 6

Episodes: 172

Audience: TV-Y7

Story: Craig and his two friends, Kelsey and JP, embark on adventures in the untamed wilderness of the Creek, a place where children can run wild and free. The group of friends solve mysteries, fulfil quests and compete in battles against the other kids.

Plot: maryland, suburb, childhood, african american child, creek, mischievous children, child protagonist, grand, ...

Cast

Katy Mixon

Diedrich Bader

Meg Donnelly

Giselle Eisenberg

American Housewife (2016) TV Show

7.7 178 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 103

Audience: TV-PG

Story: A family comedy narrated by Katie, a strong-willed mother, raising her flawed family in a wealthy town filled with perfect wives and their perfect offspring.

Plot: suburbia, family, sitcom

Cast

Damien Bonnard

Alexis Manenti

Djebril Zonga

Steve Tientcheu

Les Misérables (2019)

7.6 1.6K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: France

Duration: 104 min.

Audience: R

Story: Stéphane has recently joined the Anti-Crime Squad in Montfermeil, in the suburbs of Paris, France, where Victor Hugo set his famed novel “Les Miserables”. Alongside his new colleagues Chris and Gwada – both experienced members of the team – he quickly discovers tensions running high between local gangs. When the trio finds themselves overrun during the course of an arrest, a drone captures the encounter, threatening to expose the reality of everyday life.

Plot: police brutality, paris, france, based on novel or book, police, ghetto, riot, drone, ...

Time: 2000s

Cast

Jemaine Clement

Taika Waititi

Jonny Brugh

Cori Gonzalez-Macuer

What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

7.5 4.0K votes

Genre: Comedy, Horror

Country: New Zealand, United States of America

Duration: 86 min.

Audience: R

Story: Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

Plot: friendship, vampire, commune, mockumentary, zombie, werewolf, suburb, heartbreak, ...

Place: new zealand

Rocko's Modern Life (1993) TV Show

7.5 315 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 100

Audience: TV-Y7

Story: Rocko is a wallaby who has emigrated to America from Australia. He lives in O-Town and tries to get through life but, of course, comes across a multitude of dilemmas and misadventures he must get through. Other characters include Rocko's best friend, Heffer, a steer who has been raised by wolves, Filbert, a paranoid hypochondriac turtle, Rocko's faithful (but none-too-bright) dog Spunky, and Ed Bighead who detests Rocko and hates having him for a next door neighbor. On this show, Rocko has such adventures as trying to adapt to a new vacuum cleaner, having Heffer move in temporarily after his parents kick him out, and going to a movie theater.

Plot: turtle, adult humor, comic book shop, suburb, dog, corporate conglomeration, wallaby, talking animal

Cast

Tilda Swinton

John C. Reilly

Ezra Miller

Jasper Newell

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

7.5 3.1K votes

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 113 min.

Audience: R

Story: After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

Plot: based on novel or book, psychopath, mass murder, pregnancy, violence in schools, robin hood, connecticut, flashback, ...

Cast

Johnny Depp

Martin Landau

Sarah Jessica Parker

Patricia Arquette

Ed Wood (1994)

7.5 2.5K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, History

Country: United States of America

Duration: 127 min.

Audience: R

Story: The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.

Plot: individual, taxi, fortune teller, transsexuality, transvestite, movie business, drug addiction, boxer, ...

Time: 1950s

Cast

Adriana Ugarte

Chino Daru00edn

Javier Gutiu00e9rrez

u00c1lvaro Morte

Mirage (2018)

7.5 2.0K votes

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Country: Spain

Duration: 129 min.

Audience: R

Story: During a mysterious thunderstorm, Vera, a young mother, manages to save a life in danger, but her good deed causes a disturbing chain of unexpected consequences.

Plot: husband wife relationship, thunderstorm, suburban, mother daughter relationship

Time: 1980s

Place: spain

Cast

Jane Adams

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Dylan Baker

Lara Flynn Boyle

Happiness (1998)

7.4 946 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 140 min.

Audience: NC-17

Story: The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.

Style: shocking

Plot: pedophilia, depression, suicide, secret love, rape, strike, sibling relationship, new jersey, ...

Cast

Jacques Tati

Jean-Pierre Zola

Adrienne Servantie

Lucien Fru00e9gis

Mon Oncle (1958)

7.4 623 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: France, Italy

Duration: 118 min.

Audience: NR

Story: Genial, bumbling Monsieur Hulot loves his top-floor apartment in a grimy corner of the city, and cannot fathom why his sister's family has moved to the suburbs. Their house is an ultra-modern nightmare, which Hulot only visits for the sake of stealing away his rambunctious young nephew. Hulot's sister, however, wants to win him over to her new way of life, and conspires to set him up with a wife and job.

Plot: factory worker, paris, france, parent child relationship, city portrait, modernity, new building, brother-in-law, ...

Office Space (1999)

7.4 3.4K votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 90 min.

Audience: R

Story: A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless attempt to embezzle money from his soul-killing employers.

Plot: work, waitress, printer, bad boss, satire, dallas, texas, suburbia, ...

Cast

Saoirse Ronan

Domhnall Gleeson

Emory Cohen

Jim Broadbent

Brooklyn (2015)

7.3 3.3K votes

Genre: Drama, History, Romance

Country: Canada, Ireland

Duration: 111 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.

Plot: ship, based on novel or book, love triangle, homesickness, marriage, community, working class, boarding house, ...

Time: 1950s

Place: ireland

Cast

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Thomas McHugh

Constance Shulman

Doug Preis

Alice Playten

Doug (1991) TV Show

7.2 245 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family

Country: France, United States of America

Seasons: 7

Episodes: 166

Audience: TV-Y7

Story: Doug Funnie experiences common predicaments while attending school in his new hometown of Bluffington, Virginia.

Plot: narration, coming of age, best friend, suburb, dog, new town, new school, older sister, ...

Cast

Debora Caprioglio

Stu00e9phane Ferrara

Martine Brochard

Stu00e9phane Bonnet

Paprika (1991)

7.2 603 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: Italy

Duration: 116 min.

Story: In 1957 Trieste, a few months before the general ban on brothels, inexperienced country girl Mimma becomes Paprika to finance her useless boyfriend as a prostitute. Amid the hustle and bustle of Rome, Paprika drifts from one brothel to another as she learns the ropes and works her way up one client at a time. However, as Paprika embarks on a stormy journey of self-discovery and sexual liberation, the sense that something is missing haunts her. Is Paprika meant to experience a passionate romance and solve the great mystery of true love?

Plot: prostitute, based on novel or book, self sacrifice, rome, italy, brothel, pimp, marriage, ...

Place: italy

Cast

JoBeth Williams

Craig T. Nelson

Beatrice Straight

Dominique Dunne

Poltergeist (1982)

7.2 3.4K votes

Genre: Horror

Country: United States of America

Duration: 114 min.

Audience: PG

Story: The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

Plot: dying and death, parent child relationship, medium, poltergeist, halloween, ghostbuster, haunted house, paranormal phenomena, ...