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Beautiful Locations

Before Sunrise. R. 1995. DVD Drama

Set in Vienna.

Before Sunset. R. 2004. DVD Drama

Set in Paris.

Bread & Tulips. PG-13. 2000. DVD World (Italian)

Set in Venice.

Calendar Girls. PG-13. 2003. DVD Comedy

Set in Northern England.

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin. R. 2001. DVD Drama

Set in Greece

Carol’s Journey. Not rated. 2002. DVD World (Spanish)

Set in Spain and Portugal.

Casanova. R. 2005. DVD Comedy

Set in Venice.

Chocolat. PG-13. 2000. DVD Drama

Set in France.

Dangerous Beauty. R. 1998. DVD Drama

Set in Venice.

Le Divorce. PG-13. 2003. DVD Comedy

Set in Paris.

84 Charing Cross Road. PG. 1986. DVD Drama

Set in London.

Enchanted April. PG. 1992. DVD Drama and VHS Drama

Set in Tuscany.

The End of the Affair. R. 1999. DVD Drama

Set in England.

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain. PG. 1995.
DVD Comedy

Set in Wales.

50 First Dates. PG-13. 2004. DVD Comedy

Set in Hawaii.

Four Weddings and a Funeral. R. 1993. DVD Comedy

Set in England.

French Kiss. PG-13. 1995. DVD Comedy

Set in France.

Greenfingers. R. 2000. DVD Comedy

Set in England.

Hawaii. Not rated. 1966. DVD Drama

Set in Hawaii.

Himalaya. Not rated. 1999. DVD World (Tibetan)

Set in Tibet.

I Capture the Castle. R. 2003. DVD Drama

Set in England.

It Started in Naples. Not rated. 1960. DVD Comedy

Set in Italy.

Joe Verses the Volcano. PG. 1990. DVD Comedy

Set on a tropical island.

Kate & Leopold. PG-13. 2001. DVD Comedy

Set in New York.

A Little Romance. PG. 1979. DVD Drama

Set in Paris and Italy.

Midnight in Paris. PG-13. 2011. DVD Comedy and Blu-ray Comedy

Set in Paris.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream. PG-13. 1999. DVD Comedy

Set in Italy.

Monsoon Wedding. R. 2001. DVD Comedy

Set in India.

A Month by the Lake. PG. 1995. DVD Comedy

Set in Italy.

The Motorcycle Diaries. R. 2004. DVD World (Spanish)

Set in Central and South America.

Much Ado About Nothing. PG-13. 1993. DVD Drama

Set in Italy.

My House in Umbria. Not rated. 2003. DVD 791.4572 MY TV

Set in Italy.

My Mother's Castle. PG. 1990. DVD World (French)

Set in Provence.

A Passage to India. PG. 1984. DVD Drama

Set in India.

Picture Bride. PG-13. 1995. DVD World (Japanese)

Set in Hawaii.

Possession. PG-13. 2002. DVD Drama

Set in England.

A River Runs Through It. PG. 1992. DVD Drama

Set in Montana.

Rob Roy. R. 1995. DVD Action/Adventure

Set in Scotland.

Roman Holiday. Not rated. 1953. DVD Comedy

Set in Rome.

A Room with a View. Not rated. 1985. DVD Drama

Set in Florence and England.

The Secret of Roan Inish. PG. 1995. DVD Drama

Set in Ireland.

Shirley Valentine. 1989. DVD Comedy

Set in England and Greece.

Sirens. R. 1994. DVD Comedy

Set in Australia.

The Sound of Music. G. 1965. DVD Musical

Set in Austria.

South Pacific. Not rated. 1958. DVD Musical and VHS Musical

Set on islands in the South Pacific.

Summertime. Not rated. 1955. DVD Drama

Set in Venice.

A Sunday in the Country. Not rated. 1984. DVD World (French)

Set in the countryside of France.

The Talented Mr. Ripley. R. 1999. DVD Drama

Set in Italy.

To Catch a Thief. Not rated. 1955. DVD Drama and VHS Drama

Set in France.

Under the Tuscan Sun. PG-13. 2003. DVD Drama

Set in Tuscany.

Waking Ned Devine. PG. 1998. DVD Comedy

Set in Ireland.

A Walk in the Clouds. PG-13. 1995. DVD Drama

Set in Napa Valley.

Where Angels Fear to Tread. PG. 1991. DVD Drama

Set in Italy.

The Wings of the Dove. R. 1997. DVD Drama

Set in England and Venice.

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Horrible Locations

Alive. R. 1993. DVD Action/Adventure

Set in the Andes Mountains.

Apocalypse Now. R. 1979. DVD Drama

Set in wartime Vietnam.

Beyond Borders. R. 2003. DVD Drama

Set in an African refugee camp.

Beyond Rangoon. R. 1995. VHS Action/Adventure

Set in rural Burma.

The Bridge on the River Kwai. PG. 1957. DVD Drama

Set in a POW camp in wartime Thailand.

Brokedown Palace. PG-13. 1999. DVD Drama

Set in prison.

Cast Away. PG-13. 2000. DVD Drama

Set on a deserted island.

Cold Comfort Farm. PG. 1995. DVD Comedy

Set on a run-down English farm.

Congo. PG-13. 1995. DVD Action/Adventure

Set in the jungle.

Crusoe. PG-13. 1988. VHS Action/Adventure

Set on a deserted island.

Dirty Pretty Things. R. 2002. DVD Drama

Set in London.

Escape From Alcatraz. PG. 1979. DVD Action/Adventure

Set in prison.

Flight of the Phoenix. PG-13. 2004. DVD Action/Adventure

Set in the Gobi Desert.

Gothika. R. 2003. DVD Horror

Set in the mental ward of a prison.

The Island of Dr. Moreau. PG-13. 1996. DVD Horror and VHS Horror

Set in an island laboratory.

Jurassic Park. PG-13. 1993. DVD SF/Fantasy and VHS SF/Fantasy

Set in an amusement park full of dinosaurs.

King Kong. PG-13. 2005. DVD Horror

Set on Skull Island.

The Last Castle. R. 2001. DVD Drama

Set in prison.

Lord of the Flies. R. 1990. DVD Drama

Set on a deserted island governed by children.

Man on Fire. R. 2004. DVD Action/Adventure

Set in Mexico City.

Misery. R. 1990. DVD Horror

Set in a secluded Colorado farmhouse.

The Mission. PG. 1986. DVD Action/Adventure

Set in South America.

The Mosquito Coast. PG. 1986. DVD Action/Adventure

Set in the remote Central American jungle.

The Most Dangerous Game. Not rated. 1932. DVD Action/Adventure

Set in an island fortress.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. R. 1975. DVD Drama and VHS Drama

Set in a mental institution.

The Perfect Storm. PG-13. 2000. DVD Action/Adventure

Set at sea.

Proof of Life. R. 2000. DVD Drama

Set in a fictional Latin American country.

The Road Warrior. R. 1981. DVD SF/Fantasy

Set in a post-apocalyptic Australian outback.

The Shawshank Redemption. R. 1994. DVD Drama

Set in prison.

The Shining. R. 1980. DVD Horror

Set in a haunted hotel.

Six Days, Seven Nights. PG-13. 1998. DVD Comedy

Set on a deserted island.

To Live and Die in LA. R. 1985. DVD Action/Adventure

Set in Los Angeles.

28 Days. PG-13. 2000. DVD Drama

Set in a rehab center.