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The 50 Essential Oregon Films According to PDX Monthly

"What makes an Oregon movie an Oregon movie? Does it need to be shot here? Must there be mist? In our attempt to piece together the Beaver State's cinematic canon, we've run across a few through lines: Oregon movies love a kidnapping, lean harder on our gloomy autumns than our lush summers, and tend to poke holes in the egos of self-styled individualists. They're worshipful of Douglas firs and skeptical of painting us as a Portlandia-informed paradise. Jack Nicholson and Keanu Reeves are in a lot of them, for some reason. We've pulled together what we consider the 50 titles that best represent Oregon's silver screen footprint. Some were shot here, some are set here, many are objectively terrible, but all contribute something crucial to our onscreen legacy. A pair of disclaimers: first, we made some difficult calls in compiling this list, and have certainly missed many gems. Second, we are not endorsing the quality nor subject matter of every film on this list." - pdxmonthly.com
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1
The General (1926)
The General (1926)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
2
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
3
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   27%
4
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
5
Sometimes a Great Notion (1970)
Sometimes a Great Notion (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
Closed Mondays (1974)
Closed Mondays (1974)
7
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
8
Animal House (1978)
Animal House (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
9
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
10
Quarterback Princess (1983)
Quarterback Princess (1983)
11
The Goonies (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
12
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
13
Short Circuit (1986)
Short Circuit (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
14
Overboard (1987)
Overboard (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   44%
15
Permanent Record (1988)
Permanent Record (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
16
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
17
Breaking in (1989)
Breaking in (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
18
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   51%
19
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
20
Point Break (1991)
Point Break (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
21
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
22
Free Willy (1993)
Free Willy (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
23
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
24
Foxfire (1996)
Foxfire (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   33%
25
The Postman (1997)
The Postman (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   8%
26
Without Limits (1998)
Without Limits (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
27
Halloweentown (1998)
Halloweentown (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
28
Zero Effect (1998)
Zero Effect (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
29
Bandits (2001)
Bandits (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
30
The Ring (2002)
The Ring (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
31
Elephant (2003)
Elephant (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
32
Mean Creek (2004)
Mean Creek (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
33
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
34
Old Joy (2006)
Old Joy (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
35
Into the Wild (2007)
Into the Wild (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
36
Twilight (2008)
Twilight (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   49%
37
Wendy and Lucy (2008)
Wendy and Lucy (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
38
Coraline (2009)
Coraline (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
39
Meek's Cutoff (2010)
Meek's Cutoff (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
40
How to Die in Oregon (2011)
How to Die in Oregon (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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