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312 titles · 1955 – 2026
The watch list.
Whether you’re looking to watch the five Academy Award-winning films shot in North Carolina or discovering your favorite teen drama series to binge, there is no shortage of great films and television series shot here in our great state. From Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Drew Barrymore, Whoopi Goldberg, Ariana DeBose and Michelle Williams to Kevin Costner, Tom Cruise, Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Tom Hanks and Patrick Swayze, the biggest stars to grace our screens have starred in NC’s most iconic productions. So grab a beer and some popcorn and make your way through this Hollywood East watch list.
1950s
1960s
- Killers Three1968
- Speedway1968
1970s
- Deliverance1972
- Where the Lilies Bloom1974
- Being There1979
1980s
- The Private Eyes1980
- Brainstorm1983
- Stroker Ace1983
- Firestarter1984
- Cat’s Eye1985
- The Color Purple1985
- Marie1985
- Silver Bullet1985
- Year of the Dragon1985
- Blue Velvet1986
- Crimes of the Heart1986
- King Kong Lives1986
- Matlock1986-1995
- No Mercy1986
- Raw Deal1986
- Trick or Treat1986
- The Bedroom Window1987
- Critical Condition1987
- Date with an Angel1987
- Dirty Dancing1987
- From the Hip1987
- Hiding Out1987
- Weeds1987
- Bull Durham1988
- Collison Course1989
- Dream a Little Dream1989
- Weekend at Bernie’s1989
- Winter People1989
1990s
- Days of Thunder1990
- The Handmaid’s Tale1990
- The Hunt for Red October1990
- Mr. Destiny1990
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990
- Billy Bathgate1991
- The Butcher’s Wife1991
- Once Around1991
- Rambling Rose1991
- Sleeping with the Enemy1991
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II1991
- Alan and Naomi1992
- Day-O1992
- The Last of the Mohicans1992
- Amos and Andrew1993
- The Fugitive1993
- House of Cards1993
- The Portrait1993
- The Program1993
- Super Mario Brothers1993
- Chasers1994
- The Crow1994
- Forrest Gump1994
- The Hudsucker Proxy1994
- One Christmas1994
- Nell1994
- Radioland Murders1994
- Richie Rich1994
- The Road to Wellville1994
- American Gothic1995-1998
- Empire Records1995
- Heavy Weights1995
- A Different Kind of Christmas1995
- Eddie1996
- My Fellow Americans1996
- To Gillian on her 37th Birthday1996
- I Know What You Did Last Summer1997
- The Jackal1997
- Kiss the Girls1997
- Lolita1997
- Digging to China1997
- Black Dog1998
- Dawson’s Creek1998-2003
- He Got Game1998
- Patch Adams1998
- A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries1998
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland1999
- The Green Mile1999
- Muppets from Space1999
2000s
- Morgan’s Ferry2000
- 28 Days2000
- Bruno2000
- George Washington2000
- The Angel Doll2000
- Black Knight2001
- Domestic Disturbance2001
- Hannibal2001
- Shallow Hal2001
- Summer Catch2001
- Cabin Fever2002
- The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys2002
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood2002
- Juwanna Mann2002
- A Walk to Remember2002
- All the Real Girls2003
- One Tree Hill2003-2012
- A Touch of Fate2003
- The Clearing2004
- 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story2004
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers2004
- Stateside2004
- Loggerheads2005
- Junebug2005
- Southern Belles2005
- Surface2005-2006
- The Guardian2006
- Idlewild2006
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby2006
- The Beautiful Ordinary2007
- Great World of Sound2007
- Hounddog2007
- Home of the Giants2007
- Anywhere, USA2008
- Leatherheads2008
- Nights in Rodanthe2008
- The Secret Life of Bees2008
- Little Britain USA2008
- Eastbound and Down2009-2013
- The Marc Pease Experience2009
- Mandie and the Secret Tunnel2009
- Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever2009
- The Bleeding2009
- Swamp Loggers2009-2011
- One Big Happy Family2009-2010
2010s
- Blood Done Sign My Name2010
- Bloodworth2010
- Gimme Shelter (pilot)2010
- Fantasia For Real2010
- Teen Mom2010
- Petty Blue2010
- Pendulum Swings2011
- Redneck Roots2011
- Snitch2011
- A Good Old Fashioned Orgy2011
- Lovestruck Pancho2011
- Beverly Lewis’ The Shunning2011
- Trinity Goodheart2011
- A Cinderella Story: Once Upon A Song2011
- Revenge (TV Pilot)2011
- Hart of Dixie (TV Pilot)2011
- Teen Spirit2011
- Hick2011
- Game Time: Tackling The Past2011
- Homeland (Seasons 1-3)2011-2013
- Arthur Newman2012
- Hornet’s Nest2012
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island2012
- Elephant Sighs2012
- Stuck In Love2012
- Revolution (Season 1)2012
- Piranha 3DD2012
- Destiny Road2012
- The Hunger Games2012
- A Smile As Big As the Moon2012
- For Richer, For Poorer2012
- Mary and Martha2013
- Are You Here2013
- Don’t Know Yet2013
- Susie’s Hope2013
- Safe Haven2013
- Banshee (Seasons 1-3)2013-2015
- We’re The Millers2013
- Iron Man 32013
- 10 Rules for Sleeping Around2013
- Don’t Let Me Go2013
- The Witches of East End (Pilot)2013
- The Box Cutter2013
- Alone Yet Not Alone2013
- In So Many Words2013
- Jimmy2013
- Beverly Lewis’ The Confession2013
- Heart of the Country2013
- The Ultimate Life2013
- A Way Back Home2013
- Christmas In Conway2013
- A Chef’s Life2013-2018
- Under The Dome2013-2015
- Saving Westbook High2013
- The Perfect Summer2013
- Sleepy Hollow (Seasons 1 & 2)2013-2015
- The Conjuring2013
- An Evergreen Christmas2014
- The Taking of Deborah Logan2014
- The Devil’s Hand2014
- Jessabelle2014
- Tusk2014
- Honeymoon2014
- A Short History of Decay2014
- Dark Awakening2014
- Tammy2014
- Infliction2014
- Goodbye To All That2014
- Alien Abduction2014
- The Remaining2014
- Wicked Tuna: North vs South2014-2017
- Secrets and Lies2014-2015
- Well Wishes2015
- The World Made Straight2015
- The Squeeze2015
- Live Evil2015
- Adrenaline2015
- The Sin Seer2015
- Careful What You Wish For2015
- Captive2015
- Max2015
- Ashby2015
- The Longest Ride2015
- One and Two2015
- My Big Fat Fabulous Life2015-2025
- Paper Towns2015
- Four Blood Moons2015
- Blue Mountain State: The Movie2016
- Max Steel2016
- Union Bound2016
- Good Behavior2016-2017
- The Disappointments Room2016
- Masterminds2016
- The Choice2016
- River Guard2016
- The Harrow2016
- Toymakerz2016-2019
- Dirty Dancing2016
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2017
- Mountain Top2017
- Abundant Acreage Available2017
- Six2017-2018
- All Summers End2017
- Shifting Gears2018
- The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter2018
- American Animals2018
- 8 Slices2019
- The Evil Inside Her2019
- A Christmas Love Story2019
- Bolden!2019
- Reprisal2019
- Swamp Thing2019
2020s
- The Good Things Devils Do2020
- Words on Bathroom Walls2020
- Drought2020
- Uncle Frank2020
- The 24th2020
- The Lost Boys (Pilot)2020
- USS Christmas2020
- A Nashville Christmas Carol2020
- Where’s Rose2021
- Delilah2021
- Halloween Kills2021
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye2021
- Hightown (Seasons 2 & 3)2021-2024
- The Black Phone2021
- One Summer2021
- Christmas In Harmony2021
- Our Kind of People2021-2022
- Gigi and Nate2022
- Welcome to Flatch2022-2023
- Rosebud Lane2022
- Scream2022
- Along For The Ride2022
- Line Sisters2022
- County Line: All In2022
- County Line: No Fear2022
- The Peripheral2022
- The Summer I Turned Pretty2022-2025
- Abandoned2022
- Echoes2022
- Buried in Barstow2022
- Austin Dillon’s Life In the Fast Lane2022
- To Her, With Love2022
- George and Tammy2022-2023
- Angry Black Girl and Her Monster2023
- I.S.S.2023
- One True Loves2023
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret2023
- Breakwater2023
- Florida Man2023
- A Song for Imogene2023
- A Little Prayer2023
- Heaven Sent2023
- Eric Larue2023
- Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain2023
- Mother Couch2023
- A Biltmore Christmas2023
- Zoey 1022023
- Blue Ridge2023-2025
- The Other Zoey2023
- Monster Summer2024
- The Exorcism2024
- Summer Camp2024
- Greedy People2024
- The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat2024
- Outer Banks (partial Season 4)2024
- Battle on the Beach (Season 4)2024
- 100 Day Hotel Challenge (Season 1)2024
- Merv2025
- Site2025
- The Hunting Wives2025-current
- Christy2025
- The Runarounds2025
- The Waterfront2025
- Roofman2025
- Renner2025
- The Confession2025
- Drivers Ed2026
- Operation Taco Gary’s2026
- Beast Games (Season 2)2026
- RJ Decker2026-current
- Top Chef (Season 23)2026