Movies and TvShows featuring "midwest" theme.
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero. He must use his superhuman powers to protect the planet from criminals and save the day. His journey from being adopted by the Kent family in Smallville to becoming Superman is filled with challenges, self-discovery, and the realization of his purpose to protect his new home. Along the way, he encounters love, friendship, and the ultimate battle against the criminal genius Lex Luthor.
Dare Me is a TV show set in a small town in the American Midwest, focusing on the intense and dark world of a high school cheerleading squad. The story explores themes of friendship, betrayal, loyalty, love, and competition, as well as the uncovering of hidden truths and shocking discoveries. With a backdrop of murder mystery and police investigation, the show captures the passion, ambition, and torment of girlhood in the modern era.
In the small town of Ohio, a family is immersed in the dark and treacherous world of drug dealing. As they navigate through betrayal and danger, they must confront the consequences of their actions and the impact it has on their relationships.
August: Osage County is a dark comedy-drama film that revolves around a dysfunctional family in Oklahoma. After the death of their father, three sisters, along with their troubled mother, gather together in their family home. As they navigate through their complex relationships, long-held family secrets are revealed, leading to intense arguments and confrontations. Themes of addiction, mental disorders, and dysfunctionality are explored in this poignant and humorous exploration of family dynamics.
In a small town, a troubled teenager named John Wayne Cleaver becomes obsessed with serial killers. When a series of murders occurs in his town, John must confront his own dark impulses as he tries to stop the killer.
In a small rural town in the 1950s, a young boy named Seth becomes obsessed with the idea that his widowed mother is a vampire. As he navigates the dark and disturbing world around him, Seth's obsession spirals out of control, leading to tragic consequences.
When Benny's younger brother, Loren, suddenly reappears after being missing for months, the two are forced to reckon with the drastically different ways they have chosen to live their lives.
In the early 1900s, a con artist named Harold Hill arrives in a small Midwestern town and poses as a music professor. He convinces the townspeople to form a marching band and buy instruments and uniforms from him, promising to teach them how to play. However, Harold has no musical background and plans to skip town as soon as he collects the money. As he spends more time in the town and gets to know its inhabitants, including a skeptical librarian named Marian Paroo, Harold begins to question his fraudulent actions and find true love.
Black Legion is a movie set in the 1930s, focusing on a Polish-American machinist who joins a secret organization called the Black Legion. The organization promotes hatred towards immigrants and minorities. As the protagonist gets deeper into the organization, he faces the consequences of his actions, including violence, guilt, and the destruction of his personal life.
Since You Went Away is a touching movie that tells the story of a mother and her daughters as they navigate life on the home front during World War II. Faced with challenges such as rationing, the war effort, and the absence of their loved ones who are in the military, they find strength in their relationships and learn the meaning of sacrifice.
Coming back during Winter, Alex Powell explores both the places and personal connections found in his hometown and how they've changed. “Guide to a Midwest Hometown” explores what makes the barren places at home feel sentimental and special, and the good and bad feelings that come when being back home. Inspired by "How To With John Wilson".
The Iowa State Fair draws millions of people to the city of Des Moines every year. However, this film is not about the Iowa State Fair or the people who attend. It's about where they park their cars. Inspired by the classic documentary, "Heavy Metal Parking Lot".
A tour of restaurants and food trucks around the B1G Ten, highlighting student favorites.
Set in a tiny midwestern town, this sentimental drama centers on the rivalry between two life-long acquaintances whose early friendship falls apart when they woo the same woman.
A high school student named Jenna wishes for a special 16th birthday, and her wish comes true when she discovers she can turn things into what they were before. With the help of an eccentric grandmother, Jenna uses her newfound power to change her small-town life for the better.
Carter (Benjamin Dunk Kostecki) returns to town to visit some old friends. After he can't find a ride from the bus station, his day begins to unravel.
A feature documentary about Kansas City, as its people tell us how they got through the pandemic and look back at what they lost.
A musical drama set in small-town Iowa, SAINTS REST tells the story of two estranged sisters, who over the course of one summer, form a connection through their shared love of music, as they grieve the recent death of their mother.
When a couple of college kids decide to go on a hunting trip for their Christmas break, they get more than they bargained for when their past comes back to haunt them.
When a struggling realtor and a competitor team up to sell the same house during the Christmas season, they find themselves falling in love amidst misunderstandings and holiday magic.