Movies and TvShows featuring "small-community" theme.

Brookside is a drama TV show set in Liverpool, England. It revolves around the lives of families living in a small community. The show explores family relationships and portrays relationship drama in a soap opera format.

Last of the Summer Wine follows the antics of a trio of friends who spend their time wandering around the village, getting into mischief and enjoying the idiosyncratic conversations in the local cafe. Set in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside, the show captures the carefree and humorous moments of their lives.

Sunset Beach is a drama and romance TV show set on a beach in California. It follows the lives of a diverse cast of characters dealing with love, passion, revenge, and family relationships. The plot revolves around various storylines, including murder, manipulation, and power struggles.

Shetland is a long-running TV show that follows Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez as he investigates crimes in the close-knit island community of Shetland. With its stunning landscape and unique island setting, the show explores the complexities of police investigations and the tight-knit relationships within the small community.

The Brokenwood Mysteries is a crime drama TV show set in a rural New Zealand town. It follows the investigations of a male and female detective as they solve mysterious murders with the help of the local community and a medical examiner. The show combines a country-western soundtrack with a cozy mystery vibe, making it a unique and captivating whodunit series.

Angelo, along with his friends, faces various challenges in school and their neighborhood. With his wit and resourcefulness, Angelo finds clever ways to tackle these problems while maintaining his relationships with his friends and family.

Virgin River is a drama and romance TV show that follows the story of a woman who moves to a small town in California for a fresh start. She becomes a nurse and gets involved in the lives of the people in the town. Along the way, she falls in love and forms new friendships, discovering the joys and challenges of living in a tight-knit community.

The Vicar of Dibley is a sitcom comedy set in a small community in the English countryside. It follows the life of an eccentric and unorthodox woman priest as she navigates the challenges of her role and interacts with the colorful characters in the village. With its double entendre humor and ensemble cast, the show provides a humorous and lighthearted take on religion, community, and rural life.

After a global event known as the Departure, where 2% of the world's population mysteriously vanished, the town of Mapleton struggles to cope with the aftermath. The story follows the lives of various individuals as they deal with grief, belief, and the consequences of the event.

A group of friends in a small community stumble upon a religious cult known for its brainwashing and psychological abuse. They must navigate deceptive practices and irrational behavior to save their friend from the clutches of the cult, while also exposing the truth behind the scam.

Midnight Mass follows a small fishing community that is thrown into disarray when a mysterious man arrives on an island. The community, already grappling with religious fanaticism and hypocrisy, becomes even more divided as supernatural horrors begin to unfold. As tensions rise, secrets are revealed, and the town is haunted by the consequences of their actions.

Top of the Lake follows Detective Robin Griffin as she returns to her hometown in New Zealand to investigate the disappearance of a pregnant 12-year-old girl. As she delves deeper into the case, Robin uncovers a dark web of secrets and witnesses the darker side of her seemingly peaceful community.

In a post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter named Max agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a horde of bandits who are pillaging for fuel. Max must navigate the dangers of the wasteland and protect the community from the brutal gang.

Kevin's mother struggles to love her strange child despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.

The series follows the life of Aifric whose wacky family have just moved to a new town in the West of Ireland. The 14yr old wants nothing more than to fit in but feels her family will not make it easy for her. Her mother is a new-age hippy who has banned television, while her father is a wannabe rock star, not to mention her annoying little brother.

In the reconstruction era after the Civil War, a man named John Sommersby returns to his wife and a small Tennessee community. However, as he settles back into his old life, doubts begin to arise about his true identity. His wife begins to suspect that he may be an imposter, and this suspicion leads to a court case where John must prove his true identity. As the trial progresses, secrets come to light and the truth about John's past is revealed.

Hierro is a crime drama mystery thriller that takes place on a remote island. The story revolves around the search for justice, the contrast between the inhabitants of the island, a murder investigation, and the suspects. As the truth is revealed, the small-community atmosphere is filled with distrust and suspicion, testing the neighbor-neighbor relationships and challenging traditional values.

When American Andy pulls into a tiny Australian outback town to visit his father, he’s alarmed to discover that Hugo has vanished. He soon finds himself in increasing danger in a town full of secrets, where everyone is a suspect.

Strisser på Samsø is a Danish television series in 12 episodes, written and directed by Eddie Thomas Petersen. Produced by Per Holst Filmproduktion, it was first broadcast on TV2 in 1997-1998. The story tells how Christian Torp, a police officer who has lost his wife in an unsuccessful robbery, brings his daughter Sille to the Danish island of Samsø looking for peace and quiet. They have difficulty in integrating into a society full of problems where everyone knows everything about everybody, but they find a friend in Ulla, a secretary. Among others, it stars Lars Bom, Amalie Dollerup and Jesper Milsted. The series was entitled "Island Cop" when broadcast in subtitled form on Ireland's TG4 channel.

A police sergeant is called to an isolated island community to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. As he digs deeper into the eccentric and secretive community, he uncovers a disturbing ritualistic cult and must confront his own beliefs. With its themes of pagan rituals, religious sacrifice, and sexual repression, 'The Wicker Man' is a chilling horror film that explores the clash between Christianity and paganism.