Highest-Rated Movies about 'Hometown', Sort by Popularity

Strike (2019), Family (2018), Blue Ruin (2013), Everybody Knows (2018), The Coming War on China (2016), Happiest Season (2020), The Way Back (2020), The Trip to Italy (2014) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Hometown movies.

#16. The Perfect Roommate (2011)

Storyline: Reeling with grief in the wake of a tragic automobile accident, retired veteran cyclist, Chris Carmik, is given an opportunity he doesn't want, to train a rookie cycling prodigy. Preoccupied with battling his own inner demons, Chris reluctantly acclimates the prodigy, named Jake, to the fast paced world of Bicycle Racing. Using cutting edge technology and scientific training methods, Chris transforms Jake into a top contending cyclist; however, he struggles to teach Jake the most important lesson prominent in all champions - finding the true potential inside.—Tessa Sturgill

Plot Keywords: musician, singer, singer-songwriter, best friend, rock star, brooding, engaging ...

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#17. Wonder Woman: Bloodlines (2019)

Storyline: Witness the legendary origin of renowned Justice League member Wonder Woman as she fights for good with her sword and magic lasso. Equally strong in body, heart and will, she makes it her mission to help a troubled young girl enlisted by a deadly organization known as Villainy, Inc., whose criminal members have their sights set on invading Themyscira, Wonder Woman's paradise home. The battle will be epic, because if there's one thing an Amazon knows, it's war.—Amazon

Plot Keywords: wonder woman, troubled youth, superhero, confident, engaging, gripping, hometown ...

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#20. Promised Land (1987)

Storyline: Gritty drama that follows two high school acquaintances, Hancock, a basketball star, and Danny, a geek turned drifter, after they graduate. The first film commissioned by the Sundance Film Festival, it portrays the other half of the American dream, as Hancock and his cheerleader girlfriend Mary wander to a middle-class mediocrity out itself out of reach for Danny and his psychotic wife Bev.—Owen F. Lipsett <lipsetto@tcd.ie>

Plot Keywords: jason, athlete, amusing, hometown, idaho, christmas, tragedy ...

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#21. Something to Talk About (1995)

Storyline: Grace Bichon, who is managing her father's riding-stable, discovers that her husband Eddie deceives her with another woman. After confronting him in the middle of the night on the streets of their small home town, she decides to stay at her sister Emma Rae's house for a while, to make up her mind. Breaking out of her everyday life, she starts to question the authority of everyone, especially her father's, thus causing a stir in her parent's marriage, too.

Plot Keywords: wife, husband, sister, mother, father, lover, engaging ...

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#23. Most Likely to Murder (2018)

Storyline: A home for the holidays murder-mystery comedy - former high-school hero Billy (Adam Pally) comes back to his hometown expecting things to be like they used to. Instead, he finds all his friends have moved on, and his ex (Rachel Bloom) is dating the former high school outcast (Vincent Kartheiser). So, Billy becomes obsessed with proving the outcast is actually the killer behind a mysterious local death. It's like Rear Window - for stoners.—Lionsgate

Plot Keywords: young man, ex-girlfriend, amusing, winsome, unrestrained, spirited, playful ...

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#24. Run the Tide (2016)

Storyline: Rey gave up his chance at college and love to raise his young half-brother Oliver, who looks nothing like him - "same mom, different dads." But when his meth addicted mother, Lola, is released from prison determined to rebuild her family, Rey kidnaps his younger brother and escapes their desert home for the California coast, chasing the dream that he let go years ago. Lola turns to her ex-husband Bo to help find her missing boys, bringing up ghosts from their own failed relationship. With nothing but the open road ahead of them, and Lola and Bo in close pursuit, Rey and Oliver race away from a past they never wanted, towards a future that could have been.—Chris B.

Plot Keywords: brother, mother, drug addict, father figure, guardian, reformed criminal, dense ...

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#27. The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)

Storyline: Christopher Rocket is a man devoted to his work but unable to commit to his girlfriend Anne or anything else in his personal life. He returns to his hometown after his estranged father Tom Rocket suffers a stroke. Jane Rocket, his mother, is a central figure in his dysfunctional past.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: writer, father, young man, amusing, hometown, private life, stroke ...

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#28. Ass Backwards (2013)

Storyline: "Ass Backwards" is an irreverent female buddy comedy about two childhood best friends who are pushing the age of 30 and not quite where they thought they'd be in life. When they run into their former beauty pageant nemesis, they decide to go on a road trip back home to recapture the pageant crown which eluded them as children. On the road, they face some hard truths about themselves and each other as they encounter spring breakers, strip clubs, a women's militant group and their favorite reality star. This heightened comedic awakening leads us into an unforgettable third act finale that is the girls' homecoming and final reckoning with their past, present and future.—Maya Entertainment

Plot Keywords: girl, beauty pageant contestant, amusing, hometown, reunion, contest, mishaps ...

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#30. Rivers 9 (2015)

Storyline: Struggling to make ends meet while caring for his younger sister, Jake Rivers has had nothing but bad luck since the Molichan Tribal Casino descended on his close-knit, rural town. And with shops closing down, friends out of work, and a wife he can't seem to conceive with, Jake has reached his breaking point. Outmatched, but not outclassed, Jake and a band of lovable, low-tech misfits hatch a plan to punish the crooks who run the casino and beat them at their own game by pulling off the heist of the century. They may fail, but you've got nothing to lose, you've got everything to win.—Chris W. Freeman

Plot Keywords: man, friend, gangster, mafia boss, airy, amusing, hilarious ...

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