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A lakefront factory town that jokes about itself before anyone else can: Cleveland turned sports heartbreak into civic comedy. Suburban angst one minute, abduction headlines the next. Little Fires Everywhere lit the match; Major League played the joke. Open Cleveland on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
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Browse 15 books, 33 movies and 3 TV shows set in Cleveland.

Little Fires Everywhere
From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.In…

Cleveland Abduction
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.

Major League
When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing season will make that possible which should be easy given the misfits…

Draft Day
At the NFL Draft general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he's willing to sacrifice on a life-changing day for a few hundred young…

American Splendor
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Kill the Irishman
Over the summer of 1976 thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story Kill the Irishman chronicles Greene's…

Antwone Fisher
A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood. Through the guidance of his doctor he…

Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny
Fresh off the heels of appearing in movies like Superhero Movie and The 40 Year-Old Virgin fast-talking comedian Kevin Hart stars in his second live stand-up performance in Cleveland Ohio where he makes fun of…

F.I.S.T.
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a…

Blast of Silence
A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York. But a special girl from his past and a fat gun dealer with pet rats each gets in his way.
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