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London is a two-thousand-year-old capital on the Thames built on finance, theatre and rain, perhaps fiction's most-used city. Roman walls, medieval trade and bombing in World War II layered palace, office and ruin side by side, so writers use it for detective work, spy games and class pressure at once. That range runs through The Prestige and Kingsman: The Secret Service. Open London on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open London on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in London
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Browse 1,695 books, 1,816 movies, 91 TV shows and 121 games set in London.
The Prestige
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Singer Freddie Mercury guitarist Brian May drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When…
Cruella
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief and…
Kingsman: The Secret Service
The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter's life is miserable. His parents are dead and he's stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells…
Bloodborne
An action RPG in which the player embodies a Hunter who, after being transfused with the mysterious blood local to the city of Yharnam, sets off into a 'night of the Hunt', an extended night in which Hunters may phase…
About Time
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. They can't change history but they can change what…
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Raj is a rich carefree happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be…
Fast X
Over many missions and against impossible odds Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: A terrifying…
Trainspotting
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy Begbie Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend Diane along for the ride. After cleaning up…
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London through time
Victorian London (1837–1901) — Explore the foggy streets of London during Queen Victoria's reign — rapid industrialization, social change, and iconic literature like Dickens' novels. Mysteries and dramas live here. Explore Victorian London
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