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Stories Set in Morocco
Rick's gin joint, Saharan crossings, Tangier's international-zone ghosts and Marrakech medinas — Morocco doubles as itself and as cinema's favourite stand-in for the desert epic. These ten famous works are the gateway; StoryTerra's map holds many more across Casablanca, Fez and the south.
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Live snapshot of the top 10 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-04). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.
Browse 49 books, 102 movies, 6 TV shows and 3 games set in Morocco.

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild the High Table John Wick…

Casablanca
In Casablanca Morocco in December 1941 a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover with unforeseen complications.

The Bourne Ultimatum
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar an upgrade to Project Treadstone in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new…

The Adventures of Tintin
Intrepid young reporter Tintin and his loyal dog Snowy are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery Ivan Ivanovitch…

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Finding himself in a new era and approaching retirement Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival Indy…

Spectre
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible…

Babel
In Babel a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world. In the struggle to overcome isolation fear and displacement each…

Only Lovers Left Alive
A depressed musician reunites with his lover in the desolate streets of Detroit. Though their romance has endured several centuries it is tested by the arrival of her capricious and unpredictable younger sister.

La Reina del Sur
After years of blood, sweat and tears, a woman of humble origin ends up becoming a drug trafficking legend, with all that that means...

The Man Who Knew Too Much
A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.
The 10 stories above are just a sample of the 160 in the catalogue for this entry. For the full live catalogue with trailers, locations and time filters, open Morocco in the StoryTerra app. On the live map you can also filter by the exact time the stories take place — any year, decade or century, from BCE to the future.
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