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Keep-Portland-weird comedy, Twilight forests and high-desert ranches — Oregon pairs drizzle with dreams. Its stories hike from food carts to crater lakes.

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10 famous stories set in Oregon

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Browse 180 books, 153 movies, 13 TV shows and 23 games set in Oregon.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Fantasy Films-United Artists
movie

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel domineering nurse who runs the ward.

Setting: Oregon, USATime Period: 1960s
Coraline

Coraline

Laika-Pandemonium
movie

A young girl discovers an idealized parallel universe behind a secret door in her new home unaware that it contains a sinister secret.

Setting: Oregon, USATime Period: 2000s
To All the Boys I've Loved Before

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Overbrook Entertainment-Awesomeness Films
movie

Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control when her secret letters to every boy she's ever fallen for are mysteriously mailed out.

Setting: Portland, Oregon, USATime Period: 2010s
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

tvshow

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the…

Setting: Fantasy: Springfield, USATime Period: Contemporary
Stand by Me

Stand by Me

Columbia Pictures-Act III Productions
movie

Gordie Chris Teddy and Vern are four friends who decide to hike to find the corpse of Ray Brower a local teenager who was hit by a train while plucking blueberries in the wild.

Setting: Oregon, USATime Period: 1950s
The Goonies

The Goonies

Amblin Entertainment-Warner Bros. Pictures
movie

A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition Mikey and his friends Data Wang Chunk Cohen and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to…

Setting: Oregon, USATime Period: 1980s
The Simpsons Movie

The Simpsons Movie

Gracie Films-Film Roman-20th Century Fox Animation-The Curiosity Company-20th Century Fox
movie

After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.

Setting: Springfield, USATime Period: Contemporary
Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman

Universal Pictures-City Light Films
movie

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham Oregon for Christmas Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired…

Setting: Gresham, Oregon, USATime Period: 1992
The Shack

The Shack

Summit Entertainment-Netter Productions
movie

After suffering a family tragedy Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep…

Setting: Oregon, USATime Period: Contemporary
If I Stay

If I Stay

New Line Cinema-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-Di Novi Pictures
movie

Mia Hall a talented young cellist thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her…

Setting: Oregon, USATime Period: Contemporary

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