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Glass towers between ocean and mountains, doubling for everywhere: Vancouver is Hollywood's favorite stand-in, playing a hundred American cities. Its own stories are rarer but sharper. Continuum bent its future; Final Destination 5 cheated death on its bridge. Open Vancouver on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Vancouver on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Vancouver
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Browse 22 books, 38 movies, 1 TV show and 2 games set in Vancouver.
Final Destination 5
In this fifth installment Death is just as omnipresent as ever and is unleashed after one man’s premonition saves a group of coworkers from a terrifying suspension bridge collapse. But this group of unsuspecting souls…
Continuum
The series centers on the conflict between a group of rebels from the year 2077 who time-travel to Vancouver, BC, in 2012, and a police officer who accidentally accompanies them. In spite of being many years early, the…
Fifty Shades of Grey
When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she…
WCW New Blood Rising
New Blood Rising was a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling that replaced WCW's August PPV event Road Wild. It took place on August 13 2000 from the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver…
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight
Serious Moonlight is David Bowie's concert video from his 1983 "Serious Moonlight Tour" in support of his "Let's Dance" album. Filmed in Vancouver on September 12 1983 it was released on video tape and laserdisc in 1984…
My Life Without Me
A fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before she dies without telling her family of her illness.
Are We There Yet?
The fledgling romance between Nick a playboy bachelor and Suzanne a divorced mother of two is threatened by a particularly harrowing New Years Eve. When Suzanne's work keeps her in Vancouver for the holiday Nick offers…
Narrow Margin
An L.A. District Attorney attempts to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her they board…
Star 80
Paul Snider is a narcissistic small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as…
Better Than Chocolate
Not long after moving into her own place Maggie finds herself with two unsolicited roommates: her recently divorced mother Lila and her young brother. The timing is especially bad considering Maggie has fallen hard for…
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