Boston has long been used as a setting for Hollywood films, documentaries, and plays. But South Boston, in particular, has provided a rich and powerful background for these stories that have become cult classics or won countless awards.
The latest: The Whitey Bulger movie backed by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon is progressing. The pair have hired screenwriter Aaron Stockard to work on the script.
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- Hatfield and McCoys
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- The McCarthys
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- The Makeover
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- Southie Rules
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- Team Fortress
- Good People
- The Town
- The Greening of Southie
- Gone Baby Gone
- Faith Lehane
- The Departed
- Mystic River
- Boondock Saints
- Southie
- Good Will Hunting
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- The Verdict
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle
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