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The Best Boston Movies Ranked

Think about how many great movies have been made about Boston, in Boston, around Boston and Massachusetts. Here is a list of some of the best Boston movies, according to…

Premiere of "Project Greenlight"

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Think about how many great movies have been made about Boston, in Boston, around Boston and Massachusetts.

Here is a list of some of the best Boston movies, according to the movie website, cinemablend.com. (For me, Fever Pitch should've ranked higher. It just never gets old.)

Enjoy!

10. Fever Pitch

9. Ted

8. Gone Baby Gone

7. Mystic River

6. The Thomas Crown Affair

5. The Town

4. The Fighter

3. The Verdict

2. Good Will Hunting 

1. The Departed

How many of these have you seen? What's your favorite?

  • Fun fact about the movie, Good Will Hunting... the scene where Matt Damon goes to work at a construction site is actually our old building in Dorchester.
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