Which films do you watch for the setting alone?

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The film I've watched over and over again for the setting alone is The Talented Mr Ripley. It's set in late 50s Italy and it's just breathtaking. It's partly to do with nostalgia for a time when life seemed simpler. I use the term nostalgia here loosely as I'm in my 30s. I feel a huge sense of loss for the slow pace of life depicted, the stunning unspoilt scenery and sunshine that oozes out of every frame. It's heart breaking to think that particular era will never return.

The film itself is fantastic, but every time I watch it I hardly focus on the storyline as I'm too busy drinking in the scenery.

The Dead Poet’s Society. I love the film so much, but I mainly feel a need to watch it every autumn for the crisp New England fall landscape and the heavy nostalgia of the school setting.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

Beautiful scenery in parts and strangely leaves me feeling like life is good and anything is possible.

In Bruges. It's a fucking fairytale.

Out of Africa.

Actually, I watch In Bruges because it's a brilliant film, the setting is a bonus.

Midnight in Paris

Grace and frankie ! The beach house 🏠

upstart I completely get you about Prometheus.

The Horse Whisperer. Stunning scenery and cinematography.

Like a PP, The Proposal for the Alaskan scenery

It's Complicated - sunny Californian settings and gorgeous Nancy Meyers interiors

Anastasia. Ok its a cartoon but Russia just looks beautiful in it.

Howard's End.

And I cry at the end of Shakespeare In Love when Gwynny, having inspired Will to write Twelfth Night, walks up Holkham beach in Norfolk. Utterly stunning.

Sense and Sensibility- 1995 version, the cottage is beautiful.

Also, Spirited Away. I love the bath house setting!

The opening of the new Italian Job.
The opening of HP 4 (i think) when they are riding up the thames on broomsticks. My heart surges with patriotism!

the Holiday ( i was gutted when i founf out iris's cottage wasnt actually real)
agree with the hocus pocus
3men and a little lady - i just adore the duplex house!
4weddings and a funeral

this made me remember Donovan's Reef - early 60's French Polynesia... paradise! (film is full of terribly sexist humour)

Paddington, for the wonderful Browns House and Street.

Another vote for It's Complicated and The Holiday. I can't not watch them when they are on. Their lifestyles are like a modern fairytale.

I love anything set in a posh hotel. If anyone has any good recs based on that I'd love to hear them!

Oh, and this a fab website for drooling over houses in films and TV: hookedonhouses.net/

Cinema Paradiso. The Palme d'or winner, perfect, not the director's cut, poor.

Loved the setting of Crazy Rich Asians in Singapore.

Also LaLa Land came out just as i got back from LA and features a lot of places we visited so I have a soft spot for that film.

What Lies Beneath for the gorgeous house and its lakeside setting