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re: Films Set in New Orleans (Looking for recommendations)

Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:45 pm to
Posted by LSUDAN1
Member since Oct 2010
11165 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:45 pm to
Part of it was New Orleans: The Client

Don't forget that masterpiece of Claude Van Damme: Hard Target. What a terrible movie.

Animation: The Princess and the Frog
Posted by Don Quixote
Member since May 2023
5011 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 12:45 pm to
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Band of Angels (1957) Clark Gable; Sidney Poitier


ooh good one, one of my favorite movies - can't believe I forgot that one

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Monster's Ball (2001) Billy Bob Thornton; Heath Ledger; Halle Berry


you'll never convince me "that scene" wasn't real
This post was edited on 1/13/26 at 12:46 pm
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
42361 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:04 pm to
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you'll never convince me "that scene" wasn't real


He was in there.
Posted by HueyLongJr
Member since Oct 2007
1071 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:08 pm to
Jezebel
Posted by LSUbasketballfan
Member since Jan 2021
694 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:28 pm to
Parts of The Green Lantern were filmed in New Orleans.

The Dukes of Hazzard movie had a scene where the General Lee drove around Lee Circle. (It was supposed to be Atlanta in the movie, but you can see a Carnival cruise ship in the background)
Posted by cinemaguy23
Member since Apr 2025
399 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 1:44 pm to
yeah im not talking about stuff filmed here but "set" somewhere else. Talking about films specifically set in New Orleans.
Posted by jbraua
Oklahoma City, OK
Member since Oct 2007
7793 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 2:27 pm to
The Pelican Brief (John Grisham 1993)
Live and Let Die (James Bond 1973)
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
20035 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 4:05 pm to
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The Cincinnati Kid

Really good movie



I'm not reading through this thread but "Hard Times" with Charles Bronson and James Coburn is an excellent movie about a bare knuckle fighter making the rounds taking on all challengers.
Posted by dexy82
Madison, WI
Member since Sep 2004
2151 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 5:14 pm to
Macabre (1980)
Italian horror movie set in New Orleans

Great cheesy horror movie with lots of time capsule scenes of current New Orleans at the time. LINK

Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2016
4721 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 5:54 pm to
Hard Times, w/ Charles Bronson - better than half
the movies on your list.
The Cincinnati Kid - w/ Steve McQueen
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
39262 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:35 pm to
Unhinged (2020), starring Russell Crowe
Posted by VOR
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
68823 posts
Posted on 1/13/26 at 6:42 pm to
Panic is a good one with nice location
shots.
Posted by OlGrandad
Member since Oct 2009
4554 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 10:31 am to
Full movie on YouTube: Trailer below

This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 10:35 am
Posted by 45RCRoy45
Northern VA
Member since Apr 2020
755 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 3:58 pm to
Pelican Brief
Posted by BigBinBR
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2023
10220 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:28 pm to
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The story of Jean Lafitte at the Battle of New Orleans


The 1958 version with Yul Brenner and Charlton Heston was also filmed partially in New Orleans (and New Iberia)

Posted by Uncommon Idea
Member since Feb 2025
388 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 11:54 pm to
Undercover Blues (1993) - if you can find it - i think there has to be a copy somewhere online
Posted by Pork Que
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2010
855 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:47 am to
Deja Vu with Denzel. I believe first movie filmed in New Orleans after Katrina.
Posted by EnglebertHumperdink
Club Med
Member since Nov 2009
340 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 8:47 am to
Cops: Mardi Gras Edition
Posted by VOR
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
68823 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 9:30 am to
In fairness, the movie made it clear that
The family originated in Acadiana… not N. O.
Posted by evil cockroach
27.98N // 86.92E
Member since Nov 2007
9171 posts
Posted on 1/15/26 at 9:35 am to
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The Pelican Brief 1993
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