Many people are finding themselves with more free time than before during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With some free time, it might be a good time to finally catch up on some movies and television shows.
There are dozens of movies and shows you can stream from different platforms that were completely or partially filmed in Massachusetts — several were filmed right here in Worcester.
Here are 42 movies and television shows to stream right now:
The Paper Chase (1973):
Filming Locations: Cambridge, Harvard Law School
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
Jaws (1974):
Filming Locations: Martha’s Vineyard, Menemsha, Edgartown, Falmouth
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Hulu, YouTube
Field of Dreams (1989):
Filming Locations: Boston [Fenway Park]
Streaming: Starz
School Ties (1991):
Filming Locations: Concord: Middlesex School, Concord Town Center, Acton Tennis Club; West Groton; Lowell; Sterling
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Starz
Hocus Pocus (1992):
Filming Locations: Salem: Pioneer Village; Marblehead Cemetery, Worcester Academy
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Disney+, YouTube
The Firm (1993):
Filming Locations: Boston-Copley Plaza Hotel, St. James Ave, South Boston: The Abbey; Cambridge-Harvard University, Harvard Square
Streaming: Amazon Prime
The Good Son (1993):
Filming Locations: Beverly, Cape Ann, Annisquam (Lobster Cove), Rockport (Pagleg Inn), and Marblehead (Old Burial Hill)
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Hulu, YouTube
Blown Away (1994):
Filming Locations: Boston-Copley Square, Joy Street, the Esplanade, Fenway Park, East Boston Waterfront, St. Frances de Sales School, Charlestown, MIT, Wingaersheek Beach; Gloucester
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Starz
Little Big League (1993):
Filming Locations: Fenway Park
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
Good Will Hunting (1997):
Filming Locations: South Boston-Woody’s L Street Tavern, Municipal Court, Fley Field; Cambridge-Harvard Square’s The Tasty and Au Bon Pain, MIT; The Charles River; MBTA Red Line; Revere-Wonderland Dog Track
Streaming: Showtime
Amistad (1997)
Filming Locations: Massachusetts State House Senate and House of Representatives chambers
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Starz
The Cider House Rules (1999):
Filming Locations: Northampton State Hospital; Northfield Drive-In; Mahaw Theatre; Gt. Barrington; South Egremont Farm; Ventfort Hall, Lenox
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Starz
The Boondock Saints (1998):
Filming Locations: Boston, Charles Street Jail and Church of the Covenant
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
The Civil Action (1998):
Filming Locations: Boston, Dedham, Waltham, Northbridge, Fenway Park, Palmer, Boston Public Garden, Beacon Hill
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
Shallow Hal (2001):
Filming Locations: Dilworth, South Park, Concord
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Hulu, YouTube
Stuck on You (2003):
Filming Locations: Rockport; Vineyard Haven; Martha’s Vineyard – Aerials and general area; Cape Cod
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Starz
Fever Pitch (2004):
Filming Locations: Boston- general Boston, Fenway Park
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
The Departed (2005):
Filming Locations: Quincy; Boston- Erich Lindemann Mental Health Center, Chinatown, Charlestown: Chelsea
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
Gone Baby Gone (2007):
Filming Locations: Hancock Street, Boston, Quincy
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Hulu, Starz, YouTube
Bride Wars (2008):
Filming Locations: Boston, Salem
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
The Proposal (2008):
Filming Locations: Boston- 225 Franklin Street; Gloucester; Manchester, Rockport- Bearskin Neck
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
The Fighter (2009):
Filming Locations: Billerica, Lexington, Lowell, Westford
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
Grown Ups (2009):
Filming Locations: Boston, East Wareham, Essex, Marblehead, Southborough
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
Moneyball (2010):
Filming Locations: Boston: Fenway Park
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Hulu, Starz, YouTube
The Social Network (2010):
Filming Locations: Cambridge, Phillips Academy and Milton Academy, various scenes filmed on the campus of Wheelock College
Streaming: Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube
Ted (2012):
Filming Locations: Chestnut Street, Chelsea, Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, Tremont Street
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
American Hustle (2013):
Filming Locations: Boston, Brookline, Canton, Chelsea, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Natick, Norwood, Salem, Swampscott, Winchester, Woburn, Worcester
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
Spotlight (2014):
Filming Locations: Boston
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
Black Mass (2015):
Filming Locations: South Boston, Lynn, Chelsea, Quincy, Revere Beach
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
Joy (2015):
Filming Locations: Wilmington, North Reading, Lynn, Haverhill
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
The Sea of Trees (2015)
Filming Locations: Several locations in Worcester
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Netflix
Ghostbusters (2016):
Filming Locations: Chinatown and Tufts Medical Center, Old Naval Air Station in South Weymouth
Streaming: Amazon Prime, FX Networks, YouTube
The Finest Hours (2016):
Filming Locations: Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Chatham, Cape Cod
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
Detroit (2017):
Filming Locations: Dedham District Court in Dorchester, Brockton
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Hulu, YouTube
I Feel Pretty (2018):
Filming Locations: Union Park in Boston
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Hulu, YouTube
Slender Man (2018):
Filming Locations: Ayer
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Hulu, Starz, YouTube
Spenser Confidential (2019):
Filming Locations: Boston, Malden, Raynham, Revere,Weston
Streaming: Netflix
TV Shows:
Cheers (1982)
Filming Locations: Boston: Bull & Finch Pub
Streaming: Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, CBS
Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (2000)
Filming Locations: Boston
Streaming: Hulu, Amazon Prime, CBS
Wahlburger’s (2013)
Filming Locations: Hingham
Streaming: A&E, Amazon Prime, YouTube, Hulu
Wicked Tuna (2012)
Filming Locations: Gloucester
Streaming: Amazon Prime, YouTube
Castle Rock (2018)
Filming Locations: Orange, Tewksbury, Lancaster, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Harvard, Hudson, Leominster, Lunenburg, and more.
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Hulu
Defending Jacob (2020):
Filming Locations: Worcester, Hudson, Leominster, Newton, Watertown, Amherst and more.
Streaming: Apple+
Photo courtesy: Edited- Christian Bale in American Hustle (2013)/IMDB.com
