List of films set in an unnamed city
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This is a list of films set in an intentionally unnamed city. This can be for the purpose of avoiding controversy, creating ambiguity, generalizing the story or creating a sense of detachment from reality. This technique is especially popular in film noir and science fiction.
A movie is ineligible for this list if the name of the city in which it is set is spoken out loud or shown in text during the film. Alternatively, if a unique landmark is spoken out loud or shown in text, the setting has effectively been named.
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- Brazil (1985) (despite the title) for thematic reasons: Used to create an atmosphere of universal conformity and sameness.
- Dark City (1998) for plot reasons: Used to keep the nature of the setting a secret.
- Gattaca
- Identity (2003) for plot reasons: Used to keep the nature of the setting a secret.
- The Matrix
- Men With Guns (1997) for political reasons.
- Metropolis (1927) for thematic reasons: The futuristic metropolis is used as a metonymy for civilization and technology as a whole.
- Missing (1982) for political reasons: The film's plot follows a mysterious kidnapping amidst a US-backed military coup that bears intentional similarities to a case in Chile.
- Se7en (1995) for thematic reasons: Used to create a sense of alienation.
- Songs from the Second Floor (2000) for the purpose of generalizing the problems in modern society.
- Z (1969) for political reasons: The film's plot follows a government-backed assassination of a pacifist that bears intentional similarities to a case in Greece.
