Here we've displayed a list of the best City Vs. Country films : Rocco and His Brothers(1960), Comrades, Almost a Love Story(1997), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936), The Return of the Native(1994), The Wind Will Carry Us(1999), The Story of Qiu Ju(1992), Mes Petites Amoureuses(1974), The Fifth Monkey(1990), La Pointe Courte(1956), Ring of Bright Water(1969), La Viaccia(1962), Sioux City Sue(1946) ... ...
Drama
Italy|France
1960
155 Minutes
Alain Delon Renato Salvatori Annie Girardot Katina Paxinou Roger Hanin Paolo Stoppa Suzy Delair Claudia Cardinale Spiros Focas Max Cartier Rocco Vidolazzi
widow son boxer wife prostitute student melodramatic moving sad italy train station milan tenement house church boxing ring city vs. country brother relationship poverty relocation infidelity
Having recently been uprooted to Milan, Rocco and his four brothers each look for a new way in life when a prostitute comes between Rocco and his brother Simone.
Drama
Hong Kong
1997
116 Minutes
Leon Lai Maggie Cheung Eric Tsang Len Berdick Joseph Cheung Christopher Doyle Michelle Gabriel Irene Tsu Kristy Yeung Ting Yu
city girl country boy aunt sweetheart teacher gangster endearing witty tender charming hong kong hotel flower shop mcdonald's apartment street opposites attract city vs. country culture clash friendship
Two Chinese-mainlanders living in Hong Kong form a close friendship. Over the years this grows into love, but there are obstacles.
Comedy
USA
1936
115 Minutes
Gary Cooper Jean Arthur George Bancroft Lionel Stander Douglas Dumbrille Raymond Walburn Margaret Matzenauer H.B. Warner Warren Hymer Muriel Evans Ruth Donnelly
heir reporter lawyer amusing charming spirited new york city small town vermont fame wealth love small-town life city vs. country love discovery transformation rise 1930s
A simple small-town man inherits a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.
Romance
USA
1994
101 Minutes
Catherine Zeta-Jones Clive Owen Ray Stevenson Steven Mackintosh Claire Skinner Paul Rogers Joan Plowright Celia Imrie
beautiful woman grandfather husband gentleman suitor dreamy emotional melodramatic egdon heath england countryside paris love triangle city vs. country unhappy marriage adultery forbidden love temptation love 19th century
Every year, they come by the thousands. Soldiers, sailors, civilians and students. Veterans of wars gone by and guests from foreign shores. They come to march. They come to sacrifice. They ... See full summary »
Drama
Iran|France
1999
118 Minutes
Behzad Dourani
engineer relative young boy assistant townsperson old woman engaging intricate offbeat emotional iran city rural community village house road cultural differences aging unlikely friendship fitting in
Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.
Drama
China|Hong Kong
1992
100 Minutes
Gong Li Lei Laosheng Liu Peiqi Yang Liuchun Zhu Qanqing Cui Luowen Yang Huiqin Wang Jianfa Lin Zi
peasant pregnant woman villager husband wife bureaucrat moving powerful gutsy spirited china countryside big city city vs. country injustice corruption husband/wife relationship quest underdog sacrifice
A pregnant peasant woman seeks redress from the Chinese bureaucracy after the village chief kicks her husband in the groin in this comedy of justice. As she is frustrated by each level of ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
France
1974
123 Minutes
Martin Loeb Ingrid Caven Jacqueline Dufranne Vincent Testanière Roger Rizzi Anne Stroka
boy mother mother's boyfriend grandmother friend girl endearing calm tender striking south of france paris apartment school bicycle shop coming of age adolescence desire loneliness family
A study of minor events in the adolescence of a boy growing up in small towns. Daniel lives with his grandmother and, after one year of high school, has to go to live with his mother in the... See full summary »
Adventure
Ireland
1990
93 Minutes
Ben Kingsley Mika Lins Vera Fischer Silvia De Carvalho Carlos Kroeber Milton Gonzalves Julio Levy Rinaldo Rinaldi Paulo Vinicius
hunter mercenary monkey widow traveler slave trader emotional amusing suspenseful brazil rainforest jungle hut city village unrequited love human-animal friendship kidnapping slave trade journey
When a field (which has been farmed by the McCabe family for generations) goes up for auction, the patriarch of the McCabe family will stop at nothing to prevent a rich American from buying it.
Romance
France
1956
76 Minutes
Sylvia Montfort Philippe Noiret
husband wife fisherman child government official teen girl creative offbeat dense somber france fishing village mediterranean coast festival failing marriage rural life city vs. country poverty death of child arranged marriage
Follow the story of a couple who goes to a small French fishing village to try to solve the problems of their deteriorating marriage.
Adventure
UK|USA
1969
107 Minutes
Bill Travers Virginia McKenna Peter Jeffrey Jameson Clark Helena Gloag Roddy McMillan Jean Taylor Smith Willie Joss
otter doctor townsperson friend pet owner love interest charming playful uplifting london scotland village beach cottage exploration relocation pets city vs. country romance writing
Whoever said dog is man's best friend never met Mij! Mij is a cute, cuddly pet shop otter who captures the heart of Graham Merill (Bill Travers). It doesn't take Graham long to realize that... See full summary »
Drama
Italy|France
1962
106 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Claudia Cardinale Pietro Germi Paul Frankeur Gabriella Pallotta Romolo Valli
young man prostitute beautiful woman uncle brooding sultry italy countryside city brothel city vs. country obsessive love romance wealth theft discovery fall temptation 1960s
The original Italian is La Viaccia (the name of the family farm which motivates the plot). The death of a wealthy patriarch in 1885 sets off an interfamily power struggle. Son Ferdinando ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1946
69 Minutes
Gene Autry Lynne Roberts Sterling Holloway Richard Lane Ralph Sanford Helen Wallace Pierre Watkin Ken Lundy
gene autry ranch hand casting director executive hollywood producer horse hilarious frenetic uplifting ranch hollywood, calif. movie studio recording studio theater city vs. country hollywood filmmaking relocation human-animal friendship quest
Utilizing a script from 1939's "She Married a Cop" with a 1946 Hit Parade song for the title, Gene Autry's screen return following his WW II Army Air Corps service, "Sioux City Sue" has ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1926
68 Minutes
Ernest Torrence Clara Bow Percy Marmont Eugene Pallette Tom Kennedy Josephine Crowell William Orlamond Charles Stevens
manicurist husband divorce lawyer outdoorsman neighbor friend witty confident engaging canada woods village minneapolis new york city opposites attract city vs. country love triangle marital problems isolation forbidden love
A sexy young manicurist living with her older backwoodsman husband in a small Canadian town finds herself attracted to a young, rich and famous divorce lawyer who comes to town on vacation.
Comedy
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Cecilia Parker Ann Rutherford Fay Holden Diana Lewis Sara Haden George Breakston Addison Richards George Lessey
teen boy best friend father girlfriend socialite judge amusing lighthearted manhattan small town love triangle high society new romance life lessons city vs. country growing up transformation love adventure 1940s
Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. However, he finds the high-society life too expensive and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
83 Minutes
Walter Pidgeon John Hodiak Audrey Totter Paula Raymond Thomas Gomez Cameron Mitchell Karl Malden Everett Sloane Jonathan Cott Frank Cady Hugh Sanders
editor sheriff lawyer son-in-law police officer tense emotional united states city small town corruption injustice showdown police brutality newspapers city vs. country revenge rivalry 1950s
During the 1950s, a small-town newspaper editor and a state assistant attorney-general fight corrupt local officials from one rotten county.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1932
67 Minutes
Jean Harlow Mae Clarke Walter Byron Marie Prevost Andy Devine Natalie Moorhead Jameson Thomas Armand Kaliz
model friend roommate married man wife chauffeur cheeky small town new york city apartment department store love triangle divorce city vs. country affair deception great depression forbidden love adventure discovery
Cassie moves to New York and jumps from one job to another until she lands a modeling gig.
Comedy, Drama
Australia|UK
2004
89 Minutes
Alex O'Loughlin Jim Norton Diana Glenn David Field Kerry Armstrong Claudia Harrison Alan Cinis Jack Thompson Bob Yearley Brady Kitchingham
oyster farmer sister boss ex-wife brother love interest brooding amusing playful australia small town sydney family crime oyster farming money city vs. country journey pursuit temptation
A love story about a young man who runs away up an isolated Australian river and gets a job with eighth generation oyster famers.
Comedy
UK
1949
83 Minutes
Donald Houston Alec Guinness Meredith Edwards Moira Lister Hugh Griffith Joyce Grenfell
brother con artist news reporter amusing madcap england london wales small town pub city vs. country deception money culture clash adventure discovery 1940s
Brothers from a Welsh village take their first trip to London to collect a prize, and meet a con artist and various other urban distractions.
Romance
USA
1943
86 Minutes
Jean Arthur John Wayne Charles Winninger Phil Silvers Mary Field Don Costello John Philliber Grady Sutton
new yorker rodeo rider sidekick tour guide suitor hilarious spirited heartwarming new york city bus american west rodeo saloon small town city vs. country tourism opposites attract unlikely romance journey love
A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her simpy city suitors.
Drama
USA
1938
76 Minutes
Joan Crawford Margaret Sullavan Robert Young Melvyn Douglas Fay Bainter Allyn Joslyn Hattie McDaniel Frank Albertson Oscar O'Shea Harry Barris Tony De Marco
dancer farmer brother sister wife passionate tense melodramatic new york city nightclub wisconsin farm love triangle marital problems marriage city vs. country betrayal love temptation transformation
A nightclub dancer marries into society and has to contend with her jealous sister-in-law.
Comedy
USA
1996
87 Minutes
Chris Farley David Spade Tim Matheson Christine Ebersole Gary Busey Grant Heslov Timothy Carhart Bruce McGill
governor gym teacher political candidate aide brother mountain man madcap unrestrained hilarious airy washington state cabin woods seattle political rally family dysfunction political campaign siblings city vs. country frame-up
A gubernatorial candidate hires a wormy special assistant whose only job is to make sure the candidate's well-meaning but incompetent brother doesn't ruin the election.
Comedy
USA
1941
94 Minutes
Greta Garbo Melvyn Douglas Constance Bennett Roland Young Robert Sterling Ruth Gordon Frances Carson
ski instructor magazine editor ex-girlfriend business partner secretary hilarious spirited melodramatic idaho ski resort new york city apartment newsroom marriage trust commitment impersonation deception city vs. country love
After a ski instructor catches her husband flirting with an old flame, she decides to pose as her (fictitious) twin sister in an attempt to keep him faithful.
Comedy
USA
1914
73 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Marie Dressler Mack Swain Mabel Normand Charles Bennett Joe Bordeaux Chester Conklin Edgar Kennedy Charlie Chase Charles Murray
heiress father uncle con artist girlfriend police officer hilarious melodramatic frenetic restaurant mountain movie theater city mansion party city vs. country inheritance con game marrying for money feminism
A con man from the city dupes a wealthy country girl into marriage.
Adventure
USA
1987
89 Minutes
Kevin Bacon Sean Astin Jonathan Ward K.C. Martel Matt Adler Caroline McWilliams Charles Siebert Joseph Passerrelli
guide boy friend camper teenager tense thrilling melodramatic wilderness river trail camp leadership survival injury teamwork friendship city vs. country adventure discovery
The story of a shy boy who gets convinced by his parents to spend a few summer days in the mountains. So, he joins a group, and the vacation begins. Unfortunately, things turn out to be a little tough for our small friend.
Romance
USA
2002
108 Minutes
Reese Witherspoon Josh Lucas Patrick Dempsey Candice Bergen Mary Kay Place Fred Ward Jean Smart Ethan Embry Melanie Lynskey Courtney Gains Mary Lynn Rajskub
fashion designer old flame fiancé best friend parent husband lighthearted amusing heartwarming new york city alabama bar office house small town rekindled romance engagement city vs. country family going home
A young woman who's reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband, after seven years of separation.
Drama
USA
1931
108 Minutes
Ronald Colman Helen Hayes Richard Bennett A.E. Anson Clarence Brooks Alec B. Francis Claude King Bert Roach Myrna Loy Russell Hopton
doctor nurse husband wife professor inspiring intricate melodramatic minnesota new york city west indies medicine scientific experiments prestige city vs. country work vs. family love sacrifice transformation 1920s
A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
75 Minutes
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Eddie Quillan Dorothy Lee Mitzi Green Kitty Kelly Arline Judge Stanley Fields Lita Chevret Chris-Pin Martin
cab driver gambler villain wife brat city slicker madcap outlandish hilarious intricate arizona small town casino ranch sheriff's office hijinks bad behavior election city vs. country relocation
New York playboy Danny Churchill is sent to a small town in Arizona, where being sheriff is very dangerous, to keep away from girls, but he decides to open a dude ranch there. He asks his ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1934
73 Minutes
Jean Muir Donald Woods Edith Lowry William Janney David Landau Dorothy Peterson Dorothy Appleby Arthur Hohl
polish man immigrant farmer father young man sweetheart melodramatic passionate touching maine farmhouse rural community party barn family poverty farming romance immigrants city vs. country
Drama following the lives of an immigrant farm family in Maine.
Drama
USA
1919
60 Minutes
Lillian Gish Robert Harron George Fawcett Kate Bruce George Nichols Bertram Grassby
girlfriend mother father inventor son wealthy man melodramatic kentucky family home big city countryside new york city apartment ambition city vs. country homecoming rags to riches family financial troubles quest
John Logan leaves his parents and sweetheart in bucolic Happy Valley to make his fortune in the city. Those he left behind become miserable and beleaguered in his absence, but after several... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
92 Minutes
bandleader flapper husband wife manager musician emotional lighthearted uplifting illinois midwest theater concert hall small town chicago rags to riches music city vs. country fame marriage
1920's bandleader Chuck Arnold meets hometown girl Peggy at one of the band's dances and next day weds her. Though she loves him, life on the road becomes increasingly difficult for her, ... See full summary »