ChannelHopper.org > Films set in Houston
Films set in Houston
Simple Men
Dennis is a handsome and bookish college student. His brother, Bill, is a roughhewn ladies' man and thief. Together they search for their dad, confront their expectations of each other, themselves, an...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Simple Men
Independence Day
On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the Un...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Independence Day
Fifth Ward
An African-American male in the ghettos of Houston struggles with opportunities to enter a life of crime including a chance to kill the man who killed his brother.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Fifth Ward
Brewster McCloud
Brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He has a dream: to take flight within the confines of the stadium. Brewster tells those he trusts of hi...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Brewster McCloud
Towelhead
A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist, and her strict father during the Gulf War.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Towelhead
Last Night at the Alamo
The events on the last night in the existence of a little suburban Houston pub. It has to be closed down for development reasons but one of the regular customers, Cowboy, seems to have friends in high...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Last Night at the Alamo
Superman II
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Superman II
Selena
In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Selena
Puncture
A lawyer who is a drug addict fights a medical-supplies corporation in court while battling his personal demons.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Puncture
Middle Men
Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Middle Men