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Best Christmas movies set in each state

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HOME ALONE - Eight year old Kevin MacAllister (Macaulay Culkin) gets lost in the shuffle as his large, upper-middle class suburban family rushes to make a plane that will ferry them off to their Christmas vacation in France; Kevin, having been banished to an attic room as punishment, is subsequently forgotten. At first this is a dream come true, as for the first time in his young life he has no one to answer to but himself, and he takes full advantage of his newfound freedom, eating junk food and watching late-night horror flicks. But when the bumbling Wet Bandits Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) target his house for a robbery, Kevin must step up to defend his home; he sets a maze of booby traps so elaborate that only an eight year old imagination could concoct them. (20TH CENTURY FOX)MACAULAY CULKIN
HOME ALONE - Eight year old Kevin MacAllister (Macaulay Culkin) gets lost in the shuffle as his large, upper-middle class suburban family rushes to make a plane that will ferry them off to their Christmas vacation in France; Kevin, having been banished to an attic room as punishment, is subsequently forgotten. At first this is a dream come true, as for the first time in his young life he has no one to answer to but himself, and he takes full advantage of his newfound freedom, eating junk food and watching late-night horror flicks. But when the bumbling Wet Bandits Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) target his house for a robbery, Kevin must step up to defend his home; he sets a maze of booby traps so elaborate that only an eight year old imagination could concoct them. (20TH CENTURY FOX)MACAULAY CULKIN
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SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 21: Actors James Roday (L) and Maggie Lawson speak onstage at the “Psych” reunion and movie sneak peek during Comic-Con International 2017 at San Diego Convention Center on July 21, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 21: Actors James Roday (L) and Maggie Lawson speak onstage at the “Psych” reunion and movie sneak peek during Comic-Con International 2017 at San Diego Convention Center on July 21, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Kentucky: Psych: The Movie

Release Year: 2017

Directed By: Steve Franks

Starring: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, Kirsten Nelson, Corbin Bernsen, Zachary Levi, Ralph Macchio, Jimmi Simpson, Juilianna Guill, Jazmyn Simon, Robert LaSardo, Kurt Fuller, Charlotte Flair, Sam Huntington, John Cena, Men Suvari, Sage Brocklebank, Nathan Mitchell

Similarly to Bad Santa’s relationship to Arkansas, claiming Kentucky for Psych: The Movie is a bit of a stretch, but it’s not a long one. Maggie Lawson, who played Juliet “Jules” O’Hara on the hit USA show and its two movies, hails from Louisville, Kentucky. Psych fans know the series takes place in Santa Barbara, California, and that’s obviously not Kentucky. But other than Jennifer Lawrence, it’s nice for Kentucky natives to recognize stars from their state, even when they’re playing characters from a completely different part of the country. Psych: The Movie can be that movie, and trust us, the holiday-themed comedy will satisfy fans and non-fans alike.

Three years following the series finale of Psych, the film reunites with the cast in San Francisco, where they have now relocated. Shawn Spencer (James Roday Rodriguez) reunites with Gus (Dulé Hill) for a new investigation when Jules’s (Maggie Lawson) SFPD partner gets shot. Eventually, the unstoppable duo unearths a plot to target Jules. Psych: The Movie premiered on the USA Network in December 2017 and was met with high marks from critics and fans alike. The movie was followed up by Psych 2: Lassie Come Home on Peacock in July 2020. The future looks bright for the Psych team, and who knows — maybe a future movie will actually take them to Kentucky.

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