EW picks the one film that best captures the spirit and story of each state.
The beautiful, brutal Alaskan landscape takes center stage.
But it tees up a tearjerker about fathers, sons, and the magic of the game.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma!
The same is true of his first film: a hazy, bleak rehashing of the American dream.
Washington
Twilight(2008)
The supernatural teen romance put the town of Forks on the map.
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Cue the Wilson Phillips.
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Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’.Everett Collection
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Tobey Maguire in ‘Cider House Rules’.Everett Collection
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Frances McDormand in ‘Fargo’.Everett Collection
Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger in ‘In the Heat of the Night’.Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images
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Natalie Portman and Zach Braff in ‘Garden State’.K.C. Bailey
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Spike Lee, Danny Aiello in ‘Do the Right Thing’.Everett Collection
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Wil Wheaton, Jerry O’Connell, Corey Feldman, and River Phoenix in ‘Stand by Me.'.Everett Collection
Sylvester Stallone in ‘Rocky’.Everett Collection
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Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in ‘Twilight’.Deana Newcomb/Summit
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Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Brokeback Mountain.'.Kimberly French/Focus Features
