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.

50states-movies

Illustration by Peter Oumanski for EW

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.

SELMA

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Cue the Wilson Phillips.

Into the Wild (2007)Emile HirschFrancois DuhamelSource: Paramount Vantage

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TRUE GRIT, from left: Glen Campbell, John Wayne, Kim Darby, 1969

Everett Collection

CHINATOWN, Jack Nicholson, 1974

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Kathy Bates in ‘Misery’.Everett Collection

THE ICE STORM, Kevin Kline, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Joan Allen, 1997, TM & Copyright (c) 20t

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FIGHT CLUB (1999)Brad PittMerrick MortonFox

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ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, 1976

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SCARFACE, Al Pacino, 1983

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DELIVERANCE, Burt Reynolds, 1972

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LILO & STITCH, Stitch, Nani, Lilo, 2002 (c) Walt Disney/courtesy Everett Collection.

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NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, 2004 TM and ©Fox Searchlight/courtesy Everett Collectio

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THE BLUES BROTHERS, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, 1980, ©Universal/courtesy Everett Collection

Everett Collection

BREAKING AWAY, Dennis Christopher, Daniel Stern, Dennis Quaid, Jackie Earle Haley, 1979, TM & Copyri

Everett Collection

FIELD OF DREAMS Kevin Costner

Melinda Sue Gordon

THE WIZARD OF OZ, Judy Garland, 1939

Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’.Everett Collection

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A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, 1951

Everett Collection

CIDER HOUSE RULES, Tobey Maguire, 1999

Tobey Maguire in ‘Cider House Rules’.Everett Collection

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THE DEPARTED, Leonardo DiCaprio, 2006. ©Warner Bros./courtesy Everett Collection

Everett Collection

Dreamgirls

David James/Paramount

FARGO, Frances McDormand, 1996"

Frances McDormand in ‘Fargo’.Everett Collection

Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger investigate a murder in a scene from the movie

Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger in ‘In the Heat of the Night’.Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images

Gone Girl (2014) Ben Affleck – exclusive EW.com image

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A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, Brad Pitt, 1992. (c)Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection.

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NEBRASKA

Merie W. Wallace/Paramount

Hangover

Frank Masi/Warner Bros

OUR TOWN, from left: Martha Scott, William Holden, 1940

Everett Collection

Natalie Portman and Zach Braff in ‘Garden State’

Natalie Portman and Zach Braff in ‘Garden State’.K.C. Bailey

GAS FOOD LODGING, Ione Skye, Fairuza Balk, Brooke Adams, 1992

Everett Collection

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Spike Lee, Danny Aiello in ‘Do the Right Thing’.Everett Collection

JUNEBUG, Amy Adams, 2005, (c) Sony Pictures Classics/courtesy Everett Collection

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THREE FACES WEST, Sigrid Gurie, John Wayne, 1940

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HEATHERS, from left: Winona Ryder, Kim Walker, Lisanne Falk, Shannon Doherty, 1988, © New World/cour

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OKLAHOMA!, Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Charlotte Greenwood, 1955, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century

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Wil Wheaton, Jerry O’Connell, Corey Feldman, and River Phoenix in ‘Stand by Me.'.Everett Collection

Sylvester Stallone in ‘Rocky’

Sylvester Stallone in ‘Rocky’.Everett Collection

THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, from left: Jack Nicholson, Cher, 1987, © Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett C

Everett Collection

THE BIG CHILL, JoBeth Williams, Tom Berenger, 1983, (c) Columbia/courtesy Everett Collection

Everett Collection

BADLANDS, Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, 1973

Everett Collection

NASHVILLE, Karen Black, 1975

Everett Collection

GIANT, James Dean, 1956

Everett Collection

127 Hours (2010)James FrancoChuck ZlotnickSource: Fox Searchlight

Chuck Zlotnick/Fox Searchlight

DEAD POETS SOCIETY

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SHENANDOAH, James Stewart, 1965

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Twilight

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in ‘Twilight’.Deana Newcomb/Summit

OCTOBER SKY, Chris Owen, William Lee Scott, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chad Lindberg, 1999, (c)MCA/courtesy E

Everett Collection

Film Title: Bridesmaids

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Film Title: Brokeback Mountain

Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Brokeback Mountain.'.Kimberly French/Focus Features