Today is Rhode Island Independence Day, which seems counter intuitive, but is actually real. If you read the fine print, it all actually has to do with the fact that Rhode Island was technically the first of the 13 colonies to secede from the British, meaning that for a few hours-days-weeks-whatevers it was technically independent. In celebration of May 4, 1776 we’re chronicling some of that tiny state’s biggest screen moments with these 7 Fictional Stories Set in Rhode Island.

Me, Myself and Irene

Rhode Island becomes a quaint American backwater in the Farrely Brothers’ id adventure.

Family Guy

Obviously, Fox’s go-to number two animated family comedy is totally invested in its little pocket of Northeast mythology.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Yep, the new Matthew McConaughey rom-com with ghosts and Michael Douglas is set in a sprawling Newport estate, not unlike…

High Society

The musical re-make of The Philadelphia Story substitutes that mid-Atlantic metropolis for the cliff-side estates of the Northeast’s little aristocratic playground.

Mr. North

We couldn’t find a trailer for this 1988 period drama despite its ridiculous cast (including Angelica Huston, Lauren Bacall, Robert Mitchum, Harry Dean Stanton, and a cameo by Christopher Durang).

Outside Providence

Cross-class madness (with Alec Baldwin!) in Providence town when a tough poor kid is sent across town to prep school.

The Last Shot

Apparently Alec Baldwin has a thing for Rhode Island, because here he is again, visiting the tiny state as an FBI agent posing as a producer for Matthew Broderick’s indie Western.