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About Schmidt (2002)
- Director: Alexander Payne
- IMDb user rating: 7.2 (132K reviews)
- Runtime: 125 minutes
- Genres: Drama
- Cast: Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, and Dermot Mulroney
Which movies were filmed in Colorado?
The magic of Hollywood is that oftentimes movies aren't filmed anywhere near where they purport to be taking place. California may be home to Hollywood, but so many of your favorite films were set against backdrops far removed from the glitterati of the West Coast.
With huge studios like Warner Bros., MGM, and RKO Pictures churning out film after film during the heyday of the silver screen, California made a name for itself as the cornerstone for all things movies. As the industry has continued to shift, however, that has begun to change.
From the need for more rural settings to a director's desire to get everything as historically accurate as possible, not to mention the attractive tax incentives offered by states outside of California, crews are increasingly enticed to look elsewhere when filming. More and more, shoots take place in the most unexpected places in a quest to entertain, and sometimes, to make film history. Have you ever wondered where the Cullen house in the "Twilight" movies actually is? (The answer is Oregon.) How about the location of where the wasteland astronauts trekked in "Planet of the Apes" from 1968? (Answer: Arizona.)
With that in mind, Stacker compiled a list of movies filmed in Colorado using data from Movie Locations. Additional information about each film was collected from IMDb. Some films may have been omitted due to data dissimilarities and lack of corresponding information found on IMDb.
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Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- Director: Michael Anderson
- IMDb user rating: 6.7 (29K reviews)
- Runtime: 175 minutes
- Genres: Adventure, Comedy, and Family
- Cast: David Niven, Cantinflas, and Finlay Currie
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Badlands (1973)
- Director: Terrence Malick
- IMDb user rating: 7.7 (76K reviews)
- Runtime: 94 minutes
- Genres: Action, Crime, and Drama
- Cast: Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, and Warren Oates
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- Director: George Roy Hill
- IMDb user rating: 8.0 (223K reviews)
- Runtime: 110 minutes
- Genres: Biography, Crime, and Drama
- Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross
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Cat Ballou (1965)
- Director: Elliot Silverstein
- IMDb user rating: 6.8 (16K reviews)
- Runtime: 97 minutes
- Genres: Western
- Cast: Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, and Michael Callan
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Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
- Director: John Ford
- IMDb user rating: 6.7 (6.2K reviews)
- Runtime: 154 minutes
- Genres: Drama, History, and Western
- Cast: Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, and Karl Malden
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City Slickers (1991)
- Director: Ron Underwood
- IMDb user rating: 6.8 (61K reviews)
- Runtime: 113 minutes
- Genres: Comedy and Western
- Cast: Billy Crystal, Jack Palance, and Daniel Stern
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Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
- Director: James Fargo
- IMDb user rating: 6.3 (29K reviews)
- Runtime: 114 minutes
- Genres: Action and Comedy
- Cast: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, and Geoffrey Lewis
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The Hateful Eight (2015)
- Director: Quentin Tarantino
- IMDb user rating: 7.8 (637K reviews)
- Runtime: 168 minutes
- Genres: Crime, Drama, and Mystery
- Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, and Jennifer Jason Leigh
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How the West Was Won (1962)
- Director: Directors
- IMDb user rating: 7.0 (23K reviews)
- Runtime: 164 minutes
- Genres: Romance, War, and Western
- Cast: James Stewart, John Wayne, and Gregory Peck
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In Cold Blood (1967)
- Director: Richard Brooks
- IMDb user rating: 7.9 (28K reviews)
- Runtime: 134 minutes
- Genres: Biography, Crime, and Drama
- Cast: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, and John Forsythe
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- IMDb user rating: 8.2 (792K reviews)
- Runtime: 127 minutes
- Genres: Action and Adventure
- Cast: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, and Alison Doody
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The Searchers (1956)
- Director: John Ford
- IMDb user rating: 7.8 (94K reviews)
- Runtime: 119 minutes
- Genres: Adventure, Drama, and Western
- Cast: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles
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Starman (1984)
- Director: John Carpenter
- IMDb user rating: 7.0 (50K reviews)
- Runtime: 115 minutes
- Genres: Romance and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, and Charles Martin Smith
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Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
- Director: Gary Fleder
- IMDb user rating: 6.7 (29K reviews)
- Runtime: 115 minutes
- Genres: Crime, Drama, and Thriller
- Cast: Andy Garcia, Christopher Walken, and Christopher Lloyd
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True Grit (1969)
- Director: Henry Hathaway
- IMDb user rating: 7.4 (50K reviews)
- Runtime: 128 minutes
- Genres: Adventure, Drama, and Western
- Cast: John Wayne, Kim Darby, and Glen Campbell
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Vanishing Point (1971)
- Director: Richard C. Sarafian
- IMDb user rating: 7.2 (30K reviews)
- Runtime: 99 minutes
- Genres: Action, Crime, and Thriller
- Cast: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, and Charlotte Rampling
This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani, writing by Olivia Monahan, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 48 states.
