Which movies were filmed in Connecticut?
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 Connecticut 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.
All About Eve (1950)
- Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- IMDb user rating: 8.2 (136K reviews)
- Runtime: 138 minutes
- Genres: Drama
- Cast: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, and George Sanders
Amistad (1997)
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (81K reviews)
- Runtime: 155 minutes
- Genres: Biography, Drama, and History
- Cast: Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, and Anthony Hopkins
The Ice Storm (1997)
- Director: Ang Lee
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (59K reviews)
- Runtime: 112 minutes
- Genres: Drama
- Cast: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, and Sigourney Weaver
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- IMDb user rating: 6.2 (481K reviews)
- Runtime: 122 minutes
- Genres: Action and Adventure
- Cast: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, and Shia LaBeouf
The Last House on the Left (2009)
- Director: Dennis Iliadis
- IMDb user rating: 6.5 (98K reviews)
- Runtime: 110 minutes
- Genres: Horror and Thriller
- Cast: Garret Dillahunt, Monica Potter, and Tony Goldwyn
Mystic Pizza (1988)
- Director: Donald Petrie
- IMDb user rating: 6.3 (31K reviews)
- Runtime: 104 minutes
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, and Romance
- Cast: Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, and Lili Taylor
Revolutionary Road (2008)
- Director: Sam Mendes
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (221K reviews)
- Runtime: 119 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Romance
- Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and Christopher Fitzgerald
Righteous Kill (2008)
- Director: Jon Avnet
- IMDb user rating: 6.0 (91K reviews)
- Runtime: 101 minutes
- Genres: Crime, Mystery, and Thriller
- Cast: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Carla Gugino
Scenes from a Mall (1991)
- Director: Paul Mazursky
- IMDb user rating: 5.4 (5.2K reviews)
- Runtime: 89 minutes
- Genres: Comedy
- Cast: Bette Midler, Woody Allen, and Bill Irwin
Sleepers (1996)
- Director: Barry Levinson
- IMDb user rating: 7.5 (233K reviews)
- Runtime: 147 minutes
- Genres: Crime, Drama, and Thriller
- Cast: Robert De Niro, Kevin Bacon, and Brad Pitt
The Stepford Wives (1975)
- Director: Bryan Forbes
- IMDb user rating: 6.9 (19K reviews)
- Runtime: 115 minutes
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, and Peter Masterson
Strangers on a Train (1951)
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- IMDb user rating: 7.9 (138K reviews)
- Runtime: 101 minutes
- Genres: Crime, Drama, and Film-Noir
- Cast: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, and Ruth Roman
The Town (2010)
- Director: Ben Affleck
- IMDb user rating: 7.5 (407K reviews)
- Runtime: 125 minutes
- Genres: Crime, Drama, and Thriller
- Cast: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, and Jon Hamm
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
- Director: Mark Robson
- IMDb user rating: 6.0 (9.5K reviews)
- Runtime: 123 minutes
- Genres: Drama, Music, and Romance
- Cast: Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, and Paul Burke
War of the Worlds (2005)
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- IMDb user rating: 6.5 (465K reviews)
- Runtime: 116 minutes
- Genres: Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, and Tim Robbins
The World According to Garp (1982)
- Director: George Roy Hill
- IMDb user rating: 7.1 (29K reviews)
- Runtime: 136 minutes
- Genres: Comedy and Drama
- Cast: Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, and Glenn Close
This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani, writing by Olivia Monahan, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 48 states.
