Which movies were filmed in Georgia?
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 Georgia 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.
Ant-Man (2015)
- Director: Peyton Reed
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (704K reviews)
- Runtime: 117 minutes
- Genres: Action, Comedy, and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, and Corey Stoll
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
- Director: Peyton Reed
- IMDb user rating: 7.0 (435K reviews)
- Runtime: 118 minutes
- Genres: Action, Adventure, and Comedy
- Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Michael Peña
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Director: Anthony Russo
- IMDb user rating: 8.4 (1.2M reviews)
- Runtime: 181 minutes
- Genres: Action, Adventure, and Drama
- Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Mark Ruffalo
Baby Driver (2017)
- Director: Edgar Wright
- IMDb user rating: 7.6 (583K reviews)
- Runtime: 113 minutes
- Genres: Action, Crime, and Drama
- Cast: Ansel Elgort, Jon Bernthal, and Jon Hamm
Black Panther (2018)
- Director: Ryan Coogler
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (816K reviews)
- Runtime: 134 minutes
- Genres: Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, and Lupita Nyong'o
The Blind Side (2009)
- Director: John Lee Hancock
- IMDb user rating: 7.6 (352K reviews)
- Runtime: 129 minutes
- Genres: Biography, Drama, and Sport
- Cast: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, and Tim McGraw
Cape Fear (1962)
- Director: J. Lee Thompson
- IMDb user rating: 7.7 (31K reviews)
- Runtime: 106 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Thriller
- Cast: Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, and Polly Bergen
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Director: Anthony Russo
- IMDb user rating: 7.8 (827K reviews)
- Runtime: 147 minutes
- Genres: Action and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., and Scarlett Johansson
Deliverance (1972)
- Director: John Boorman
- IMDb user rating: 7.7 (116K reviews)
- Runtime: 109 minutes
- Genres: Adventure, Drama, and Thriller
- Cast: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, and Ned Beatty
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
- Director: Bruce Beresford
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (115K reviews)
- Runtime: 99 minutes
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, and Romance
- Cast: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, and Dan Aykroyd
Forrest Gump (1994)
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
- IMDb user rating: 8.8 (2.2M reviews)
- Runtime: 142 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Romance
- Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Gary Sinise
Glory (1989)
- Director: Edward Zwick
- IMDb user rating: 7.8 (141K reviews)
- Runtime: 122 minutes
- Genres: Biography, Drama, and History
- Cast: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, and Cary Elwes
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- Director: Francis Lawrence
- IMDb user rating: 7.5 (693K reviews)
- Runtime: 146 minutes
- Genres: Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth
Into the Wild (2007)
- Director: Sean Penn
- IMDb user rating: 8.1 (643K reviews)
- Runtime: 148 minutes
- Genres: Adventure, Biography, and Drama
- Cast: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, and Catherine Keener
Kalifornia (1993)
- Director: Dominic Sena
- IMDb user rating: 6.7 (57K reviews)
- Runtime: 117 minutes
- Genres: Crime, Drama, and Thriller
- Cast: Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, and Kathy Larson
The Long Riders (1980)
- Director: Walter Hill
- IMDb user rating: 6.9 (12K reviews)
- Runtime: 100 minutes
- Genres: Biography, Crime, and Drama
- Cast: David Carradine, Stacy Keach, and Dennis Quaid
Road Trip (2000)
- Director: Todd Phillips
- IMDb user rating: 6.5 (175K reviews)
- Runtime: 93 minutes
- Genres: Comedy
- Cast: Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, and Amy Smart
RoboCop 3 (1993)
- Director: Fred Dekker
- IMDb user rating: 4.1 (53K reviews)
- Runtime: 104 minutes
- Genres: Action, Crime, and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, and Mario Machado
Selma (2014)
- Director: Ava DuVernay
- IMDb user rating: 7.5 (94K reviews)
- Runtime: 128 minutes
- Genres: Biography, Drama, and History
- Cast: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, and Oprah Winfrey
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
- Director: Hal Needham
- IMDb user rating: 7.0 (55K reviews)
- Runtime: 96 minutes
- Genres: Action, Adventure, and Comedy
- Cast: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, and Jerry Reed
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Director: Jon Watts
- IMDb user rating: 7.4 (696K reviews)
- Runtime: 133 minutes
- Genres: Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, and Robert Downey Jr.
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- Director: Jon Watts
- IMDb user rating: 8.2 (832K reviews)
- Runtime: 148 minutes
- Genres: Action, Adventure, and Fantasy
- Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Benedict Cumberbatch
Swamp Water (1941)
- Director: Jean Renoir
- IMDb user rating: 7.0 (2K reviews)
- Runtime: 88 minutes
- Genres: Crime, Drama, and Mystery
- Cast: Walter Brennan, Walter Huston, and Anne Baxter
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
- Director: Andy Tennant
- IMDb user rating: 6.2 (120K reviews)
- Runtime: 108 minutes
- Genres: Comedy and Romance
- Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Patrick Dempsey, and Josh Lucas
Venom (2018)
- Director: Ruben Fleischer
- IMDb user rating: 6.6 (519K reviews)
- Runtime: 112 minutes
- Genres: Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, and Riz Ahmed
We Were Soldiers (2002)
- Director: Randall Wallace
- IMDb user rating: 7.2 (148K reviews)
- Runtime: 138 minutes
- Genres: Action, Drama, and History
- Cast: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, and Greg Kinnear
Wise Blood (1979)
- Director: John Huston
- IMDb user rating: 6.9 (6.3K reviews)
- Runtime: 106 minutes
- Genres: Comedy and Drama
- Cast: Brad Dourif, John Huston, and Dan Shor
X-Men: First Class (2011)
- Director: Matthew Vaughn
- IMDb user rating: 7.7 (712K reviews)
- Runtime: 131 minutes
- Genres: Action and Sci-Fi
- Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, and Jennifer Lawrence
Zombieland (2009)
- Director: Ruben Fleischer
- IMDb user rating: 7.6 (604K reviews)
- Runtime: 88 minutes
- Genres: Action, Comedy, and Horror
- Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Woody Harrelson
This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani, writing by Olivia Monahan, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 48 states.
