1 / 10
Breaking Away (1979)
- Director: Peter Yates
- IMDb user rating: 7.7 (25K reviews)
- Runtime: 101 minutes
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, and Sport
- Cast: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, and Daniel Stern
Which movies were filmed in Indiana?
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 Indiana 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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2 / 10
Eight Men Out (1988)
- Director: John Sayles
- IMDb user rating: 7.2 (21K reviews)
- Runtime: 119 minutes
- Genres: Drama, History, and Sport
- Cast: John Cusack, Clifton James, and Jace Alexander
3 / 10
A League of Their Own (1992)
- Director: Penny Marshall
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (117K reviews)
- Runtime: 128 minutes
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, and Sport
- Cast: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, and Lori Petty
4 / 10
Natural Born Killers (1994)
- Director: Oliver Stone
- IMDb user rating: 7.2 (245K reviews)
- Runtime: 119 minutes
- Genres: Action, Crime, and Romance
- Cast: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, and Tom Sizemore
5 / 10
Pearl Harbor (2001)
- Director: Michael Bay
- IMDb user rating: 6.2 (345K reviews)
- Runtime: 183 minutes
- Genres: Action, Drama, and History
- Cast: Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, and Josh Hartnett
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6 / 10
Public Enemies (2009)
- Director: Michael Mann
- IMDb user rating: 7.0 (313K reviews)
- Runtime: 140 minutes
- Genres: Action, Biography, and Crime
- Cast: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, and Christian Stolte
7 / 10
Rain Man (1988)
- Director: Barry Levinson
- IMDb user rating: 8.0 (534K reviews)
- Runtime: 133 minutes
- Genres: Drama
- Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, and Valeria Golino
8 / 10
Road to Perdition (2002)
- Director: Sam Mendes
- IMDb user rating: 7.7 (279K reviews)
- Runtime: 117 minutes
- Genres: Crime, Drama, and Thriller
- Cast: Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, and Rob Maxey
9 / 10
Some Came Running (1958)
- Director: Vincente Minnelli
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (7.1K reviews)
- Runtime: 137 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Romance
- Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Shirley MacLaine
10 / 10
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
- Director: Michael Bay
- IMDb user rating: 6.2 (425K reviews)
- Runtime: 154 minutes
- Genres: Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Tyrese Gibson
This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani, writing by Olivia Monahan, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 48 states.
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