Which movies were filmed in Michigan?
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 Michigan 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.
8 Mile (2002)
- Director: Curtis Hanson
- IMDb user rating: 7.2 (309K reviews)
- Runtime: 110 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Music
- Cast: Eminem, Brittany Murphy, and Kim Basinger
American Pie 2 (2001)
- Director: J.B. Rogers
- IMDb user rating: 6.4 (265K reviews)
- Runtime: 108 minutes
- Genres: Comedy
- Cast: Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, and Shannon Elizabeth
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
- Director: Otto Preminger
- IMDb user rating: 8.0 (69K reviews)
- Runtime: 161 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Mystery
- Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, and Ben Gazzara
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
- Director: Zack Snyder
- IMDb user rating: 6.5 (740K reviews)
- Runtime: 151 minutes
- Genres: Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, and Amy Adams
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- Director: Martin Brest
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (195K reviews)
- Runtime: 105 minutes
- Genres: Action, Comedy, and Crime
- Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, and John Ashton
The Evil Dead (1981)
- Director: Sam Raimi
- IMDb user rating: 7.4 (226K reviews)
- Runtime: 85 minutes
- Genres: Horror
- Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, and Richard DeManincor
Evil Dead II (1987)
- Director: Sam Raimi
- IMDb user rating: 7.7 (177K reviews)
- Runtime: 84 minutes
- Genres: Comedy and Horror
- Cast: Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, and Dan Hicks
Gran Torino (2008)
- Director: Clint Eastwood
- IMDb user rating: 8.1 (799K reviews)
- Runtime: 116 minutes
- Genres: Drama
- Cast: Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, and Christopher Carley
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
- Director: George Armitage
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (98K reviews)
- Runtime: 107 minutes
- Genres: Action, Comedy, and Crime
- Cast: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, and Dan Aykroyd
The Ides of March (2011)
- Director: George Clooney
- IMDb user rating: 7.1 (228K reviews)
- Runtime: 101 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Thriller
- Cast: Paul Giamatti, George Clooney, and Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Island (2005)
- Director: Michael Bay
- IMDb user rating: 6.8 (323K reviews)
- Runtime: 136 minutes
- Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
- Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor, and Djimon Hounsou
Midnight Run (1988)
- Director: Martin Brest
- IMDb user rating: 7.5 (91K reviews)
- Runtime: 126 minutes
- Genres: Action, Comedy, and Crime
- Cast: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, and Yaphet Kotto
Out of Sight (1998)
- Director: Steven Soderbergh
- IMDb user rating: 7.0 (97K reviews)
- Runtime: 123 minutes
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, and Drama
- Cast: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, and Ving Rhames
Real Steel (2011)
- Director: Shawn Levy
- IMDb user rating: 7.1 (346K reviews)
- Runtime: 127 minutes
- Genres: Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, and Dakota Goyo
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
Scream 4 (2011)
- Director: Wes Craven
- IMDb user rating: 6.2 (165K reviews)
- Runtime: 111 minutes
- Genres: Comedy, Horror, and Mystery
- Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette
Transformers (2007)
- Director: Michael Bay
- IMDb user rating: 7.0 (663K reviews)
- Runtime: 144 minutes
- Genres: Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, and Josh Duhamel
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
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
- Director: Michael Bay
- IMDb user rating: 5.6 (327K reviews)
- Runtime: 165 minutes
- Genres: Action, Adventure, and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and Jack Reynor
True Romance (1993)
- Director: Tony Scott
- IMDb user rating: 7.9 (237K reviews)
- Runtime: 119 minutes
- Genres: Crime, Drama, and Romance
- Cast: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, and Dennis Hopper
Up in the Air (2009)
- Director: Jason Reitman
- IMDb user rating: 7.4 (345K reviews)
- Runtime: 109 minutes
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, and Romance
- Cast: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick
This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani, writing by Olivia Monahan, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 48 states.
