Which movies were filmed in Tennessee?
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 Tennessee 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.
The Client (1994)
- Director: Joel Schumacher
- IMDb user rating: 6.7 (71K reviews)
- Runtime: 119 minutes
- Genres: Crime, Drama, and Mystery
- Cast: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, and Brad Renfro
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
The Firm (1993)
- Director: Sydney Pollack
- IMDb user rating: 6.8 (143K reviews)
- Runtime: 154 minutes
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, and Thriller
- Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Gene Hackman
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
- Director: Jim McBride
- IMDb user rating: 6.3 (19K reviews)
- Runtime: 108 minutes
- Genres: Biography, Drama, and Music
- Cast: Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, and John Doe
The Green Mile (1999)
- Director: Frank Darabont
- IMDb user rating: 8.6 (1.4M reviews)
- Runtime: 189 minutes
- Genres: Crime, Drama, and Fantasy
- Cast: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, and David Morse
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
- Director: Norman Jewison
- IMDb user rating: 7.9 (81K reviews)
- Runtime: 110 minutes
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, and Thriller
- Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, and Warren Oates
Mystery Train (1989)
- Director: Jim Jarmusch
- IMDb user rating: 7.5 (30K reviews)
- Runtime: 110 minutes
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, and Drama
- Cast: Masatoshi Nagase, Yûki Kudô, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins
The Rainmaker (1997)
- Director: Francis Ford Coppola
- IMDb user rating: 7.2 (81K reviews)
- Runtime: 135 minutes
- Genres: Crime, Drama, and Thriller
- Cast: Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, and Claire Danes
Raintree County (1957)
- Director: Edward Dmytryk
- IMDb user rating: 6.3 (4.2K reviews)
- Runtime: 182 minutes
- Genres: Drama, Romance, and War
- Cast: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, and Eva Marie Saint
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
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
Sweet Dreams (2023)
- Director: Ena Sendijarevic
- IMDb user rating: 7.0 (67 reviews)
- Runtime: 102 minutes
- Genres: Drama
- Cast: Renée Soutendijk, Lisa Zweerman, and Chris Nietvelt
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
- Director: Rob Reiner
- IMDb user rating: 7.9 (144K reviews)
- Runtime: 82 minutes
- Genres: Comedy and Music
- Cast: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, and Christopher Guest
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
- Director: Monte Hellman
- IMDb user rating: 7.2 (13K reviews)
- Runtime: 102 minutes
- Genres: Drama
- Cast: James Taylor, Warren Oates, and Laurie Bird
This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani, writing by Olivia Monahan, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 48 states.
