Which movies were filmed in Washington?
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 Washington 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.
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
- Director: Gil Junger
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (367K reviews)
- Runtime: 97 minutes
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, and Romance
- Cast: Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
- Director: Eric Bress
- IMDb user rating: 7.6 (509K reviews)
- Runtime: 113 minutes
- Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, and Thriller
- Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, and Melora Walters
Dead Man (1995)
- Director: Jim Jarmusch
- IMDb user rating: 7.5 (101K reviews)
- Runtime: 121 minutes
- Genres: Adventure, Drama, and Fantasy
- Cast: Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, and Crispin Glover
The Deer Hunter (1978)
- Director: Michael Cimino
- IMDb user rating: 8.1 (352K reviews)
- Runtime: 183 minutes
- Genres: Drama and War
- Cast: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and John Cazale
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
- IMDb user rating: 4.2 (330K reviews)
- Runtime: 125 minutes
- Genres: Drama, Romance, and Thriller
- Cast: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, and Jennifer Ehle
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
- Director: William Dear
- IMDb user rating: 6.1 (38K reviews)
- Runtime: 110 minutes
- Genres: Comedy, Family, and Fantasy
- Cast: John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, and Margaret Langrick
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
- Director: John McTiernan
- IMDb user rating: 7.5 (209K reviews)
- Runtime: 135 minutes
- Genres: Action, Adventure, and Thriller
- Cast: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, and Scott Glenn
I Love You to Death (1990)
- Director: Lawrence Kasdan
- IMDb user rating: 6.4 (15K reviews)
- Runtime: 97 minutes
- Genres: Comedy and Crime
- Cast: Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, and William Hurt
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
Lassie Come Home (1943)
- Director: Fred M. Wilcox
- IMDb user rating: 7.1 (5.8K reviews)
- Runtime: 89 minutes
- Genres: Adventure, Drama, and Family
- Cast: Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp, and May Whitty
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
- Director: Gus Van Sant
- IMDb user rating: 7.0 (60K reviews)
- Runtime: 104 minutes
- Genres: Drama
- Cast: River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, and James Russo
The Parallax View (1974)
- Director: Alan J. Pakula
- IMDb user rating: 7.1 (21K reviews)
- Runtime: 102 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Thriller
- Cast: Warren Beatty, Paula Prentiss, and William Daniels
The Ring (2002)
- Director: Gore Verbinski
- IMDb user rating: 7.1 (366K reviews)
- Runtime: 115 minutes
- Genres: Horror and Mystery
- Cast: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, and Brian Cox
The Road (2009)
- Director: John Hillcoat
- IMDb user rating: 7.2 (249K reviews)
- Runtime: 111 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Thriller
- Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, and Kodi Smit-McPhee
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
- Director: Nora Ephron
- IMDb user rating: 6.8 (186K reviews)
- Runtime: 105 minutes
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, and Romance
- Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, and Ross Malinger
Twilight (2008)
- Director: Catherine Hardwicke
- IMDb user rating: 5.3 (477K reviews)
- Runtime: 122 minutes
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy, and Romance
- Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Billy Burke
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
- Director: David Lynch
- IMDb user rating: 7.3 (102K reviews)
- Runtime: 134 minutes
- Genres: Drama, Horror, and Mystery
- Cast: Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, and Mädchen Amick
The Vanishing (2018)
- Director: Kristoffer Nyholm
- IMDb user rating: 5.9 (20K reviews)
- Runtime: 107 minutes
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, and Thriller
- Cast: Peter Mullan, Gerard Butler, and Emma King
WarGames (1983)
- Director: John Badham
- IMDb user rating: 7.1 (107K reviews)
- Runtime: 114 minutes
- Genres: Action, Drama, and Sci-Fi
- Cast: Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, and John Wood
The War of the Roses (1989)
- Director: Danny DeVito
- IMDb user rating: 6.8 (56K reviews)
- Runtime: 116 minutes
- Genres: Comedy and Romance
- Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito
This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani, writing by Olivia Monahan, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 48 states.
