Downtown Los Angeles
Prague, Czech Republic
Queens, New York
Gloucestershire, England
Berlin, Germany

If you've ever wanted to visit the film locations of your favourite movie, or you've simply wondered ‘Where did they film that?’, you’ll find all the info you need here – along with plenty of original location photographs, trivia and, most importantly, links to essential travel tips with details of hotels, bars, tourist attractions, what you can expect to see on your visit and more.

We’ve tried to keep the format simple and easy-to-use – you can choose to navigate the site by film title, by browsing the name of your favourite actor or director, by country (or US state, UK county or sometimes by city).

If you’re planning a location trip and you want to find a hotel, click here to compare prices – just enter your destination and travel dates, and let the search engine find the best deal for you.

Plan your visit in advance, give yourself plenty of time to cover all the filming locations you want to see and remember to check that any businesses and attractions are still in operation. Be aware of opening days and hours, and of local holidays.

Now get ready to travel (it doesn't matter if it's only in your imagination):

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NEW addition: 22 April 2019

So where is the hometown of Billy Batson in DC's superhero comedy? Is it Fawcett City or is it Philadelphia? Or is it somewhere else entirely?... >>>

Shazam! (2019)

NEW addition: 11 April 2019

From a Blockbuster store in the Valley to the planet Torfa, follow the journey of Vers – or Carol Danvers – to become the latest Marvel superhero... >>>

Captain Marvel (2019)

NEW addition: 1 March 2019

The latest addition to the Marvel Universe is set in San Francisco – but there's an awful lot of Atlanta hidden in there... not to mention a bit of Los Angeles >>>

Venom (2018)

NEW addition: 19 Jan 2019

Link to Bohemian Rhapsody film locations

London hosts most of the filming for this thrilling, if not entirely accurate, celebration of the life of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury >>>

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

NEW addition: 16 Jan 2019

Filming of the concert sequences, entirely from the performers’ POV, was ingeniously fitted in between the acts at various real festivals >>>

A Star Is Born (2018)

NEW addition: 13 Jan 2019

Filmed using only natural light or candles, Queen Anne’s court is no glittering palace but an often gloomy complex of corridors and staircases >>>

The Favourite (2018)

Movies

In 2018, we lost Czech director Milos Forman, who won two Best Director Oscars, one for his adaptation of Amadeus, filmed on location around Prague >>>

Amadeus (1984)

MOVIES

Link to The Bourne Identity film locations

In Doug Liman's original Bourne movie, Paris is real enough, but Czech capital Prague stands in for Zurich. Follow Jason Bourne around Europe >>>

The Bourne Identity (2002)

CLASSICS

Well, do you feel lucky? Don Siegel's tough thriller was filmed back in 1971, but there's still plenty of Harry Callahan's San Francisco you can visit >>>

Dirty Harry (1971)

Movies

Yes, that is Glencoe, but much of Mel Gibson's 'Scottish' movie was made in Ireland, which offered not only tax breaks but the use of its army as extras >>>

Braveheart (1995)

The site is run in association with the books The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations and Movie London.

Titles with links have full entries on the site – other unlinked titles listed can be found in the books. All the titles will eventually have full entries, so check back often.

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Where did all the rum go?

If you saw Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Oscar-winning Birdman, you may have looked for that cosy-looking cocktail bar which appears to be alongside the St James Theatre. Chances are, you didn't find it. Although seemingly filmed without cuts, there's some crafty tweaking of geography in the film. This bar is the Rum House on 48th Street, part of the Hotel Edison. Please, don't try every rum available. Not at one sitting.

The Rum House, New York

Hit the deco

A special evening in Los Angeles? Try Cicada, in the gorgeous art deco Oviatt Building, a former 20s haberdashery store on South Olive Street, downtown. With elegant wood-panelling and Lalique glass, this is the luxury restaurant in which Julia Roberts had a hard time with those slippery little snails in Pretty Woman. Its not surprisingly a screen favourite: more recently, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had a bit of a spat here in Mr and Mrs Smith and it's even the site of Viola Davis' briefing at the opening of Suicide Squad.

Cicada, Downtown Los Angeles

Sheer torture...

Yes, Eli Roth fans, there really is a Museum of Torture – and it is the one seen in Hostel. It's not in Slovakia, though, but in the beautiful Medieval village of Český Krumlov, in the Czech Republic, where much of the film was shot. It's not tucked away down a creepy staircase (hello, this is a major tourist attraction!) but on the village's main square.

Museum of Torture, ČeskY Krumlov

That Dizzy Feeling

Did you know that the San Francisco hotel in which Judy Barton is swooningly transformed into Madeleine in Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece Vertigo is now the Hitch-themed Hotel Vertigo? What better base for your exploration of the Bay City's numerous film locations?

Hotel vertigo, San Francisco

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Running in the background on your phone, it will notify you when you get close to something interesting – the information simply pops up on your phone automatically. | more >>>