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| Title | Year | Genre | U.S. Box Office | BMT Meter | Boston Summary | ||
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13 Rue Madeleine | 1947 | Thriller; War | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
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21 | 2008 | Drama | Filming is due to begin in the sping 2007. According the Boston Herald, the movie crew is scouting locations in parts of Dorchester and Boston as well as the Boston University campus. The Hotel Intercontinental is also on the movie location list. | Details | ||
| Act of Betrayal | 1988 | Thriller | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| The Adventure of English | 2002 | Documentary | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Aenigma | 1987 | Horror | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
| Against the Law | 1990 | TV | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Alex & Emma | 2003 | Comedy; Drama; Romance | $14,200,000.00 | 5.5 | Although the movie takes place in Boston, it was mostly filmed on a set in Hollywood. Rob Reiner did do a day of filming in Boston to capture famous Boston locations such as the Charles River, Copley Square and the Public Garden along the Boston Movie Mile. | Details |
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All the Rage | 1998 | Comedy | $100,000.00 | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |
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Ally McBeal | 1997 | TV | Ally McBeal's law firm, Cage, Fish & Associates, does not exist. But the building used for exteriors is located in the Beacon Hill area of Boston right along the Boston Movie Mile on 14 Beacon Street. | Details | ||
| Alphabet | 2002 | Short | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Altered States | 1980 | Drama; Fantasy; Horror; Sci-Fi | $19,853,892.00 | 5.0 | Harvard University is depicted as William Hurt's character is a professor. He lives in Beacon Hill. Hurt's character also visits the Franklin Park Zoo. These locations are at least depicted. We have yet to confirm that any actual filming took place in Boston. | Details |
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Amazing Grace and Chuck | 1987 | Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
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The Amazing Race 6 | 2004 | TV | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
| America at 10 mph | 2005 | Documentary | Details | ||||
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America Speaks Out | 2004 | Documentary | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
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American Ballet Theatre Now - Variety and Virtuosity (Dance in America) | 1998 | Ballet | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
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American Beer | 2004 | Documentary | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
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American Idol | 2006 | Game-Show; Music; Reality-TV; TV |
Season 6, episode 6 brought American Idol to Boston in search of the next superstaaaaa. Filmed during the summer of 2005, the producers grabbed a bunch of shots of Boston including Faneuil Hall. The show aired on Feb 8, 2006. Hollywood Trick.....The actual general auditions were held outside the... |
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America's Most Wanted | 2006 | Crime; Drama; TV |
In 2005, Boston’s homicide rate hit a 10-year high at 75. America’s Most Wanted visited Boston in February of 2006 to try to help solve one of those murders. The episode was slated to air on Feb 11, 2006 Jean Lampron, a 68-year-old South Boston woman died during a robbery in the fall of 2005 as s... |
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| Amesbury Hero | 1997 | Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Amistad | 1997 | Drama; Mystery | $44,212,592.00 | 7.5 | Amistad is one of the few movies that was filmed in Boston that was supposed to take place somewhere else. There are some scenes in the Massachusetts State House along the Boston Movie Mile that were actually supposed to take place in Washington, DC. | Details |
| Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. | 1897 | Documentary | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Andy | 1985 | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Antiques Roadshow | 1997 | TV | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
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Apocalypse Bop | 1996 | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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The Apprentice | 2004 | TV | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
| Aquatic Sports | 1899 | Documentary | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| Arthur Fiedler: Just Call Me Maestro | 1979 | Documentary; Music | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| Asthma: Fighting to Breathe | 2003 | Documentary; Drama; Family | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| Autumn | 2003 | Sci-Fi; Short | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Autumn Heart | 2000 | Drama | $11,500.00 | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |
| Average Joe: Hawaii | 2004 | TV | Brian Worth, Boston contestant and finalist from season 2, spends a night at Fenway Park with his date. Brian Worth also attended the Grand Opening of Boston Movie Tours in July 2005. Contestant Brian Glazer is also a local Bostonian. | Details | |||
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Bach Cello Suite #1: The Music Garden | 1997 | Music | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
| Banacek | 1972 | TV | The series takes place in the Beacon Hill area of Boston along the Boston Movie Mile. | Details | |||
| BassMaster | 2000 | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||||
| The Battle of Tripoli | 2004 | Documentary | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| Beacon Hill | 1975 | TV | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Between the Lines | 1998 | Music | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
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Between the Lines | 1977 | Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
| Bid Me Run | 2001 | Documentary; Short | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Billy Galvin | 1986 | Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
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Bingo! The Documentary | 1999 | Documentary | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
| Black & White & Red All Over | 1997 | Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Black Irish | 2006 | Drama | Being filmed around the Boston area in the summer of 2005. | Details | ||
| Blake Poopler | 2002 | Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| Bleached | 1997 |
An independent movie filmed by a Boston University grad, the movie was filmed all over the Boston area including BU, at the Somerville hospital, at a motel on Route 1 in Saugus, at a studio in Dedham, and they used an ice cream place in Stow to double as a train station. Info courtesy of actress... |
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Blown Away | 1994 | Action; Thriller | $30,133,002.00 | 11.5 | Jones, the mad Boston bomber lived on a ship docked in East Boston. He eventually blew it up in the famous scene that cost $1 million dollars to make. Other locations include the Back Bay, Chelsea, Charlestown and Copley Square. The famous runaway car scene is shot on Joy Street in Beacon Hill along... | Details |
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The Blue Diner | 2001 | Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. Includes downtown Boston exteriors. | Details | ||
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Bluehill Avenue | 2001 | Crime; Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
| Bobby Loves Mangos | 1998 | Sci-Fi; Short; Thriller | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| The Body Human: The Magic Sense | 1979 | Documentary | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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The Boondock Saints | 1999 | Action; Crime; Drama | $30,471.00 | 9.0 | The movie is set in South Boston and includes scenes from the Back Back, Beacon Hill, Copley Square and the Longfellow Bridge. Also includes a scene shot in the Charles St Jail at the beginning of the Boston Movie Mile. | Details |
| Boston Common | 1996 | TV | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| The Boston Fire Boat in Action | 1901 | Documentary; Short | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| Boston Horseless Fire Department | 1899 | Documentary | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Boston Legal | 2004 | TV | The law offices of James Spader and William Shatner are at 500 Boylston Street. Located in the historic Back Bay, the building shares a full city block with 222 Berkeley Street. But don't go there looking for the law firm as only the exteriors are used for the show. The rest of the show is filmed al... | Details | ||
| Boston Navy Yard | 1898 | Documentary; Short | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| The Boston Pops New Year's Eve Gala | 1978 | Music | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| Boston Public | 2000 | TV | The show uses East Boston High for exteriors and depicts Doyles Cafe in Jamaica Plain for the teacher's hangout bar. | Details | |||
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The Boston Strangler | 1968 | Crime; Drama; Mystery; Thriller | $17,810,894.00 | 11.0 | Based on Boston film locations include Beacon Hill along the Boston Movie Mile and the Back Bay. | Details |
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The Bostonians | 1984 | Drama; Romance | $312,566.00 | 6.5 | Filmed all over Beacon Hill including a shot from the Athenaeum. | Details |
| Brandscape | 2003 | Short | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Breaking Vegas (History Channel) | 2004 | Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
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The Brink's Job | 1978 | Comedy; Crime | $9,400,000.00 | 12.5 | High on Boston flavor. The crime took place in Boston so it makes sense the majority of the movie was filmed in the Boston area. The North End was heavily used for scenes including the actual location of the Brink's Job robbery (now a parking lot). Movie contains some great shots of the old elevate... | Details |
| Brooklyn Goes to Beantown | 1951 | Short | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| Brown of Harvard | 1918 | Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| Butterfly | 2003 | Short | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass. | 1904 | Documentary; Short | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| Canoeing Scene | 1901 | Documentary; Short | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| The Carey Treatment | 1972 | Mystery | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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La Casa Colorada | 1947 | Drama; War | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
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A Case of Deadly Force | 1986 | Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
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Casting About | 2004 | Documentary | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
| The Catcher | 2002 | Horror | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| The Catcher | 1972 | Crime; Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Celtic Pride | 1996 | Comedy | $9,240,378.00 | 8.5 | Boston Celtic Pride was the last film shot in the old Boston Garden. With Aykroyd's character from Charlestown, there are various Charlestown scenes. Other locations include East Boston (LaPresti Park) and Jamaica Plain (Doyles Cafe). | Details |
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The Charge of the Light Brigade | 1898 | Short; Family | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
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Charly | 1968 | Drama; Sci-Fi | 11.5 | Charly is from South Boston with several scenes filmed in that part of Boston including his house and the playground scenes. Other locations include Faneuil Hall, Charlestown and the Public Garden along the Boston Movie Mile. | Details | |
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Cheers | 1982 | TV | The hit TV show Cheers is based on the classic Bull & Finch pub on Beacon Street in Boston right along the Boston Movie Mile. The outside of the building is used for the Cheers opening credits. The bar was recreated in Hollywood where all the interior scenes were filmed. The series itself ran for 1... | Details | ||
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A Christmas Story | 1983 | Comedy; Family | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
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A Civil Action | 1998 | Drama | $56,709,981.00 | 12.0 | Civil Action is filmed throughout the Boston area. The Beacon Hill area of Boston is featured prominently throughout the movie. Civil Action has scenes from several locations along the Boston Movie Mile. There are also scenes from the Western part of the state. | Details |
| Claudio Arrau Signature Performance Series | 1988 | Documentary; Music | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| Clearing a Drift | 1898 | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||||
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Coma | 1978 | Mystery; Thriller | 6.5 | Boston City Hospital in the South End. | Details | |
| Comment savoir | 1966 | Documentary | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| Concealed Enemies | 1984 | Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Cops | 1989 | TV | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
| Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating | 2004 | Documentary | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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Crossing Jordan | 2001 | TV | Filmed almost completely in Hollywood but the exterior of the medical examiner's office is located in the Financial District of Boston at the Ames Building at 1 Court St. | Details | ||
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Dance Off the Inches: 15 Minute Express (Full) | 2005 | Exercise | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
| Dancing in Exile | 2003 | Documentary | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| The Darien Gap | 1996 | Comedy | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| The Dark End of the Street | 1981 | Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| The Dark Riders | 2001 | Short | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
| Dark Warrior | 2005 | Action; Thriller |
Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. Movie is due to come out on DVD in June 2006. |
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| Dead | 1996 | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||||
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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round | 1966 | Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
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The Deal | 2005 | Drama | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | ||
| Decade for Decision | 1957 | Documentary; Short | Filmed partly in Boston and/or supposed to take place in Boston. | Details | |||
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The Departed | 2006 | Crime; Drama | $129,000,000.00 | 14.50 | Released Oct 6, 2006, filming began for this blockbuster in the summer of 2005 in Boston and New York. Filming locations in the Boston area include locations in South Boston, Chinatown, Charlestown, the waterfront, Quincy and Chelsea. A scene was also filmed on the Boston Common along the Boston Mov... | Details |
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