Where was Inception filmed?
2010 film directed by Christopher Nolan
Inception (2010) was filmed in Paris, Tokyo, Tangier, Malibu, University College London, pont de Bir-Hakeim and 5 more places: 11 recorded filming locations in the United Kingdom, France, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Canada. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Filming locations
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Landmarks & buildings
RAF Cardington
England
former Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England
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Towns & cities
Paris
France
capital and most populous city in France
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Towns & cities
Tokyo
Japan
capital and largest city of Japan
“Principal photography began in Tokyo on June 19, 2009, with the scene in which Saito first hires Cobb during a helicopter flight over the city.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Malibu
United States
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Tangier
Morocco
city in and capital of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco
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Landmarks & buildings
University College London
England
public research university in London, England, United Kingdom
“On July 15, 2009, filming took place at University College London for the sequences occurring inside a Paris college of architecture in the story, including the library, Flaxman Gallery and Gustave Tuck Theatre.” Wikipedia
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Streets & squares
pont de Bir-Hakeim
France
bridge over the Seine River in Paris, France
“Filming moved to France, where they shot Cobb entering the college of architecture (the place used for the entrance was the Musée Galliera) and the pivotal scenes between Ariadne and Cobb, in a bistro (a fictional one set up at the corner of Rue César Franck and Rue Bouchut), and lastly on the Bir-Hakeim bridge.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Farnborough Airport
England
airport in the United Kingdom
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Towns & cities
Fortress Mountain Resort
Canada
ski resort in Alberta, Canada
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Landmarks & buildings
Palais Galliera
France
museum of fashion and fashion history located in Paris
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Streets & squares
Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge
United States
vertical-lift bridge in the Port of Los Angeles
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 16 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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Towns & cities
Los Angeles
United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
“Filming moved to the Los Angeles area, where some sets were built on a Warner Bros.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Burbank
United States
city in Los Angeles County, State of California, United States
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Studios & sets
Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank
United States
filmmaking facility owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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Towns & cities
London
England
capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
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Towns & cities
Pasadena
United States
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Calgary
Canada
largest city in Alberta, Canada
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Towns & cities
Downtown Los Angeles
United States
central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Seine
France
river in France
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Landmarks & buildings
University of London
England
federal research university in London, England
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Landscapes & nature
Port of Los Angeles
United States
harbor in Los Angeles, California
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Towns & cities
Banff
Canada
town in Alberta, Canada
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Towns & cities
Cardington
England
village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, UK
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Streets & squares
rue César-Franck
France
street in Paris, France
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Streets & squares
Ark Hills
Japan
buildings complex in Tokyo
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Landscapes & nature
Fuji River
Japan
river in Japan
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Streets & squares
rue Bouchut
France
street in Paris, France
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Alberta, California, Japan, Morocco, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Also shot in these places
- Batman Begins 2005
- Inglourious Basterds 2009
- Amélie 2001
- Léon: The Professional 1994
- The Da Vinci Code 2006
- Midnight in Paris 2011
- Once Upon a Time in America 1984
- Modern Family 2009–2020
- Hugo 2011
- The Bourne Identity 2002
- The Bourne Ultimatum 2007
- The Intouchables 2011
Set in the same places
- Cars 2 2011
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011
- Gran Turismo 4 2004
- Deus Ex 2000
- Hitman: Blood Money 2006
- The Rose of Versailles 1972
- Nodame Cantabile 2001
- Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness 2003
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water 1990
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow 2004
- Hitman 2016
- Medal of Honor: Underground 2000
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Inception have?
11 places recorded on Wikidata, and 16 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across 6 countries.
In which countries was Inception filmed?
the United Kingdom, France, Japan, the United States, Morocco and Canada.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Batman Begins (2005), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Amélie (2001), Léon: The Professional (1994) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.