Where was Insomnia filmed?

2002 film directed by Christopher Nolan

Insomnia (2002) was filmed in Vancouver — 1 recorded filming location in Canada. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.

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Filming locations

🏙 Towns & cities

Vancouver

🇨🇦 Canada

largest city in the province of British Columbia, Canada

“The scene in which Dormer shoots his partner on the rocky beach in the fog was filmed at Clementine Creek in Indian Arm, outside of Vancouver.” Wikipedia

Also per Wikipedia's Filming section

Wikipedia’s Filming section names 12 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.

🏞 Landscapes & nature

Vancouver Island

🇨🇦 Canada

island of British Columbia, Canada

“The village of Umkumuit, where Finch's apartment is located and where the log-chase scene occurs, was filmed on Vancouver Island in Port Alberni.” Wikipedia
🏙 Towns & cities

Stewart

🇨🇦 Canada

district municipality in British Columbia, Canada

“The opening aerial scene was filmed over the Columbia Glacier near Valdez, Alaska, and the float plane approach was over the Portland Canal near Hyder, Alaska, and Stewart, British Columbia.” Wikipedia
🏞 Landscapes & nature

Portland Canal

🇨🇦 Canada

fjord on the Canada–United States border between Alaska and British Columbia
🏙 Towns & cities

Squamish

🇨🇦 Canada

town in British Columbia, Canada

“The town of Nightmute, Alaska, was primarily filmed in and around Squamish, British Columbia, including the hotel/lodge, police station, high school and cemetery.” Wikipedia
🏞 Landscapes & nature

Columbia Glacier

🇺🇸 United States

glacier in the United States
🏙 Towns & cities

Valdez

🇺🇸 United States

city in Alaska, United States
🏙 Towns & cities

Hyder

🇺🇸 United States

census-designated place in Alaska, United States
🏞 Landscapes & nature

Indian Arm

🇨🇦 Canada

bay in British Columbia, Canada
🏙 Towns & cities

Port Alberni

🇨🇦 Canada

city in British Columbia, Canada
🏞 Landscapes & nature

Keystone Canyon

🇺🇸 United States

canyon in Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States

“The waterfall road scene in which Dormer is on his way to Finch's lake house and spins his car 180 degrees was shot in front of Bridal Veil Falls on the Richardson Highway near Valdez, Alaska.” Wikipedia
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Richardson Highway

🇺🇸 United States

highway in Alaska
🏞 Landscapes & nature

Bear Glacier Provincial Park

🇨🇦 Canada

provincial park in British Columbia, Canada

“The final scene, on the fictional Lake Kgun at Finch's lake house, was filmed on the northwest end of Strohn Lake in Bear Glacier Provincial Park, outside of Stewart, British Columbia.” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

How many filming locations does Insomnia have?

1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 12 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across Canada.

Which other productions were filmed at the same places?

Titanic (1997), The X-Files (1993–2018), 2012 (2009), Deadpool (2016) 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.