Where was The Descendants filmed?
2011 film directed by Alexander Payne
The Descendants (2011) was filmed in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, Kauaʻi and Hanalei Bay, 5 places named in its Wikipedia article, in the United States. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as Hawaii. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 5 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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Landscapes & nature
Oahu
United States
island of Hawaii, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Kauaʻi
United States
northernmost populated island of the Hawaiian archipelago
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Towns & cities
Honolulu
United States
capital city of the U.S. state of Hawaii and seat of Honolulu County
“Most of the film was shot in Honolulu and around Hanalei Bay.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Hawaii
United States
largest of the Hawaiian islands
“The film began its on-location shoot in Hawaii on March 15, 2010.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Hanalei Bay
United States
the largest bay on the north shore of Kauaʻi island in Hawaii
Places whose own article says it was shot there
2 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Hanalei United States
“Parts of the movie The Descendants were filmed in and around Hanalei, on the beach at Hanalei Bay and in Princeville.” Wikipedia
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Hanalei Bay United States
“Hanalei Bay also served as a filming location for the 1958 film South Pacific and for the 2011 film The Descendants.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Hawaii, 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.
Filming locations that are mapped there: United States
Also shot in these places
- Lost 2004–2010
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 2018
- Hawaii Five-0 2010–2020
- Flight 29 Down 2005–2007
- I Know What You Did Last Summer 2021–
- Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding 2003
- Jurassic Park 1993
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011
- Jurassic World 2015
- Donovan's Reef 1963
- From Here to Eternity 1953
- Pearl Harbor 2001
Set in the same places
- Test Drive Unlimited 2006
- Lost: Via Domus 2008
- Test Drive Unlimited 2 2011
- The Crew Motorfest 2023
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 2024
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Descendants have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 5 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Lost (2004–2010), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020), Flight 29 Down (2005–2007) 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.