Where was The Frighteners filmed?
1996 film directed by Peter Jackson
The Frighteners (1996) was filmed in Wellington, South Island, Lyttelton, Miramar and Te Motu Kairangi / Miramar Peninsula, 5 places named in its Wikipedia article, in New Zealand. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as New Zealand. Each place says where its claim comes from.
Places per Wikipedia's article
The Wikipedia article names 5 places. Each links to the sentence that says so.
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Towns & cities
Wellington
New Zealand
Capital city of New Zealand; urban area of the cities of Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua
“Location shooting primarily included Wellington and three weeks spent in Lyttelton.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
South Island
New Zealand
One of the two main New Zealand islands
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Towns & cities
Miramar
New Zealand
Suburb of Wellington, New Zealand
“Interior scenes were compiled at Camperdown Studios in Miramar.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Te Motu Kairangi / Miramar Peninsula
New Zealand
Peninsula in Wellington, New Zealand
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Towns & cities
Lyttelton
New Zealand
Town in New Zealand
Places whose own article says it was shot there
1 place says on its own Wikipedia page that this film was shot there. Not on the map: the quote is linked so you can check it.
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Towns & cities
Lyttelton
New Zealand
Town in New Zealand
“Lyttelton was the location for most of the exterior scenes in Peter Jackson's 1996 horror movie The Frighteners.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Also filmed in New Zealand, but the exact places are not known, so they are not on the map.
Filming locations that are mapped there: New Zealand
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