Where was War of the Worlds (2005) filmed?
2005 film directed by Steven Spielberg
War of the Worlds (2005) was filmed at one place in the United States: New York City. The place comes from Wikidata.
Filming locations
Also per Wikipedia's article
The Wikipedia article names 14 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.
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Towns & cities
Los Angeles
United States
Seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
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Towns & cities
Staten Island
United States
Borough of New York City, New York, United States of America
“Some filming was shot on the Korean War Veterans Parkway in Staten Island, New York.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Universal Studios Hollywood
United States
Amusement park in Los Angeles, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Newark
United States
City in Essex County, and largest city in New Jersey, United States
“The scene depicting the first appearance of the Tripods was filmed at the intersection of Ferry Street, Merchant Street, and Wilson Avenue, in Newark, New Jersey.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Bayonne
United States
City in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
“Ferrier's house was filmed in Bayonne, New Jersey (with a soundstage doubling the interior); meanwhile, the valley war sequence was filmed in Lexington, Virginia and Mystery Mesa in California.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Brooklyn
United States
Borough of New York City, New York, United States
“The ferry scene was filmed in the New York town of Athens, and Mary Ann's parents' house was located in Brooklyn (but was featured in the film as Boston).” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Lexington
United States
City in and county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Shenandoah Valley
United States
Valley and cultural region of western Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia in the United States
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Towns & cities
Lexington
United States
Independent city in Virginia, United States
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Towns & cities
Athens
United States
Town in Greene County, New York, United States
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Towns & cities
Naugatuck
United States
Town in Connecticut, United States
“The scene where the tripod is shot down and crashes through a factory was filmed in Naugatuck, Connecticut at an abandoned chemical plant.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Farmington River
United States
River in Connecticut, United States
“The scene of the bodies floating down the river was filmed on the Farmington River in Windsor, Connecticut by a second unit directed by Vic Armstrong using a stand in for Dakota Fanning shot from behind with the portion showing the faces of the credited actors cut in later.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Windsor
United States
Town in Connecticut, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Connecticut River
United States
River in the New England region of the United States
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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
Lexington
United States
Independent city in Virginia, United States
“In Fall 2004, the director Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise filmed scenes for War of the Worlds here, with Dakota Fanning and Tim Robbins.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Also filmed in Connecticut, New Jersey, but the exact places are not known, so they are not on the map.
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