Towns & cities

Albany

capital city of the U.S. state of New York and seat of Albany County

United States · 42.6500, -73.7667

Albany is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Albany, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 15 more.

4 places inside Albany have a page of their own: listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Albany as well.

“Filming for a chase sequence took place on Water Street in Albany, New York, near the Interstate 787 ramp, between April and May.”

Salt (2010) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Albany

Ordinary Angels 2024
Paint 2023

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Albany as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Lolita 1962
Salt 2010
Angel Heart 1987
The Other Guys 2010
“Additional scenes were filmed in Albany, Westchester and Staten Island, New York.” Wikipedia
Ironweed 1987
“Major portions of the film were shot on location in Albany, New York.” Wikipedia
The Gilded Age 2022–
“Other New York locations included Albany, New York; Cohoes, New York; Troy, New York; Long Island; and Philadelphia.” Wikipedia
Courageous 2011
Modern Love 2019–
“The second season was filmed in the New York cities of Schenectady, Albany, and Troy, as well as in Enniskerry and Stoneybatter, Dublin, Ireland.” Wikipedia
Bee Season 2005
Ghost Story 1981
“Interiors of the abandoned home in the film were crafted inside the former Union Station in Albany, New York, while shooting for the Florida-based scenes was completed in Deland and New Smyrna Beach, Florida; scenes set in New York City were shot on location (in Waterside Plaza).” Wikipedia
Rollover 1981
Champions 2023
The Honeymoon Killers 1970
“The majority of the film was shot in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and Albany, New York.” Wikipedia
Then Came You 2018
The Good Mother 2023

Filming locations inside Albany

4 places inside Albany, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Albany too.

Named here by Albany’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Albany, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Salt 2010

“Most recently the downtown area was the site of filming for the action-thriller Salt, starring Angelina Jolie, and the action-comedy The Other Guys, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Albany?

17 productions are recorded as filmed in Albany, including Ordinary Angels (2024), Paint (2023) and Lolita (1962). 15 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Albany?

Ordinary Angels (2024), covered by 15 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Albany?

Albany is in the United States. Its coordinates are 42.6500, -73.7667.

What other filming locations are near Albany?

Empire State Plaza (under 1 km), New York State Capitol (under 1 km), New Scotland Avenue (Troop B) Armory (1 km west), Union Station (1 km east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0.