Towns & cities

Baltimore

city in Maryland, United States

United States · 39.2864, -76.6150

Baltimore is recorded as a filming location for 66 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Baltimore, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 31 more.

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

“Shooting on location in Philadelphia and Baltimore (including the Senator Theatre) in winter was fraught with weather problems.”

12 Monkeys (1995) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed in Baltimore

The Social Network 2010
12 Monkeys 1995
Live Free or Die Hard 2007
“Filming for Live Free or Die Hard started in downtown Baltimore, Maryland on September 23, 2006.” Wikipedia
The Wire 2002–2008
“The most known series set in Baltimore is The Wire (2002–2008), which was well-received and depicts the city as a war zone between drug trade and the police.” Wikipedia
Absolute Power 1997
Enemy of the State 1998
“Principal photography for Enemy of the State took place primarily in Baltimore, Maryland, with additional scenes set in Washington, D.C. Filming began with location shoots on a ferry in the Fell's Point neighborhood.” Wikipedia
Step Up 2006
He's Just Not That Into You 2009
Runaway Bride 1999
Syriana 2005
The Sum of All Fears 2002
The Barbarian Invasions 2003
Step Up 2: The Streets 2008
The Accidental Tourist 1988
No Way Out 1987
“The exteriors were shot on location in Baltimore, Annapolis, Arlington, Washington, D.C., and Auckland, New Zealand, between April and June 1986.” Wikipedia
XXX: State of the Union 2005
Along Came a Spider 2001
Pink Flamingos 1972
“Most are filmed in Baltimore, including the 1972 cult classic Pink Flamingos, as well as Hairspray and its Broadway musical remake.” Wikipedia
The Mosquito Coast 1986
“Filming locations included Cartersville and Rome in Georgia, Baltimore, and Belize.” Wikipedia
Cry-Baby 1990
Random Hearts 1999
Serial Mom 1994
Diner 1982
Avalon 1990
Guarding Tess 1994
Species II 1998
The Distinguished Gentleman 1992
Ladder 49 2004
Hairspray 1988
The Replacements 2000
Cecil B. Demented 2000
“Like all of Waters' films, it was shot in Baltimore, Maryland.” Wikipedia
The Bedroom Window 1987
Liberty Heights 1999
Head of State 2003
He Said, She Said 1991
A Dirty Shame 2004
“The film was shot entirely on-location in Baltimore on Harford Road which is prominently featured in the film.” Wikipedia
Female Trouble 1974
The Seduction of Joe Tynan 1979
Tin Men 1987
Her Alibi 1989
Home for the Holidays 1996
Washington Square 1997
Polyester 1981
The House on Sorority Row 1982
Major League II 1994
Silent Fall 1994
“A majority of the film was shot in and around Baltimore.” Wikipedia
First Sunday 2008
We Own This City 2022–
Desperate Living 1977
“The exterior sets were largely constructed of plywood and rubbish Peranio and Waters had collected from around Baltimore.” Wikipedia
Satisfaction 1988
The Meteor Man 1993
Multiple Maniacs 1970
For Richer or Poorer 1997
Pecker 1998
Rocket Science 2007
Mondo Trasho 1969
Men Don't Leave 1990
The Curve 1998
Jamesy Boy 2014
Nightbeast 1982

The 60 most widely covered are above. The other 6 filmed in Baltimore:

Putty Hill 2010
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2017
The Alien Factor 1978
The Galaxy Invader 1985
LUV 2012
Hamilton 2006

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Baltimore 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.

The Dark Knight 2008
Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021
Goldfinger 1964
Arrow 2012–2020
House of Cards 2013–
Sleepless in Seattle 1993
Red Dragon 2002
Shooter 2007
Body of Lies 2008
Hairspray 2007
“Hairspray is explicitly set in Baltimore, Maryland and the original 1988 film had been shot on location there, but the 2007 film was shot primarily in Toronto because the city was better equipped with the sound stages necessary to film a musical.” Wikipedia
Veep 2012–
“Homicide: Life on the Street was set and filmed in Baltimore, as well as The Wire. House of Cards and Veep are set in Washington, D.C. but filmed in Baltimore.” Wikipedia
Jackie 2016
The Invasion 2007
...And Justice for All 1979
“The film was shot in Baltimore, including the courthouse area, the Washington Monument of the Mount Vernon district and Fort McHenry.” Wikipedia
Broadcast News 1987
Fly Away Home 1996
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 2000
Tuck Everlasting 2002
“The film was shot in Maryland, specifically in Baltimore, Bel Air, and Berlin.” Wikipedia
The Contender 2000
The Song Remains the Same 1976
Shadow Conspiracy 1997
My One and Only 2009
Homicide: Life on the Street 1993–
“For example, the series was filmed with hand-held 16 mm cameras almost entirely on-location in Baltimore (making the idiosyncratic city something of a character itself).” Wikipedia
Special Ops: Lioness 2023–
The Plot Against America 2020–
Better Living Through Chemistry 2013
“The duration of filming was five weeks and it occurred in different locations, including Baltimore, Anne Arundel County and Eastern Shore of Maryland.” Wikipedia
Something the Lord Made 2004
Boys 1996
“The film is set in an East Coast boys' boarding school, and was shot in Baltimore and on the campus of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.” Wikipedia
Lady in the Lake 2024–
Roulette 2012
“Roulette was filmed in Maryland, including Baltimore, Columbia, Ellicott City, Monkton, and Towson.” Wikipedia
They Fight 2026

Filming locations inside Baltimore

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

Set here, per Wikipedia

Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in Baltimore, where Wikidata’s narrative-location statement stops at the country. Still a setting and not a shoot, and still a sentence rather than a statement: two steps from the strongest evidence on this atlas, and labelled at both.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Baltimore?

97 productions are recorded as filmed in Baltimore, including The Social Network (2010), 12 Monkeys (1995) and Live Free or Die Hard (2007). 31 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Baltimore?

The Social Network (2010), covered by 74 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Baltimore?

Baltimore is in the United States. Its coordinates are 39.2864, -76.6150.

What other filming locations are near Baltimore?

CFG Bank Arena (under 1 km), Inner Harbor (under 1 km), Oriole Park at Camden Yards (under 1 km), Walters Art Museum (1 km north) 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.