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Berlin
federated state, capital and largest city of Germany
🇩🇪 Germany · 52.5167, 13.3833
Berlin is recorded as a filming location for 109 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Berlin, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 26 more. 8 video games are also set here.
21 productions were filmed at 93 places inside Berlin rather than at Berlin itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“Much of the film was shot on sound stages and indoor sets, with location work done in Berlin for three scenes: the Norsefire rally flashback, Larkhill, and Bishop Lilliman's bedroom.”
Movies and TV series filmed in Berlin
- V for Vendetta 2005
- Inglourious Basterds 2009
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Metropolis
1927
“For the scene where the workers' city was flooded, Helm and 500 children from the poorest districts of Berlin had to work for 14 days in a pool of water that Lang intentionally kept at a low temperature.” Wikipedia
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Downfall
2004
“Hirschbiegel filmed in the cities of Berlin, Munich, and Saint Petersburg, Russia, with a run-down industrial district along the Obvodny Canal used to portray the historical setting in Berlin.” Wikipedia
- The Lives of Others 2006
- The Bourne Ultimatum 2007
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The Bourne Supremacy
2004
“The film was shot in reverse order of its settings: some portions of the car chase and the film's ending were shot in Moscow, then most of the rest of the film was shot in and around Berlin, and the opening scenes in Goa, India were filmed last.” Wikipedia
- The Reader 2008
- Bridge of Spies 2015
- Octopussy 1983
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Resident Evil
2002
“In early March 2001, half of the film was to be shot in Adlershof Studios in Berlin and its surroundings.” Wikipedia
- Mission: Impossible III 2006
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Run Lola Run
1998
“Run Lola Run was filmed in and around Berlin, Germany.” Wikipedia
- Good Bye Lenin! 2003
- Valkyrie 2008
- M 1931
- Cloud Atlas 2012
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 2014
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John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
“The chase-shootout around the Arc de Triomphe was finished at a disused airport near Berlin.” Wikipedia
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The Queen's Gambit
2020–
“Much of the series was filmed in Berlin because interiors found there could stand in for a large number of the show's locations, including Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Mexico City, Moscow, and Paris.” Wikipedia
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Equilibrium
2002
“Most of the filming used locations in Berlin, due to its unique mixture of fascist and modern architecture.” Wikipedia
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Mr. Nobody
2009
“Scenes were filmed on location in Montreal, Canada, and at Babelsberg Studios in Berlin, Germany.” Wikipedia
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The Ghost Writer
2010
“Exteriors and interiors set at a publishing house in London were shot at Charlottenstrasse 47 in downtown Berlin (Mitte), while Strausberg Airport near Berlin stood in for the Vineyard airport.” Wikipedia
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 2015
- Around the World in 80 Days 2004
- Unknown 2011
- Monuments Men 2014
- Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2013
- Homeland 2011–2020
- Spy Game 2001
- A Dangerous Method 2011
- Seventeen Moments of Spring 1973–
- The Fifth Estate 2013
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 2023
- Flightplan 2005
- One, Two, Three 1961
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Speed Racer
2008
“Speed Racer was shot in and around Potsdam and Berlin from June to August 2007.” Wikipedia
- Atomic Blonde 2017
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Tár
2022
“In November, it was reported that filming was taking place in Berlin, with Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner and Sylvia Flote joining the cast.” Wikipedia
- Æon Flux 2005
- Germany, Year Zero 1948
- Pandorum 2009
- Look Who's Back 2015
- The Young Lions 1958
- The Marriage of Maria Braun 1979
- The Baader Meinhof Complex 2008
- Don 2 2011
- Hitman: Agent 47 2015
- The Edukators 2004
- Clouds of Sils Maria 2014
- Citizenfour 2014
- Point Break 2015
The 52 most widely covered are above. The other 57 filmed in Berlin:
- Foundation 2021–
- Christiane F. 1981
- Ninja Assassin 2009
- The International 2009
- The Physician 2013
- Victoria 2015
- Race 2016
- Possession 1981
- Who Am I – No System is Safe 2014
- Unorthodox 2020–
- Faraway, So Close! 1993
- Deutschland 83 2015–
- The Voices 2014
- Demons 1985
- Passion 2012
- Fack ju Göhte 2013
- Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World? 1932
- Rosa Luxemburg 1986
- Lumière and Company 1995
- Aimée & Jaguar 1999
- Ripley's Game 2002
- A Coffee in Berlin 2012
- Hitlerjunge Quex 1933
- It Happened in Broad Daylight 1958
- Coming Out 1989
- Unfinished Business 2015
- Wetlands 2013
- The Berlin File 2013
- Praia do Futuro 2014
- Dr. M 1990
- Summer Palace 2006
- Three 2010
- We Are the Night 2010
- Stations of the Cross 2014
- Alone in Berlin 2016
- The Collini Case 2019
- Emil and the Detectives 1931
- The Legend of Paul and Paula 1973
- Taxi zum Klo 1980
- Sonnenallee 1999
- For a Moment Freedom 2008
- Dogs of Berlin 2018–
- People on Sunday 1930
- Killer Condom 1996
- The Keys to the House 2004
- Ghost Trail 2024
- The Dust of Time 2008
- Franz 2025
- Stella. A Life. 2023
- Eugénie de Sade 1974
- The Last Train 2006
- Simon and the Oaks 2011
- Must Have Been Love 2012
- 10,000 Nights Nowhere 2013
- The Mirror of the World 1918
- Agent 3S3: Massacre in the Sun 1966
- Sabine Kleist, 7 Jahre... 1982
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Berlin 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.
- Captain America: Civil War 2016
- The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014
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The Danish Girl
2015
“Filming was projected to start in Spring 2010 in Berlin.” Wikipedia
- Uncharted 2022
- Jason Bourne 2016
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The Square
2017
“A Swedish production with co-production support from Germany, France and Denmark, it was shot in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Berlin.” Wikipedia
- Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police 1996–
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Hitman
2007
“Shooting was expected to take place in Berlin and Singapore in summer 2013.” Wikipedia
- Sense8 2015–2018
- The Golem: How He Came into the World 1920
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Spencer
2021
“Film processing and 4K 16-bit scans were done at Hiventy in Paris, while the cameras were supported by Arri Rental in Berlin, Germany.” Wikipedia
- Colonia 2015
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Babylon Berlin
2017–
“In addition, the series was filmed throughout Berlin and at other locations in the surrounding state of Brandenburg.” Wikipedia
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A Hologram for the King
2016
“Filming also took place in Hurghada in Egypt, as well as in Berlin and Düsseldorf in Germany.” Wikipedia
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Pandora's Box
1929
“The film was made in Berlin at the Nero-Film Studio between October 17 and November 23, 1928.” Wikipedia
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The Cat o' Nine Tails
1971
“The film was shot on location in Berlin, Turin, and at Cinecitta Studios in Rome.” Wikipedia
- FeardotCom 2002
- The Tiger of Eschnapur 1959
- Among Vultures 1964
- The Holcroft Covenant 1985
- The Apparition 2012
- Lady Killer 1937
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The Cat's Meow
2001
“Though set in California, filming of The Cat's Meow took place in coastal Greece, and Berlin, Germany.” Wikipedia
- Ruby Cairo 1992
- The Gorilla of Soho 1968
- Carousel 1923
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Berlin
21 productions shot at 93 places inside Berlin, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Berlin itself.
- Spider-Man: Homecoming Brandenburg Gate per Wikipedia 2017
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Berlin-Tempelhof Airport per Wikipedia 1989
- Lucy Berlin-Tegel Airport 2014
- Nosferatu Johannisthal per Wikipedia 1922
- Barry Lyndon Unter den Linden per Wikipedia 1975
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Weißensee per Wikipedia 1920
- Wings of Desire Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof per Wikipedia 1987
- Dark Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf per Wikipedia 2017–
- Wicked Großes Schauspielhaus per Wikipedia 2024
- Hanna Görlitzer Bahnhof per Wikipedia 2011
- Killing Eve Berlin-Friedrichstraße railway station per Wikipedia 2018–2022
- The Man in the High Castle Bell Tower of Berlin Olympic Stadium per Wikipedia 2015–2019
- Suspiria Bezirk Mitte per Wikipedia 2018
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Checkpoint Charlie per Wikipedia 1965
- Faust Ufa-Palast am Zoo per Wikipedia 1926
- The Phoenician Scheme Staatliche Museen zu Berlin per Wikipedia 2025
- Derrick Deutsche Oper 1974–1998
- Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten Tempelhof per Wikipedia 1992–
- 7 Khoon Maaf Friedrichstadt-Palast per Wikipedia 2011
- First Spaceship on Venus Johannisthal per Wikipedia 1960
- Türkisch für Anfänger Tempelhof 2006–2008
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Brandenburg Gate
🇩🇪 Germany
triumphal arch in Berlin, Germany
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Berlin Olympic Stadium
🇩🇪 Germany
sports stadium at Olympiapark Berlin in Berlin, Germany
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Internationales Congress Centrum Berlin
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architectural structure in Berlin, Germany
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🛣 Streets & squares
Potsdamer Platz
🇩🇪 Germany
square in Berlin, Germany
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Messe Berlin Fairgrounds
🇩🇪 Germany
exhibition grounds in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf precinct of Berlin, Germany
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Berlin-Tempelhof Airport
🇩🇪 Germany
former airport in Berlin, Germany
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Führerbunker
🇩🇪 Germany
subterranean bunker complex used by Adolf Hitler in 1945
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Reich Chancellery
Berlin building housing the Chancellor of Germany, 1878–1945
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Berlin-Tegel Airport
🇩🇪 Germany
former international airport in Berlin, Germany
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Kino International
🇩🇪 Germany
film theater in Berlin, Germany
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🏙 Towns & cities
Johannisthal
🇩🇪 Germany
locality of Berlin
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Tegel
🇩🇪 Germany
locality of Berlin
81 more places are inside Berlin — see them on the map.
Set here
Video games that take place here. A game is filmed nowhere, so this is where the story is set rather than where a camera stood — a different claim from everything above, and kept under its own heading for that reason.
And 19 more set here:
- Call of Duty: United Offensive
- Sniper Elite V2
- The Operative: No One Lives Forever
- Mario Kart Tour
- Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
- Company of Heroes 2
- Message to Adolf
- Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified
- Sniper Elite
- Call of Duty: World at War – Zombies
- Asphalt 3D
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2
- Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
- Metal Slug 4
- Rock Band 2
- Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
- World War 3
- Call of Duty: Black Ops – Zombies
Set here, per Wikipedia
Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in Berlin, 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
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🎬 Studios & sets
Babelsberg Studio
🇩🇪 Germany
film studio in Potsdam, Germany
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🏙 Towns & cities
Potsdam
🇩🇪 Germany
capital city of the German state of Brandenburg
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🏙 Towns & cities
Stahnsdorf
🇩🇪 Germany
municipality in Brandenburg state, Germany
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🏙 Towns & cities
Beelitz
🇩🇪 Germany
town in Brandenburg state, Germany
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Brandenburg Gate
🇩🇪 Germany
triumphal arch in Berlin, Germany
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🛣 Streets & squares
Unterführung Messedamm
🇩🇪 Germany
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Berlin?
156 productions are recorded as filmed in Berlin, 21 of them at places inside it, including V for Vendetta (2005), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Metropolis (1927). 26 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Berlin?
V for Vendetta (2005), covered by 98 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Berlin?
Berlin is in Germany, at 52.5167, 13.3833. The day trip guide for Berlin lists 118 filming locations within 100 km.
What other filming locations are near Berlin?
Babelsberg Studio, Potsdam, Stahnsdorf, Beelitz and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
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 Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Planning a visit? Filming locations near Berlin — 118 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.