Towns & cities
Cambridge
city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
United States · 42.3750, -71.1061
Cambridge is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 25 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
5 productions were filmed at 14 places inside Cambridge rather than at Cambridge itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“Additional locations included Lancaster, Harvard University in Cambridge, Crane Beach in Ipswich, and Concord, all in the state of Massachusetts.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Cambridge as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- The Social Network 2010
- Good Will Hunting 1997
- Love Story 1970
- Little Women 2019
- The Town 2010
- The Firm 1993
- Gone Baby Gone 2007
- Black Mass 2015
- Now, Voyager 1942
- 3 Body Problem 2024–
- Patriots Day 2016
- Daddy's Home 2 2017
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Sound of Metal
2019
“However, other scenes were shot in Boston, Lynn, Cambridge, Danvers, Framingham, Lawrence, Malden, Rowley, and Topsfield.” Wikipedia
- The Thomas Crown Affair 1968
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Mermaids
1990
“The competitive swimming scene that opens the film was filmed at the War Memorial Pool in Cambridge.” Wikipedia
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Just Cause
1995
“Filming also included Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.” Wikipedia
- The Boston Strangler 1968
- The Bostonians 1984
- What's the Worst That Could Happen? 2001
- The Tender Bar 2021
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Goodbye, Columbus
1969
“Goodbye, Columbus was shot in Old Oaks Country Club, Westchester County, New York, the Bronx in New York City, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.” Wikipedia
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle 1973
- Harvard Man 2001
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Fuzz
1972
“The film's opening-credits sequence was filmed in and around Charlestown's City Square station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's elevated Orange Line (demolished in 1975), as well as the Red Line as it emerges from its Cambridge tunnel to cross the Longfellow Bridge en route into Boston.” Wikipedia
- Mystery Street 1950
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Cambridge
5 productions shot at 14 places inside Cambridge, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Cambridge itself.
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Massachusetts Institute of Technology per Wikipedia 2022
- Road Trip Harvard University per Wikipedia 2000
- Old School Harvard University per Wikipedia 2003
- The Paper Chase Austin Hall per Wikipedia 1973
- With Honors Harvard University per Wikipedia 1994
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Landmarks & buildings
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, founded 1861
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Streets & squares
Harvard Square
United States
square near the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Dunster House
United States
a dormitory at Harvard University
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Landmarks & buildings
Tasty Sandwich Shop
United States
restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Landmarks & buildings
Harvard University
United States
private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Streets & squares
Anderson Memorial Bridge
United States
bridge in Massachusetts, United States
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Streets & squares
John W. Weeks Bridge
United States
bridge in United States of America
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Landmarks & buildings
Mount Auburn Cemetery
United States
cemetery in Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts
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Landmarks & buildings
Austin Hall
United States
building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Harvard Law School
United States
law school of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Landmarks & buildings
Lesley University
United States
university in Massachusetts
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Landmarks & buildings
Radcliffe College
United States
women's college in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1879-1999)
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Harvard College
United States
undergraduate college of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Winthrop House
United States
student dormitory at Harvard University
Filming locations nearby
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Harvard University
United States·under 1 km
private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Landmarks & buildings
Harvard College
United States·under 1 km
undergraduate college of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Landmarks & buildings
Lesley University
United States·1 km north-west
university in Massachusetts
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Streets & squares
Harvard Square
United States·1 km west
square near the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Dunster House
United States·1 km south-west
a dormitory at Harvard University
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Landmarks & buildings
Harvard Law School
United States·1 km west
law school of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Cambridge?
30 productions are recorded as filmed in Cambridge, 5 of them at places inside it, including The Social Network (2010), Good Will Hunting (1997) and Love Story (1970). 25 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Cambridge?
The Social Network (2010), covered by 74 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Cambridge?
Cambridge is in the United States. Its coordinates are 42.3750, -71.1061. The day trip guide for Cambridge, United States lists 349 filming locations within 100 km.
What other filming locations are near Cambridge?
Harvard University (under 1 km), Harvard College (under 1 km), Lesley University (1 km north-west), Harvard Square (1 km west) 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 en:User:Shinkuken, Public domain.
Planning a visit? Filming locations near Cambridge, United States: 349 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.