🏙 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 7 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.
4 productions were filmed at 6 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
- Little Women 2019
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Knowing
2009
“The film is set primarily in the town of Lexington with some scenes set in the nearby cities of Cambridge and Boston.” Wikipedia
- Patriots Day 2016
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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
Movies filmed elsewhere in Cambridge
4 productions shot at 6 places inside Cambridge, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Cambridge itself.
- Good Will Hunting Dunster House per Wikipedia 1997
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Massachusetts Institute of Technology per Wikipedia 2022
- Legally Blonde Harvard University per Wikipedia 2001
- Heaven's Gate Harvard University per Wikipedia 1980
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Dunster House
🇺🇸 United States
a dormitory at Harvard University
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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
Tasty Sandwich Shop
🇺🇸 United States
restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
🇺🇸 United States
private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, founded 1861
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Harvard University
🇺🇸 United States
private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Mount Auburn Cemetery
🇺🇸 United States
cemetery in Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Newton
🇺🇸 United States
city in Massachusetts, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Boston University
🇺🇸 United States
private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Northeastern University
🇺🇸 United States
private university in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Phillips Academy
🇺🇸 United States
preparatory school in Andover, Massachusetts, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Wheelock College
🇺🇸 United States
former private college in Boston, Massachusetts
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🏙 Towns & cities
Medfield
🇺🇸 United States
town in Massachusetts
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Cambridge?
11 productions are recorded as filmed in Cambridge, 4 of them at places inside it, including The Social Network (2010), Little Women (2019) and Knowing (2009). 7 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, at 42.3750, -71.1061.
What other filming locations are near Cambridge?
Newton, Boston University, Northeastern University, Phillips Academy 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 en:User:Shinkuken, Public domain.