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Cologne

most populous city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

🇩🇪 Germany · 50.9422, 6.9578

Cologne is recorded as a filming location for 40 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Cologne, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 7 more.

“The studio scenes were filmed in the MMC Studios Coloneum in Cologne (Germany).”

Amélie (2001) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed in Cologne

Amélie 2001
The Reader 2008
Rush 2013
Nymphomaniac 2013
Antichrist 2009
Only Lovers Left Alive 2013
Das Experiment 2001
Desert Flower 2009
Knockin' on Heaven's Door 1997
Amelia 2009
Boat Trip 2002
“The film was shot in Summer 2001, primarily on the Mediterranean cruise ship traveling from Cologne, Germany to Athens, Greece.” Wikipedia
Chéri 2009
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum 1975
Creep 2004
Aimée & Jaguar 1999
The Miracle of Bern 2003
World on a Wire 1973–
Elles 2011
Der bewegte Mann 1994
A Woman in Berlin 2008
The Scarlet Letter 1973
Les Dalton 2004
Mr. Morgan's Last Love 2013
7500 2019
Guys and Balls 2004
House of Boys 2009
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall 2010
23 1998
Klimt 2006
The Anarchist's Wife 2008
The Dust of Time 2008
Peter Bell 2002
Within the Whirlwind 2009
Vijay and I 2013
Il Futuro 2013
The Last Train 2006
One Way 2006
“The international production was shot in Toronto, New York City, Vancouver and Cologne and was co-produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.” Wikipedia
Disengagement 2007
About Joan 2022
American Sweatshop 2025

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Cologne 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 A-Team 2010
“Other footage was included as well, such as aerial shots of the Cologne train station (though erroneously referred to as Frankfurt Central Station in the movie) as well as an aerial shot of the Frankfurt skyline.” Wikipedia
A Dangerous Method 2011
Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police 1996–
“In 1998, Action Concept took over as the sole production company and shifted all filming/production work to its headquarters in Hürth just south of Cologne.” Wikipedia
Annette 2021
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) 2019–
“Filming for the third season took place on location in Cologne, Germany in 2020.” Wikipedia
Silent Friend 2025
Alone in Berlin 2016

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Cologne?

47 productions are recorded as filmed in Cologne, including Amélie (2001), The Reader (2008) and Rush (2013). 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 Cologne?

Amélie (2001), covered by 78 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Cologne?

Cologne is in Germany, at 50.9422, 6.9578. The day trip guide for Cologne lists 29 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near Cologne?

Düsseldorf, Hilden, Wuppertal, Hürth 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 de.

Planning a visit? Filming locations near Cologne — 29 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.