Towns & cities
Cologne
most populous city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Germany · 50.9422, 6.9578
Cologne is recorded as a filming location for 61 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Cologne, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 38 more.
12 places inside Cologne have a page of their own: listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Cologne as well.
“The studio scenes were filmed in the MMC Studios Coloneum in Cologne (Germany).”
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
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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
- Elles 2011
- World on a Wire 1973–
- 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
- Free to Play 2014
- Agnes and His Brothers 2004
- Romeos 2011
- Rubinrot 2013
- The Anarchist's Wife 2008
- The Dust of Time 2008
- Lammbock 2001
- Peter Bell 2002
- Within the Whirlwind 2009
- Vijay and I 2013
- Il Futuro 2013
- Tosca 2001
- The Last Train 2006
- Disengagement 2007
- The Crocodiles Strike Back 2010
- The Diary of Anne Frank 2016
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One Way
2006
“One Way was shot in Toronto, New York, Vancouver and Cologne (interiors).” Wikipedia
- About Joan 2022
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Bang Boom Bang
1999
“The film was shot in Unna, Cologne and Dortmund and Dortmund Airport, which is located at city boundary of Dortmund.” Wikipedia
- Heiter bis Wolkig 2012
- Pettersson and Findus 2 2016
- Pettson and Findus: Findus Moves House 2018
- American Sweatshop 2025
- The White Sound 2001
- The Airplane 2005
- Bares für Rares 2013–
- My Friend Joe 1996
- Straight Shooter 1999
- Cloudy Clouds 2021
- Total Loss 2000
- Im Netz 2013
The 60 most widely covered are above. The other 1 filmed in Cologne:
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.
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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
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A Dangerous Method
2011
“Exteriors were shot in Vienna and interiors were filmed on a soundstage in Cologne (MMC Studios Köln), Germany.” Wikipedia
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 2023
- Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police 1996–
- Babylon Berlin 2017–
- Annette 2021
- The Physician 2013
- Tatort 1970–
- Gomorrah 2014–2021
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High Life
2018
“Denis went to the European Space Agency's Astronaut Centre in Cologne to learn about human spaceflight exploration before the film started shooting.” Wikipedia
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How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
2019–
“Filming for the third season took place on location in Cologne, Germany in 2020.” Wikipedia
- Blood Red Sky 2021
- Collide 2016
- Verbotene Liebe 1995–
- Lindenstraße 1985–
- Stowaway 2021
- Itinerary of a Spoiled Child 1988
- Center of my World 2016
- Dust 2001
- Two Lives 2012
- Proxima 2019
- Le Roi danse 2000
- Silent Friend 2025
- Never Gonna Snow Again 2020
- Pan Tau 1970–
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Alles was zählt
2006–
“While the show is set in Essen, filming takes place in Cologne.” Wikipedia
- Alone in Berlin 2016
- Cassandra 2025–
- Invincible 2001
- Köln 75 2025
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Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert
2023
“The film was shot from 28 March to 6 June 2022 in the cities of Vienna, Rome, Zürich, Luxembourg, Cologne, Bonn, while the desert scenes were shot in Jordan.” Wikipedia
- Inside 2023
- The Assessment 2024
- Constellation 2024–
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We Are the Wave
2019–
“The shooting of the first season lasted from 11 February 2019 to 6 May 2019, and took place in several cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, including Cologne, Hürth, Leverkusen, Düren, Euskirchen, Neuss, Wuppertal, Solingen, Gelsenkirchen-Ückendorf & Hassel, Remagen and Bonn.” Wikipedia
- Subs 2018
- Divine 2020
- Ivo 2024
Filming locations inside Cologne
12 places inside Cologne, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Cologne too.
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Towns & cities
Ossendorf
Germany
city quarter no. 406 of Cologne, Germany
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Landmarks & buildings
Butzweilerhof
Germany
former airport and airbase in Cologne, Germany
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Landmarks & buildings
Em Kölsche Boor
Germany
inn
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Landmarks & buildings
Cologne Cathedral
Germany
Roman-Catholic cathedral in Cologne, Germany
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Landmarks & buildings
Georg-Büchner-Gymnasium
Germany
school in Cologne
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Towns & cities
Weiden
Germany
city quarter no. 307 of Cologne, Germany
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Towns & cities
Sülz
Germany
city quarter No. 302 of Cologne, Germany
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Landmarks & buildings
Uni-Center
Germany
high-rise building in Cologne, Germany
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Towns & cities
Bocklemünd/Mengenich
Germany
city quarter no. 405 of Cologne, Germany
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Landscapes & nature
Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse
Germany
park
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Landmarks & buildings
Gloria-Theater
Germany
theatre in Cologne, Germany
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Landmarks & buildings
European Astronaut Centre
Germany
ESA field center in Köln, Germany
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Cologne Cathedral
Germany·under 1 km
Roman-Catholic cathedral in Cologne, Germany
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Landmarks & buildings
Em Kölsche Boor
Germany·under 1 km
inn
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Landmarks & buildings
Gloria-Theater
Germany·1 km south-west
theatre in Cologne, Germany
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Landmarks & buildings
Uni-Center
Germany·3 km south-west
high-rise building in Cologne, Germany
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Towns & cities
Sülz
Germany·4 km south-west
city quarter No. 302 of Cologne, Germany
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Landscapes & nature
Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse
Germany·4 km north
park
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Cologne?
99 productions are recorded as filmed in Cologne, including Amélie (2001), The Reader (2008) and Rush (2013). 38 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. Its coordinates are 50.9422, 6.9578. The day trip guide for Cologne lists 138 filming locations within 100 km.
What other filming locations are near Cologne?
Cologne Cathedral (under 1 km), Em Kölsche Boor (under 1 km), Gloria-Theater (1 km south-west), Uni-Center (3 km south-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 Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Planning a visit? Filming locations near Cologne: 138 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.