Towns & cities

Culver City

city in Los Angeles County, California, United States

United States · 34.0081, -118.4014

Culver City is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Culver City, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 60 more.

17 productions were filmed at 6 places inside Culver City rather than at Culver City itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“Filming locations included the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, the Los Angeles Convention Center, a Sony Pictures soundstage in Culver City, and a private residence in Altadena, California.”

Interstellar (2014) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Culver City

Never So Few 1959
The Boy Behind the Door 2020
Gold Madness 1923

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Culver City 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.

Pulp Fiction 1994
Interstellar 2014
Gone with the Wind 1939
Spider-Man 2002
The Office 2005–
“The first season of the show was filmed in a real office space in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
Ben-Hur 1959
“The sea battle was filmed using miniatures in a huge tank on the back lot at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
Jaws 1975
“Afterward, underwater scenes were shot at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios water tank in Culver City, with stuntmen Dick Warlock and Frank James Sparks as stand-ins for Dreyfuss in the scene where the shark attacks the cage, as well as near Santa Catalina Island, California.” Wikipedia
Alice in Wonderland 2010
Independence Day 1996
The Dark Knight Rises 2012
It's a Wonderful Life 1946
Spider-Man 2 2004
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982
“The next 42 days were spent at Laird International Studios in Culver City for the interiors of Elliott's home.” Wikipedia
Spider-Man 3 2007
The Wizard of Oz 1939
The Amazing Spider-Man 2012
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003
Men in Black 1997
All Quiet on the Western Front 1930
The Big Lebowski 1998
Angels & Demons 2009
“The rest of the film would be shot at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, to allow for this halt.” Wikipedia
North by Northwest 1959
“Exterior shots were done using matte paintings, while interior shots were filmed on a set in a soundstage at MGM in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
Raging Bull 1980
Star Trek Into Darkness 2013
“Additional locations included Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, and the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills.” Wikipedia
Armageddon 1998
American Sniper 2014
King Kong 1933
Star Trek: The Original Series 1966–1969
Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992
Scrubs 2001–2010
L.A. Confidential 1997
“The Victory Motel was one of the few purpose-built sets, constructed on a flat stretch of the Inglewood Oil Field in Culver City.” Wikipedia
Mutiny on the Bounty 1935
Beetlejuice 1988
“Interiors were filmed at The Culver Studios in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
Gattaca 1997
Planet of the Apes 2001
“The film was mostly shot at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, while other filming locations included lava plains in Hawaii and Trona Pinnacles at Ridgecrest.” Wikipedia
Mrs. Miniver 1942
“Originally the film was to be shot at MGM's studios in Denham, England but due to the difficulties of the war it was switched to Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
Men in Black 3 2012
Carrie 1976
“Most interiors were constructed on a sound stage in Culver City, California, while exteriors set on the grounds of the high school were shot at Palisades Charter High School.” Wikipedia
The Great Ziegfeld 1936
“The film, shot at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Culver City, California in the fall of 1935, is a fictionalized and sanitized tribute to Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. and a cinematic adaptation of Broadway's Ziegfeld Follies, with highly elaborate costumes, dances and sets.” Wikipedia
Starship Troopers 1997
Memoirs of a Geisha 2005
“Most interior scenes were filmed in Culver City, California at the Sony Pictures Studios lot.” Wikipedia
Married... with Children 1987–1997
A Few Good Men 1992
“The courtroom scenes were filmed at Culver Studios in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
The Rock 1996
Limelight 1952
Airplane! 1980
Hook 1991
What Women Want 2000
The Holiday 2006
Superbad 2007
“The mall scenes were shot at the Fox Hills Mall in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2013–2020
“Production for the pilot took place almost entirely in Los Angeles to accommodate Joss Whedon's schedule, while the rest of the series is primarily filmed at Culver Studios in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
Euphoria 2019–
“Primary photography takes place in Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
Bullet Train 2022
Gigi 1958
Barton Fink 1991
The Philadelphia Story 1940
The Asphalt Jungle 1950
“The rest of the film was shot either in Los Angeles or at MGM's Culver City studios.” Wikipedia
Zathura: A Space Adventure 2005
“Zathura was shot in Los Angeles and Culver City, California, and was released on November 11, 2005, in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing.” Wikipedia
Click 2006
Gangster Squad 2013
“Sets were also recreated in Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City.” Wikipedia

And 201 more, per Wikipedia:

The Night of the Hunter 1955
Dallas 1978–
My Best Friend's Wedding 1997
City of Angels 1998
Just Go with It 2011
Child's Play 1988
Stuart Little 1999
New York, New York 1977
You Don't Mess with the Zohan 2008
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2003
Lust for Life 1956
Crimson Tide 1995
King Kong 1976
Nixon 1995
Get Shorty 1995
Galaxy Quest 1999
Curb Your Enthusiasm 2000–
Freaks 1932
Meet Me in St. Louis 1944
Forbidden Planet 1956
Hollow Man 2000
The Legend of Zorro 2005
G-Force 2009
Bad Day at Black Rock 1955
Flashdance 1983
Bugsy 1991
The Green Hornet 2011
The Paradine Case 1947
Adam's Rib 1949
2010: The Year We Make Contact 1984
Speed 2: Cruise Control 1997
Ghost World 2001
Stuart Little 2 2002
Matchstick Men 2003
Logan's Run 1976
Three Amigos 1986
City Slickers 1991
Dracula: Dead and Loving It 1995
Cop Land 1997
8mm 1999
Identity 2003
Arrested Development 2003–
Monster-in-Law 2005
Tarzan the Ape Man 1932
The Time Machine 1960
Jeopardy! 1964–
Blind Date 1987
When a Stranger Calls 2006
Step Brothers 2008
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
The King of Queens 1998–
Cougar Town 2009–
That's My Boy 2012
Jailhouse Rock 1957
Hang 'Em High 1968
Poltergeist II: The Other Side 1986
Big Fat Liar 2002
Wheel of Fortune 1983–
Hero 1992
Nowhere to Run 1993
The Craft 1996
Blue Streak 1999
The Natural 1984
Geronimo: An American Legend 1993
Las Vegas 2003–
Prom Night 2008
Oklahoma! 1955
Point Blank 1967
The Family Stone 2005
Touch 2012–
Quarantine 2008
Raintree County 1957
Ice Station Zebra 1968
The Philadelphia Experiment 1984
Maniac Cop 1988
The King of Kings 1927
They Live by Night 1948
The Brothers Karamazov 1958
Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS 1975
The Man with Two Brains 1983
The Monster Squad 1987
Family Matters 1989–
The Indian in the Cupboard 1995
Idle Hands 1999
The Music Box 1932
Meteor 1979
The Frisco Kid 1979
Buddy Buddy 1981
Mid90s 2018
The Devil and Daniel Webster 1941
The Harvey Girls 1946
Perry Mason 1957–
Pacific Heights 1990
Teaching Mrs. Tingle 1999
The Glass House 2001
Tea and Sympathy 1956
Extreme Prejudice 1987
Nightwatch 1998
Show People 1928
The Andy Griffith Show 1960–
The Unsinkable Molly Brown 1964
Audrey Rose 1977
The Entity 1981
Swing Shift 1984
Into the Night 1985
No Man's Land 1987
Chances Are 1989
Think like a Man 2012
The Other Side of the Wind 2018
Bird of Paradise 1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu 1932
Today We Live 1933
Topper 1937
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1938
Stage Door Canteen 1943
Act of Violence 1948
Kid Galahad 1962
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1962
Hogan's Heroes 1965–
Two of a Kind 1983
The Ice Pirates 1984
Jawbreaker 1999
Red-Headed Woman 1932
Elvis: That's the Way It Is 1970
The Formula 1980
Shattered 1991
The Young Turks 2002–
Souls for Sale 1923
Pack Up Your Troubles 1932
Eskimo 1933
Adventures of Superman 1952–
The Lucy Show 1962–
Alice in Wonderland 1985
Higher Learning 1995
Bombshell 1933
Head 1968
Rich and Famous 1981
Pretty Ladies 1925
Putting Pants on Philip 1927
Cause for Alarm! 1951
The Man from Planet X 1951
Two Tickets to Broadway 1951
Betrayed 1954
Something of Value 1957
Frankie and Johnny 1966
Welcome to Hard Times 1967
Can't Stop the Music 1980
Teachers 1984
Running Scared 1986
House II: The Second Story 1987
James Dean 2001
Conversations with Other Women 2005
Mr. Wu 1927
For Me and My Gal 1942
The Clock 1945
Week-End at the Waldorf 1945
On an Island with You 1948
Sleep, My Love 1948
Above and Beyond 1952
The Badlanders 1958
Atlantis, the Lost Continent 1961
Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter 1994
Once and Again 1999–
One Day at a Time 2017–
Haunted Spooks 1920
While the City Sleeps 1928
Anna Christie 1930
Made for Each Other 1939
Key to the City 1950
To Please a Lady 1950
The Angry Red Planet 1959
Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park 1978
Winter People 1989
Closet Land 1991
Puppet Master 4 1993
Two Tars 1928
West Point 1928
The Beast of the City 1932
The Live Ghost 1934
Son of Lassie 1945
The Little Hut 1957
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978
Motel Hell 1980
This Time for Keeps 1947
Pagan Love Song 1950
Lone Star 1952
My Three Sons 1960–
The Legend of Lylah Clare 1968
Invitation to Hell 1984
House of David 2025–
The Leopard Woman 1920
The Call of Cthulhu 2005
The Extraordinary Seaman 1969
Memories of Me 1988
Carnival Boat 1932
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All 1989
Speed 1936
Surf II 1984
California Solo 2012
The Crimson Gardenia 1919
Apache War Smoke 1952

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Culver City

17 productions shot at 6 places inside Culver City, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Culver City itself.

2001: A Space Odyssey Sony Pictures Studios per Wikipedia 1968
Iron Man 2 Sony Pictures Studios 2010
As Good as It Gets Sony Pictures Studios per Wikipedia 1997
Men in Black II Sony Pictures Studios per Wikipedia 2002
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Sony Pictures Studios 2011
The Game Sony Pictures Studios per Wikipedia 1997
Hail, Caesar! Sony Pictures Studios per Wikipedia 2016
Point Break Westfield Culver City per Wikipedia 1991
Star Trek: Picard Sony Pictures Plaza 2020–2023
The Majestic Sony Pictures Studios per Wikipedia 2001
Spanglish Sony Pictures Studios per Wikipedia 2004
Ray Donovan Sony Pictures Studios 2013–2020
The Goldbergs Sony Pictures Studios per Wikipedia 2013–
Kissin' Cousins Sony Pictures Studios per Wikipedia 1964
Cinderella Sony Pictures Studios per Wikipedia 1997
Eight Is Enough Sony Pictures Studios per Wikipedia 1977–
That's My Bush! Sony Pictures Studios per Wikipedia 2001–

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Culver City?

281 productions are recorded as filmed in Culver City, 17 of them at places inside it, including Never So Few (1959), The Boy Behind the Door (2020) and Gold Madness (1923). 261 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Culver City?

Never So Few (1959), covered by 19 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Culver City?

Culver City is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.0081, -118.4014.

What other filming locations are near Culver City?

Culver City High School (under 1 km), Sony Stage 15 (1 km north), Sony Pictures Studios (1 km north), Washington Boulevard (1 km north) 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 oldhickory49, CC BY-SA 2.0.