🏙 Towns & cities
Essex
town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
🇺🇸 United States · 42.6320, -70.7833
Essex is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Essex, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 2 more.
“Grown Ups, starring Adam Sandler, was filmed in Essex during the summer of 2009, primarily at Chebacco Lake.”
Movies filmed in Essex
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Essex 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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Manchester by the Sea
2016
“Manchester by the Sea was filmed during March and April 2015 in the eponymous Massachusetts town and other towns in the state, such as Beverly, Essex, Gloucester, Swampscott, Lynn, Middleton, Tewksbury, and Salem.” Wikipedia
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The Good Son
1993
“Interiors of the Evans household were filmed in Beverly, Massachusetts, while exteriors were filmed in the Manchester-by-the-Sea village in Cape Ann and the communities of Rockport, Essex, Annisquam, Danvers, Newington, Jackson and Marblehead.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Cambridge
🇺🇸 United States
city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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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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Wheelock College
🇺🇸 United States
former private college in Boston, Massachusetts
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Essex?
3 productions are recorded as filmed in Essex, including Grown Ups (2010), Manchester by the Sea (2016) and The Good Son (1993). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Essex?
Grown Ups (2010), covered by 41 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Essex?
Essex is in the United States, at 42.6320, -70.7833.
What other filming locations are near Essex?
Cambridge, Newton, Boston University, Northeastern University 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 Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.