Towns & cities

Houston

seat of Harris County, and largest city in State of Texas, United States

United States · 29.7628, -95.3831

Houston is recorded as a filming location for 7 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Houston, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 60 more.

1 production was filmed at 21 places inside Houston rather than at Houston itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“The film was shot from October to November 2012, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with the concert scene done in Houston, Texas.”

God's Not Dead (2014) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed in Houston

God's Not Dead 2014
Futureworld 1976
“Much of the film was shot in the greater Houston area, including Intercontinental Airport, Jones Hall, and the Johnson Space Center.” Wikipedia
Tin Cup 1996
A Passion For Vengeance 2014–2015
The Swarm 1978
My Perfect Family 2018–
Namumkin 1988

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Houston 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 Martian 2015
Apollo 13 1995
Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011
“On October 16, a flashback scene that takes place in the later 1960s was shot at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, using extras with period fashion and hairstyles.” Wikipedia
Armageddon 1998
Pearl Harbor 2001
Boyhood 2014
Terms of Endearment 1983
“The exterior shots of Aurora Greenway's home were filmed at 3060 Locke Lane, Houston, Texas.” Wikipedia
The Tree of Life 2011
“Locations included Smithville, Houston, Matagorda, Bastrop, Austin, Dallas, and Malick's hometown of Waco.” Wikipedia
First Man 2018
Twins 1988
Blood Simple 1984
Paris, Texas 1984
Ali 2001
RoboCop 2 1990
Space Cowboys 2000
“Scenes were filmed on location at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, and the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.” Wikipedia
Beyoncé 2013
Rushmore 1998
“Instead, the film was shot in and around Houston, Texas where Anderson grew up.” Wikipedia
Logan's Run 1976
Crazy Heart 2009
Office Space 1999
Reality Bites 1994
“The filmmakers shot many of the exteriors in Houston (including a scene on top of the Two Shell Plaza building), where the film is set, but most of the interiors were shot in Los Angeles, because it was cheaper to do so there.” Wikipedia
Selena 1997
America's Got Talent 2006
Bottle Rocket 1996
Fast Food Nation 2006
“The film was shot on location in Austin and Houston, Texas, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as in Mexico.” Wikipedia
Local Hero 1983
Arlington Road 1999
I Come in Peace 1990
The Chase 1994
“The film was shot in Houston, Texas and its soundtrack features alternative artists such as Bad Religion, NOFX, and Rollins Band.” Wikipedia
Friday Night Lights 2004
Sidekicks 1992
Urban Cowboy 1980
Blind Fury 1989
Powder 1995
Marisol 1996–
Brewster McCloud 1970
“The film was shot on location in Houston, Texas for eight weeks from May 22 to July 15, 1970.” Wikipedia
My 600-lb Life 2012–
Puncture 2011
Mao's Last Dancer 2009
The Evening Star 1996
The Thief Who Came to Dinner 1973
Akkare Akkare Akkare 1990
Sirf Tum 1999
“Shot in Nainital, Kerala and Houston, it is a remake of the 1996 Tamil film Kadhal Kottai.” Wikipedia
Reborn 1981
“The first English-language production of Luna, it was shot between Houston, Galveston, Los Angeles and Barcelona.” Wikipedia
My Best Friend Is a Vampire 1987
“The film was shot in Houston, Texas, and LaPorte, Texas, and was initially announced under the title I Was a Teenage Vampire.” Wikipedia
RocketMan 1997
The Locusts 1997
Challenger 1990
“A prologue states that the film was "researched with the consultation of the National Aeronauts and Space Administration" and partly filmed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.” Wikipedia
Jason's Lyric 1994
Sugar Hill 1974
“The film, budgeted at $350,000, was shot on location in Houston at such locations as the Heights branch of the Houston Public Library (a historical landmark), used in the film as a "Voodoo Institute".” Wikipedia
Student Bodies 1981
Lap Dance 2014
“The film was shot on location in Houston, Texas and Los Angeles in 2013.” Wikipedia
Champagne 2014
“The film was shot in Johannesburg, South Africa and Houston, Texas in the United States.” Wikipedia
Liar's Moon 1982
“The film was shot in and around Houston, Texas.” Wikipedia
Night Game 1989
Adam 1983
“Filming was conducted both in and around Houston, Texas.” Wikipedia
A Taste for Killing 1992
Closet Space 2008
The Outing 1986
“The film was shot on location in Houston and Galveston, Texas, as well as Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
At the Frontera 2018

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Houston

1 production shot at 21 places inside Houston, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Houston itself.

Star Trek Continues Space Center Houston per Wikipedia 2013–

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Houston?

68 productions are recorded as filmed in Houston, 1 of them at places inside it, including God's Not Dead (2014), Futureworld (1976) and Tin Cup (1996). 60 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Houston?

God's Not Dead (2014), covered by 21 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Houston?

Houston is in the United States. Its coordinates are 29.7628, -95.3831.

What other filming locations are near Houston?

Greater Houston (under 1 km), 1600 Smith Street (1 km south-east), Houston City Hall (1 km east), Tranquillity Park (1 km east) 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 Katie Haugland Brown, CC BY 2.0.