🏙 Towns & cities
Kuala Lumpur
federal territory and capital city of Malaysia
🇲🇾 Malaysia · 3.1478, 101.6953
Kuala Lumpur is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 8 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
2 productions were filmed at 11 places inside Kuala Lumpur rather than at Kuala Lumpur itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“Filming also took place at the Medan Pasar square and Merdeka 118 skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Kuala Lumpur as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Thunderbolts* 2025
- Don 2006
- Blackhat 2015
- The Letter 1940
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Supercop
1992
“Exterior scenes were filmed in Hong Kong Island, Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur.” Wikipedia
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The Viral Factor
2012
“Around 80% of the movie was filmed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.” Wikipedia
- Ayan 2009
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Cicak Man 2: Planet Hitam
2008
“The shooting that took place in Penang, Gua Tempurung, Kampar, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, and Kuala Lumpur costs 2.5 million Ringgit.” Wikipedia
Movies filmed elsewhere in Kuala Lumpur
2 productions shot at 11 places inside Kuala Lumpur, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Kuala Lumpur itself.
- Entrapment Petronas Towers 1999
- Crazy Rich Asians Carcosa Seri Negara per Wikipedia 2018
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Merdeka 118
🇲🇾 Malaysia
skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Petronas Towers
🇲🇾 Malaysia
twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Bukit Jalil LRT station
🇲🇾 Malaysia
railway station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Pudu LRT station
🇲🇾 Malaysia
railway station in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Carcosa Seri Negara
🇲🇾 Malaysia
hotel in Kuala Lumpur
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Perdana Botanical Gardens
🇲🇾 Malaysia
park in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
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🏙 Towns & cities
Kampung Baru
🇲🇾 Malaysia
village in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
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🏙 Towns & cities
Kuala Lumpur City Centre
🇲🇾 Malaysia
district in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Kuala Lumpur railway station
🇲🇾 Malaysia
railway station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Sultan Abdul Samad Building
🇲🇾 Malaysia
architectural structure
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
IMU University
🇲🇾 Malaysia
Private university in Malaysia
Filming locations nearby
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Merdeka 118
🇲🇾 Malaysia
skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Petronas Towers
🇲🇾 Malaysia
twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Bukit Jalil LRT station
🇲🇾 Malaysia
railway station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Pudu LRT station
🇲🇾 Malaysia
railway station in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Carcosa Seri Negara
🇲🇾 Malaysia
hotel in Kuala Lumpur
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Perdana Botanical Gardens
🇲🇾 Malaysia
park in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Kuala Lumpur?
10 productions are recorded as filmed in Kuala Lumpur, 2 of them at places inside it, including Thunderbolts* (2025), Don (2006) and Blackhat (2015). 8 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Kuala Lumpur?
Thunderbolts* (2025), covered by 47 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Kuala Lumpur?
Kuala Lumpur is in Malaysia, at 3.1478, 101.6953. The day trip guide for Kuala Lumpur lists 16 filming locations within 100 km.
What other filming locations are near Kuala Lumpur?
Merdeka 118, Petronas Towers, Bukit Jalil LRT station, Pudu LRT station 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 Shahee Ilyas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Planning a visit? Filming locations near Kuala Lumpur — 16 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.