Towns & cities

Lynn

city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

United States · 42.4667, -70.9500

Lynn is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 16 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.

“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.”

Manchester by the Sea (2016) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Lynn 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.

The Departed 2006
Manchester by the Sea 2016
Joy 2015
The New Mutants 2020
“Filming also took place in the Massachusetts towns of Millis, Lynn, and Weymouth, and ended on September 16, 2017.” Wikipedia
Central Intelligence 2016
“The high school scene in Central Intelligence (2016) was filmed at Lynn Classical and Lynn English high schools.” Wikipedia
Gone Baby Gone 2007
Black Mass 2015
“On July 21, Depp filmed some scenes at the former Anthony's Hawthorne restaurant, located at Oxford Street and Central Avenue in Lynn, which wrapped up filming for his role.” Wikipedia
Grown Ups 2 2013
Surrogates 2009
“Filming then took place in the Massachusetts cities of Lynn, Worcester, Milford, Hopedale, Taunton, Lawrence and Wayland.” Wikipedia
Challengers 2024
Edge of Darkness 2010
The Equalizer 2 2018
“Filming also took place on Lynn Shore Drive in Lynn, Massachusetts, the Powder Point Bridge in Duxbury, Massachusetts, as well as in Brant Rock, Massachusetts. The final action scene was filmed here.” Wikipedia
Sound of Metal 2019
“However, other scenes were shot in Boston, Lynn, Cambridge, Danvers, Framingham, Lawrence, Malden, Rowley, and Topsfield.” Wikipedia
That's My Boy 2012
Boston Strangler 2023
“Filming also took place in Jamaica Plain, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Roxbury, and Wellesley, Massachusetts.” Wikipedia
Mother/Android 2021

Named here by Lynn’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Lynn, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Black Mass 2015

“The movie Black Mass (2015) starring Johnny Depp feature several scenes shot in Lynn.” Wikipedia
The Master 2012

“The character of Freddie Quell in The Master (2012) is from Lynn and returns there for a scene, though it was filmed in California.” Wikipedia
Surrogates 2009

“Scenes from the movie Surrogates (2009), especially the chase scene, were filmed in downtown Lynn.” Wikipedia
Sound of Metal 2019

“Several scenes in Sound of Metal (2019) were filmed in Lynn.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Lynn?

16 productions are recorded as filmed in Lynn, including The Departed (2006), Manchester by the Sea (2016) and Joy (2015). 16 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Lynn?

The Departed (2006), covered by 80 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Lynn?

Lynn is in the United States. Its coordinates are 42.4667, -70.9500.

What other filming locations are near Lynn?

Lynn Shore Drive (2 km east), Swampscott (3 km east), Lynn Woods Reservation (4 km north-west), Saugus (5 km 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 Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.