Towns & cities

Memphis

city in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States

United States · 35.1461, -90.0519

Memphis is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Memphis, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 26 more.

3 places inside Memphis have a page of their own: listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Memphis as well.

“FedEx CEO Fred Smith made an appearance as himself for the scene where Chuck is welcomed back, which was filmed on location at FedEx's home facilities in Memphis, Tennessee.”

Cast Away (2000) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Memphis

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Memphis 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 Silence of the Lambs 1991
Cast Away 2000
21 Grams 2003
The People vs. Larry Flynt 1996
Elizabethtown 2005
“Filming also took place in Scottsbluff, Nebraska; Eureka Springs, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee; and Oklahoma City.” Wikipedia
The Client 1994
My Blueberry Nights 2007
Black Snake Moan 2007
“The film was shot in and around the city of Memphis, Tennessee.” Wikipedia
Hallelujah! 1929
“Vidor began shooting in Arkansas, Memphis and Southern California at the MGM studios.” Wikipedia
The Thing Called Love 1993
A Face in the Crowd 1957
“Location shooting occurred in Memphis, Piggott, Arkansas and Poplar Bluff, Missouri, where the fair and baton-twirling competition scenes were filmed.” Wikipedia
Mystery Train 1989
“Mystery Train was filmed in Memphis in the summer of 1988.” Wikipedia
TNA iMPACT! 2004–
Great Balls of Fire! 1989
“The film was shot on location in Marion, Arkansas, Memphis, Tennessee, and West Memphis, Arkansas.” Wikipedia
Elvis on Tour 1972
Trespass 1992
“Filming also took place at the Tennessee Brewery building in Memphis.” Wikipedia
Intruder in the Dust 1949
Quarry 2016–
“While the series' main setting is Memphis, it was filmed in both Memphis and New Orleans.” Wikipedia
Uncorked 2020
The Delta 1996
“The Delta was filmed entirely in Memphis, Tennessee, Sachs's hometown.” Wikipedia
Elvis 2005–
Indivisible 2018
Making the Grade 1984
The Poor and Hungry 2000
“The film, shot in Memphis, Tennessee, launched Brewer's career as a writer and director.” Wikipedia
Free In Deed 2015
Slasher: an IFC Original 2004
“Shot over a weekend in Memphis, Tennessee, the film centers on uber-used car salesman Michael Bennett, a traveling master of the Slasher Sale, Kevin-the-DJ, and Mudd the closer, as they put on a tent-style used car sale.” Wikipedia

Filming locations inside Memphis

3 places inside Memphis, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Memphis too.

Named here by Memphis’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Memphis, 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.

The Blind Side 2009

“The Blind Side (2009) was set in Memphis but filmed in Atlanta.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Memphis?

29 productions are recorded as filmed in Memphis, including The Firm (1993), The Rainmaker (1997) and Joe's College Road Trip (2026). 26 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Memphis?

The Firm (1993), covered by 41 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Memphis?

Memphis is in the United States. Its coordinates are 35.1461, -90.0519.

What other filming locations are near Memphis?

Memphis Suspension Railway (under 1 km), Tennessee Brewery (2 km south-west), Graceland (11 km south), West Memphis (12 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 Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0.