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Minneapolis–Saint Paul

metropolitan area in Minnesota, United States

🇺🇸 United States · 44.9500, -93.2000

Minneapolis–Saint Paul is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 5 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.

“Fargo was filmed during the winter of 1995, mainly in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and around Pembina County, North Dakota.”
Fargo (1996) · Wikipedia

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Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Photo: Jdkoenig · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Minneapolis–Saint Paul 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.

  • Fargo 1996
  • Jingle All the Way 1996
    “Jingle All the Way was set and filmed in the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota at locations such as Bloomington's Mall of America, Mickey's Diner, downtown Minneapolis, Linden Hills, residential areas of Edina and primarily downtown Saint Paul.” Wikipedia
  • Beautiful Girls 1996
  • Factotum 2005
    “Although events in the book take place in Los Angeles in the 1940s, the film has a contemporary setting, and was shot in the twin cities of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota, including the then-vacant Fairmont Hotel on Hennepin Avenue and Palmer's Bar on the West Bank.” Wikipedia
  • The Big C 2010–2013

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Minneapolis–Saint Paul?

5 productions are recorded as filmed in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, including Fargo (1996), Jingle All the Way (1996) and Beautiful Girls (1996). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Minneapolis–Saint Paul?

Fargo (1996), covered by 62 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Minneapolis–Saint Paul?

Minneapolis–Saint Paul is in the United States, at 44.9500, -93.2000.

What other filming locations are near Minneapolis–Saint Paul?

Minneapolis, Bloomington, Edina, Richfield 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 Jdkoenig, CC0.