Towns & cities
Monrovia
city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States
United States · 34.1436, -118.0019
Monrovia is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Monrovia, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 20 more.
1 production was filmed at 1 place inside Monrovia rather than at Monrovia itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“The house exterior is from a place in Monrovia.”
Movies filmed in Monrovia
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Monrovia 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.
- Back to the Future Part II 1989
- Back to the Future Part III 1990
- American Pie 1999
- American Pie 2 2001
- Bird Box 2018
- Beethoven 1992
- The Number 23 2007
- Dangerous Minds 1995
- Big Fat Liar 2002
- You Again 2010
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Grosse Pointe Blank
1997
“The majority of the film was shot in Monrovia, California.” Wikipedia
- Nothing to Lose 1997
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House
1985
“The first two weeks of production comprised shooting exteriors at the estate known today as Mills View, a Victorian style house first built in 1887 and located on Melrose Avenue in Monrovia, California.” Wikipedia
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Picket Fences
1992–
“The show's exteriors were shot in the Los Angeles suburb of Monrovia, California.” Wikipedia
- Species III 2004
- The House 2017
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House Arrest
1996
“Monrovia, California was the location for several exterior house scenes while most interior shots were done at the CBS/Radford lot in Studio City, California.” Wikipedia
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The Dentist 2
1998
“Filming locations included Rossmore Avenue (exterior 450 at the El Royale Motel) and El Royale (exteriors for the El Royale Motel) in Los Angeles, and 608-610 S Myrtle Avenue (outdoor Paradise street scenes) and Sam's Mediterranean Kabob Room (restaurant) in Monrovia.” Wikipedia
- The Big Noise 1944
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20,000 Men a Year
1939
“The film was shot at various locations including, in Zion National Park, the Grand Canyon, Cedar City, Utah and at Occidental College, Los Angeles, as well as the Monrovia Airport in Monrovia, California.” Wikipedia
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Monrovia
1 production shot at 1 place inside Monrovia, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Monrovia itself.
- The Trouble with Angels Monrovia per Wikipedia 1966
Named here by Monrovia’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Monrovia, 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.
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Bird Box 2018
“The exterior house seen in the 2018 post-apocalyptic horror thriller film Bird Box, which was streamed worldwide on Netflix, is at 304 North Canyon Boulevard and the corner of East Greystone Avenue in Monrovia.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Monrovia
United States·1 km south
Los Angeles Metro Rail station
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Landmarks & buildings
Monrovia Airport, California
United States·1 km south-east
former airport in Monrovia, California
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Towns & cities
Bradbury
United States·3 km east
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Arcadia
United States·3 km west
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Rancho Santa Anita
United States·4 km south-west
land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California
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Towns & cities
Duarte
United States·4 km east
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Monrovia?
22 productions are recorded as filmed in Monrovia, 1 of them at places inside it, including The Conjuring 2 (2016), Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990). 20 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Monrovia?
The Conjuring 2 (2016), covered by 49 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Monrovia?
Monrovia is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.1436, -118.0019.
What other filming locations are near Monrovia?
Monrovia (1 km south), Monrovia Airport, California (1 km south-east), Bradbury (3 km east), Arcadia (3 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 David Jordan, CC BY-SA 3.0.