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Montreal
largest city in Quebec, Canada
🇨🇦 Canada · 45.5033, -73.5868
Montreal is recorded as a filming location for 159 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Montreal, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 29 more. 1 video game is also set here.
1 production was filmed at 32 places inside Montreal rather than at Montreal itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“300 entered active production on October 17, 2005, in Montreal, and was shot over the course of sixty days in chronological order with a budget of $60 million.”
Movies filmed in Montreal
- 300 2006
- Catch Me If You Can 2002
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Life of Pi
2012
“Filming was split between India, Taiwan and Montreal in 2011, with Rhythm & Hues Studios (R&H) handling the visual effects work.” Wikipedia
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The Day After Tomorrow
2004
“The Day After Tomorrow was filmed predominantly in Montreal and Toronto, with some footage also shot in New York City and Chiyoda, Tokyo.” Wikipedia
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The Aviator
2004
“Filmed in Montreal, The Aviator was released in the United States on December 25, 2004, to positive reviews.” Wikipedia
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Arrival
2016
“Filming was done mainly in and around Montreal, Quebec, with Saint-Fabien serving as Montana.” Wikipedia
- 12 Monkeys 1995
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Once Upon a Time in America
1984
“Several sequences were filmed in Montreal, Quebec - the exterior of Bordeaux Prison doubled for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the shooting of Jimmy O'Donnell was filmed at Place d'Youville, a scene were Noodles picks up Deborah was shot outside the Ritz-Carlton Montreal.” Wikipedia
- The Terminal 2004
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008
- X-Men: Days of Future Past 2014
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The Notebook
2004
“The Notebook was filmed mostly on location in South Carolina, as well as the wintery battlefield just outside Montreal.” Wikipedia
- X-Men: Apocalypse 2016
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2008
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Batman & Robin
1997
“Part of the film was also shot in Vienna, Austria, Montreal, Quebec, and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.” Wikipedia
- Dark Phoenix 2019
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
“The film was filmed mostly in Vancouver and Montreal, with some scenes filmed inside the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. A scene was shot at the Lincoln Memorial on the night of May 21, 2008.” Wikipedia
- The Smurfs 2 2013
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Brooklyn
2015
“Production then moved to Montreal, Quebec, for four more weeks of filming.” Wikipedia
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Mr. Nobody
2009
“Scenes were filmed on location in Montreal, Canada, and at Babelsberg Studios in Berlin, Germany.” Wikipedia
- Source Code 2011
- Get Smart 2008
- Orphan 2009
- White House Down 2013
- The Jackal 1997
- Lucky Number Slevin 2006
- Journey to the Center of the Earth 2008
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Mirror Mirror
2012
“Filming for Mirror Mirror began on June 20, 2011, in Montreal, Quebec, under the working title Untitled Snow White Project.” Wikipedia
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 2014
- Scream VI 2023
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The Bone Collector
1999
“Aside from exterior shots filmed on location in Manhattan, New York City, filming primarily took place in Montreal.” Wikipedia
- The Sum of All Fears 2002
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Secret Window
2004
“Part of Secret Window was filmed in the town of North Hatley, Quebec in the Eastern Townships approximately two hours south east of Montreal.” Wikipedia
- Death Race 2008
- RED 2 2013
- The Score 2001
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Gothika
2003
“Other scenes were filmed throughout Montreal, Hinchinbrooke, Oka, and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.” Wikipedia
- The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008
- Immortals 2011
- The Walk 2015
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Moonfall
2022
“Shot in Montreal on a $138–146 million budget, it is amongst the most expensive independently produced films ever made.” Wikipedia
- Battlefield Earth 2000
- John Q 2002
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002
“From January to March 2002, production for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind took place primarily in California and Montreal.” Wikipedia
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Incendies
2010
“The film was shot mainly in Montreal, with fifteen days spent in Jordan.” Wikipedia
- Warm Bodies 2013
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Johnny Mnemonic
1995
“The film was a Canadian and American co-production, filmed in Toronto and Montreal.” Wikipedia
- The Fountain 2006
- Riddick 2013
- The Whole Nine Yards 2000
- The Jacket 2005
- The Barbarian Invasions 2003
- On the Road 2012
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Snake Eyes
1998
“The majority of Snake Eyes was filmed on studio sets and the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Canada.” Wikipedia
- Taking Lives 2004
- Brick Mansions 2014
- Punisher: War Zone 2008
- The Words 2012
- Pawn Sacrifice 2014
The 59 most widely covered are above. The other 100 filmed in Montreal:
- Timeline 2003
- Long Shot 2019
- Beau Is Afraid 2023
- Just for Laughs Gags 2000–2011
- The Human Stain 2003
- Wicker Park 2004
- Blades of Glory 2007
- Beastly 2011
- Scanners 1981
- The Red Violin 1998
- Enter the Void 2009
- I Killed My Mother 2009
- The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet 2013
- Mommy 2014
- Noel 2004
- Maps to the Stars 2014
- Race 2016
- Barney's Version 2010
- The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane 1976
- Agnes of God 1985
- Highlander III: The Sorcerer 1994
- The Art of War 2000
- Rollerball 2002
- Whiteout 2009
- Shivers 1975
- Screamers 1995
- Upside Down (2012 film) 2012
- FeardotCom 2002
- Polytechnique 2009
- The Decline of the American Empire 1986
- C.R.A.Z.Y. 2005
- Rabid 1977
- City on Fire 1979
- Léolo 1992
- An American Haunting 2005
- Days of Darkness 2007
- Cyberbully 2011
- The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz 1974
- The Amityville Curse 1990
- Jesus of Montreal 1989
- The Song of Names 2019
- Mindscape 2013
- Every Thing Will Be Fine 2015
- Brainscan 1994
- Maelstrom 2000
- The Woods 2006
- The Beloved 2011
- The Boy in Blue 1986
- Afterwards 2008
- Starbuck 2011
- Imaginaerum 2012
- Universal Language 2024
- Blood Relatives 1978
- Salt on Our Skin 1992
- Ryan 2004
- Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2006
- Gabrielle 2013
- Neighbours 1952
- Lies My Father Told Me 1975
- Scanners II: The New Order 1991
- Love and Human Remains 1993
- Apartment 1303 3D 2012
- Nicky Deuce 2013
- Garm Wars: The Last Druid 2014
- The Sand Castle 1977
- Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller 1988
- Fear of the Dark 2002
- Mambo Italiano 2003
- Maurice Richard 2005
- Elephant Song 2014
- The Fall of the American Empire 2018
- Antigone 2019
- The Jeweller's Shop 1988
- The Boys of St. Vincent 1992–
- The Trotsky 2009
- Of Unknown Origin 1983
- The Peanut Butter Solution 1985
- Night Zoo 1987
- Being at Home with Claude 1992
- The Second Arrival 1998
- Father and Sons 2003
- Borderline 2008
- 10½ 2010
- Mars et Avril 2012
- A Chairy Tale 1957
- The Ernie Game 1967
- Cathy's Curse 1977
- Angela 1977
- In Praise of Older Women 1978
- Joshua Then and Now 1985
- Money 1991
- Hiroshima 1995
- Hochelaga 2000
- White Skin 2004
- D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers 2005
- Good Neighbors 2010
- On the Beat 2011
- Archipelago 2021
- Dusk for a Hitman 2023
- Ababooned 2024
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Montreal 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.
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Memento
2000
“Pre-production lasted seven weeks, during which the main shooting location changed from Montreal, Quebec to Los Angeles, California, to create a more realistic and noirish atmosphere for the film.” Wikipedia
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Deadpool 2
2018
“Production on the X-Men film Dark Phoenix (2019) was taking place in Montreal concurrently with the filming of Deadpool 2, with Kinberg directing that film.” Wikipedia
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Room
2015
“Montreal production designer Ethan Tobman set out with the idea "that every square inch of Room needed to have a backstory".” Wikipedia
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John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
“Filming then moved to Rome and later resumed in Montreal on October 28, 2015.” Wikipedia
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Daredevil
2003
“Core noted that the appeal came from the "beautiful, old brick buildings and great rooftops," which they felt was perfect for a depiction of Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, in comparison to the studio's choice, where the filming would be done in Montreal or Vancouver.” Wikipedia
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Heated Rivalry
2025–
“Several Montreal landmarks are featured in establishing shots, including Windsor Station, St. George's Anglican Church, Montreal Biosphere and Parc Jean-Drapeau.” Wikipedia
- Pet Sematary 2019
- Wait Until Dark 1967
- A Complete Unknown 2024
- I'm Not There 2007
- Midway 2019
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023
“Filming also took place in parts of Peru such as Machu Picchu, Cusco, Tarapoto, and San Martín, Montreal, New Mexico, Iceland, and Brooklyn.” Wikipedia
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Bajirao Mastani
2015
“While working on Bajirao Mastani, Chopra was simultaneously filming the American television series Quantico in Montreal, requiring much back-and forth travel.” Wikipedia
- Pet Sematary 1989
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The Quest
1996
“The film's wraparound scenes were shot in Canada over four days in mid-June 1995, and Montreal stood in for New York City.” Wikipedia
- Murder Mystery 2019
- Home Sweet Home Alone 2021
- Martyrs 2008
- Chaos Walking 2021
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 1993–1998
- Shattered Glass 2003
- It's Only the End of the World 2016
- Death Wish 2018
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Are You Afraid of the Dark?
1990–
“MacHale, Kandel, and Nickelodeon teamed up with the Canadian company CINAR, and as a part of the deal the show was filmed primarily in Montreal, Quebec, with some additional filming taking place in Richmond, British Columbia.” Wikipedia
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Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
2024
“Spin VFX in Ontario and ReDefine Animation in Montreal, Quebec, completed the live-action VFX parts of the film.” Wikipedia
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Heist
2001
“The film, set mostly in and around Boston, was shot in Montreal.” Wikipedia
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A Sound of Thunder
2005
“The film was originally going to be directed by Renny Harlin, star Pierce Brosnan in the main role, and be shot in Montreal, Canada.” Wikipedia
- The Hotel New Hampshire 1984
- And Hope to Die 1972
And 2 more, per Wikipedia:
- CODA : Life With Music 2019
- Three Pines 2022–
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Montreal
1 production shot at 32 places inside Montreal, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Montreal itself.
- Quantico Downtown Montreal per Wikipedia 2015–
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Place des Arts
🇨🇦 Canada
performing arts centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Université de Montréal
🇨🇦 Canada
university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Old Montreal
🇨🇦 Canada
historic city centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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McGill University
🇨🇦 Canada
English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Olympic Stadium
🇨🇦 Canada
stadium built for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal
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Montreal City Hall
🇨🇦 Canada
city hall of Montreal
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Mile End
🇨🇦 Canada
neighbourhood in the borough of Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Saint Joseph's Oratory
🇨🇦 Canada
Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Windsor Station
🇨🇦 Canada
historic Canadian Pacific railway station in Montreal
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Montreal Biosphère
🇨🇦 Canada
former U.S. pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Parc Jean-Drapeau
🇨🇦 Canada
public park in the Ville-Marie borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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St-Viateur Bagel
🇨🇦 Canada
bakery in Montreal, Quebec
20 more places are inside Montreal — see them on the map.
Set here
Video games that take place here. A game is filmed nowhere, so this is where the story is set rather than where a camera stood — a different claim from everything above, and kept under its own heading for that reason.
And 1 more set here:
Set here, per Wikipedia
Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in Montreal, where Wikidata’s narrative-location statement stops at the country. Still a setting and not a shoot, and still a sentence rather than a statement — two steps from the strongest evidence on this atlas, and labelled at both.
- Assassin's Creed Rogue
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- F1 2010
- F1 2020
- F1 2021 2021
- F1 22 2022
- F1 2013
- F1 2011
- F1 2012
- F1 2015
- F1 Challenge '99-'02 2003
- EA Sports UFC
- F1 2016
- F1 2017
- F1 2014
- F1 2019
- F1 23 2023
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
- F1 2000
- F1 Manager 2022 2022
- F1 2018
- Rock Band 2
- F1 2002 2002
- Formula One 99
- Formula One 06
- F1 24 2024
- F1 2001
- Formula One 2000
- Formula One 2003
- Formula One Championship Edition
- Formula One 2001
Filming locations nearby
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
HEC Montréal
🇨🇦 Canada
French-language business school located in Montréal, Canada
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Place des Arts
🇨🇦 Canada
performing arts centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Université de Montréal
🇨🇦 Canada
university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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🏙 Towns & cities
Vaudreuil-Dorion
🇨🇦 Canada
town in Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Montréal–Mirabel International Airport
🇨🇦 Canada
airport in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada
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🏙 Towns & cities
Old Montreal
🇨🇦 Canada
historic city centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Montreal?
191 productions are recorded as filmed in Montreal, 1 of them at places inside it, including 300 (2006), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Life of Pi (2012). 31 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Montreal?
300 (2006), covered by 83 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Montreal?
Montreal is in Canada, at 45.5033, -73.5868. The day trip guide for Montreal lists 66 filming locations within 100 km.
What other filming locations are near Montreal?
HEC Montréal, Place des Arts, Université de Montréal, Vaudreuil-Dorion 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, CC0.
Planning a visit? Filming locations near Montreal — 66 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.