Towns & cities

Nashville

capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and seat of Davidson County

United States · 36.1622, -86.7744

Nashville is recorded as a filming location for 4 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Nashville, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 22 more.

1 production was filmed at 8 places inside Nashville rather than at Nashville itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“Portions of the film were shot at the Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee, that has a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens.”

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed in Nashville

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief 2010
Nashville 2012–2018
“Nashville was filmed on location and on soundstages in Nashville.” Wikipedia
Ernest Saves Christmas 1988
“Other smaller scenes were filmed in Nashville.” Wikipedia
Love Leads the Way 1984

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Nashville 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 Matrix 1999
Cast Away 2000
Hannah Montana: The Movie 2009
“Several scenes were filmed in Nashville, Tennessee, based on Miley's and her father's hometown, for the scene when Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana travels back home, with fairground scenes filmed near the end of the movie.” Wikipedia
Stoker 2013
Nashville 1975
“The film was shot on location in Nashville in the summer of 1974 on a budget of $2.2 million.” Wikipedia
The Grand Tour 2016–2024
“Recording in the United States took place on 25 September 2016 in Southern California, with further recording taking place in Nashville on 21 November 2016.” Wikipedia
Starman 1984
The Last Castle 2001
“The film was shot mainly at the 103-year-old former Tennessee State Prison in Nashville, which had previously been used for filming in The Green Mile and Last Dance, and was chosen because of its Gothic and castle-like appearance.” Wikipedia
General Hospital 1963–
“Location shooting at sites including Mount Rushmore in South Dakota; Niagara Falls; Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Big Bear and Avalon (Catalina Island), California; and San Antonio, Texas are some that propelled the story.” Wikipedia
Honkytonk Man 1982
The Thing Called Love 1993
Gummo 1997
“Gummo was shot in Nashville, Tennessee, on an estimated budget of $1.3 million.” Wikipedia
TNA iMPACT! 2004–
Country Strong 2010
Against the Wall 1994
“The film was filmed in Tennessee State Penitentiary near Nashville, Tennessee and in Clarksville, Tennessee in the spring of 1993.” Wikipedia
Holland 2025
Last Dance 1996
“Last Dance was filmed in Nashville, Tennessee.” Wikipedia
It Might Get Loud 2008
Novitiate 2017
Monday Night Football 1970–
“The scene was filmed in the summer of 2009 at the Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee.” Wikipedia
Ernest Scared Stupid 1991
Hey Vern, It's Ernest! 1988–

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Nashville

1 production shot at 8 places inside Nashville, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Nashville itself.

The Green Mile Tennessee State Prison per Wikipedia 1999

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Nashville?

27 productions are recorded as filmed in Nashville, 1 of them at places inside it, including Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Nashville (2012–2018) and Ernest Saves Christmas (1988). 22 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Nashville?

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), covered by 44 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Nashville?

Nashville is in the United States. Its coordinates are 36.1622, -86.7744.

What other filming locations are near Nashville?

Tennessee Performing Arts Center (under 1 km), Davidson County (under 1 km), Nashville Union Station (1 km south-west), Exit/In (3 km south-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.