Towns & cities

Newport

city in and county seat of Newport County, Rhode Island, United States

United States · 41.4917, -71.3119

Newport is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Newport, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 14 more.

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

“Film crews spent four days there and employed around 300 extras Numerous scenes were filmed in Newport, Rhode Island.”

Amistad (1997) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Newport

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Newport 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.

True Lies 1994
Amistad 1997
27 Dresses 2008
The Great Gatsby 1974
“The Rosecliff and Marble House mansions in Newport, Rhode Island and an exterior of Linden Place mansion in Bristol, Rhode Island, were used for Gatsby's house while scenes at the Buchanans' home were filmed at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England.” Wikipedia
Reversal of Fortune 1990
“Although the real-life events involving Sunny von Bülow took place at Clarendon Court in Newport, Rhode Island, the film does not use the property as a primary exterior location.” Wikipedia
Dan in Real Life 2007
“The film was shot in New Jersey and Rhode Island in the cities of Newport, East Greenwich, West Greenwich, Jamestown, Westerly, and Providence in November and December 2006.” Wikipedia
High Society 1956
“The location scenes were mostly shot in and around Clarendon Court in Newport, Rhode Island, which was then owned by Mae Cadwell Hayward, and later purchased in 1970 by Claus von Bülow.” Wikipedia
The Discovery 2017
Hocus Pocus 2 2022
The Gilded Age 2022–
The Bostonians 1984
Dark Shadows 1966–
“The Collinwood stand-in mansion used for the TV series is the Carey Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, until August 2009 used by Salve Regina University.” Wikipedia
Wind 1992
“Many of the film's port scenes were filmed on location in and around Newport, Rhode Island, with the sailing scenes of the International 14's competition and the America's Cup races filmed off Perth in Western Australia.” Wikipedia
Remain 2027

Filming locations inside Newport

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

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Newport?

16 productions are recorded as filmed in Newport, including Thirteen Days (2000), Irrational Man (2015) and True Lies (1994). 14 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Newport?

Thirteen Days (2000), covered by 36 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Newport?

Newport is in the United States. Its coordinates are 41.4917, -71.3119.

What other filming locations are near Newport?

Old Colony House (under 1 km), Washington Square (under 1 km), Kingscote (1 km south), The Elms (2 km south) 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 MVASCO, CC BY-SA 3.0.