Towns & cities

Ottawa

capital city of Canada

Canada · 45.4247, -75.6950

Ottawa is recorded as a filming location for 24 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Ottawa, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 16 more.

3 productions were filmed at 9 places inside Ottawa rather than at Ottawa itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“Part of the film was also shot in Vienna, Austria, Montreal, Quebec, and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.”

Batman & Robin (1997) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Ottawa

Batman & Robin 1997
Mr. Nobody 2009
The Sum of All Fears 2002
House at the End of the Street 2012
The Day 2011
Mr. and Mrs. Bridge 1990
The Blackcoat's Daughter 2015
Clown 2014
Penthouse North 2013
Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2006
Decoys 2004
Sacrifice 2011
Vicious 2025
Captains of the Clouds 1942
“Scenes filmed in Ottawa include several views of the historic Chateau Laurier hotel, Parliament, the former Ottawa Union Station and the Cenotaph area.” Wikipedia
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter 2001
Smash Cut 2009
Adulthood 2025
Custody 2007
The Perfect Assistant 2008
Undercover Angel 1999
The Exchange 2021
Posers 2003
Cyberstalker 2012
“Filming on the project began on 15 June 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and was completed in three weeks.” Wikipedia
Hit by Lightning 2014
“Filmed on locations in Ottawa and Los Angeles, the film stars Jon Cryer, Will Sasso, Stéphanie Szostak, and Jed Rees.” Wikipedia

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Ottawa 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.

Wait Until Dark 1967
The Call 2013
“With a low budget of $13 million, they settled on Ottawa, Ontario, where director Anderson had just finished another project.” Wikipedia
Virus 1980
Fatman 2020
The Iron Curtain 1948
“Soviet sympathizers attempted unsuccessfully to disrupt location shooting in Ottawa, where Fox captured exteriors during a cold Canadian winter.” Wikipedia
The Monster 2016
Strange Shadows in an Empty Room 1976
“Strange Shadows in an Empty Room was shot in Ottawa, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec in Canada.” Wikipedia
Two Lovers and a Bear 2016
The Mouse Trap 2024
Joshua Then and Now 1985
“Filmed on location in Montreal, London, Brockville, and Ottawa, Ontario.” Wikipedia
My Internship in Canada 2015
“The film was shot from 24 September to 10 November 2014 in Val-d'Or, the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, Ottawa, and Haiti.” Wikipedia
The Christmas Setup 2020
“The film was shot in Ottawa and Almonte, Ontario, in 2020.” Wikipedia
Metal Tornado 2011
Two Countries 2015
“About 80 per cent of the film was shot in Ottawa at locations like ByWard Market, Rideau Canal, Almonte, Manotick, and Brockville.” Wikipedia
Youth 2002
“The song "Sagiyea Sagiyea", was shot in Niagara Falls, Toronto and Ottawa in Canada.” Wikipedia
Under the Christmas Tree 2021

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Ottawa

3 productions shot at 9 places inside Ottawa, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Ottawa itself.

Trailer Park Boys Parliament Hill per Wikipedia 2001–
Girl House Kanata per Wikipedia 2014
Great Big DVD TD Place Arena 2003

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Ottawa?

43 productions are recorded as filmed in Ottawa, 3 of them at places inside it, including Batman & Robin (1997), Mr. Nobody (2009) and The Sum of All Fears (2002). 16 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Ottawa?

Batman & Robin (1997), covered by 52 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Ottawa?

Ottawa is in Canada. Its coordinates are 45.4247, -75.6950. The day trip guide for Ottawa lists 23 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near Ottawa?

Parliament Hill (under 1 km), University of Ottawa (1 km east), Jacques Cartier Park (2 km north-west), TD Place Arena (3 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 Originally uploaded by User:SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Planning a visit? Filming locations near Ottawa: 23 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.