Towns & cities

Reno

city in and county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States

United States · 39.5261, -119.8125

Reno is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 40 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

3 productions were filmed at 2 places inside Reno rather than at Reno itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“For the final three weeks of shooting, Miller and Monroe moved to the nearby Holiday Hotel and Casino, now the Renaissance Hotel, on Center Street in Reno.”

The Misfits (1961) · Wikipedia

Open on the map → Wikipedia Source data

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Reno as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Magnolia 1999
The Muppets 2011
Sister Act 1992
The Misfits 1961
Austin Powers in Goldmember 2002
The Core 2003
Scarecrow 1973
High Plains Drifter 1973
“Additional scenes were filmed at Reno, Nevada's Winnemucca Lake and California's Inyo National Forest.” Wikipedia
The Iron Horse 1924
The Pledge 2001
“While the opening scenes were filmed in Reno, Nevada, the rest of the film was shot in Keremeos, Princeton, Hedley, Merritt and Lytton, all in British Columbia.” Wikipedia
Kingpin 1996
Gold 2016
“From mid-August to mid-September, the film shot in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area, before moving on to Reno, Nevada for exterior scenes.” Wikipedia
Charley Varrick 1973
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li 2009
“Shooting locations included Hong Kong, China; Bangkok, Thailand; Vancouver, Canada; and Reno, Nevada and Herlong, California, United States.” Wikipedia
Knuckles 2024–
“The final two episodes of Knuckles had additional filming take place in Reno, as the episodes featured the city prominently.” Wikipedia
Melvin and Howard 1980
Mafia! 1998
The Cooler 2003
“Though The Cooler is set near Fremont Street in Las Vegas, it was mainly filmed in Reno at the Golden Phoenix Reno over the course of three weeks.” Wikipedia
Blind Fury 1989
Reno 911! 2003–
“Establishing shots were filmed on location in Reno, with everything else in Los Angeles and Carson, California, with some parts in Oregon.” Wikipedia
The Wizard 1989
Kill Me Again 1989
“Kill Me Again was shot in Nevada in Reno, Hazen, and Las Vegas, with additional photography occurring in Los Angeles, California.” Wikipedia
The Air Mail 1925
Waking Up in Reno 2002
Letters from a Killer 1998
The Deep End 2001
Desert Hearts 1985
Jungleland 2018
One on Top of the Other 1969
“Much of the film was shot on location in San Francisco, Reno and Sacramento; however, interior shots were filmed in Italy.” Wikipedia
California Split 1974
“While on location in Reno, Nevada, actress Barbara Ruick, who played a friendly Reno poker room bartender, died at the age of 41, of a cerebral hemorrhage sleeping in her hotel room.” Wikipedia
The Magic of Lassie 1978
“Other locations included Boomtown in Reno, Nevada and Zion National Park in Utah.” Wikipedia
Love Ranch 2010
The Captive City 1952
...All the Marbles 1981
“Frederick later recalled filming the finale in Reno with 2,500 extras.” Wikipedia
Promised Land 1987
“Promised Land was filmed in Reno, Nevada and various locations in Utah, with the assistance of the Sundance Institute, and Robert Redford is credited as one of two executive producers.” Wikipedia
Diamonds 1999
Apartment for Peggy 1948
Sin 2003
This Is Martin Bonner 2013
The Village Barbershop 2008
“Per ending credits, the film was shot entirely in Reno, Nevada; Napa, California; and Petaluma, California.” Wikipedia

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Reno

3 productions shot at 2 places inside Reno, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Reno itself.

Jinxed! Grand Sierra Resort 1982
Mother Is a Freshman University of Nevada, Reno per Wikipedia 1949
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College University of Nevada, Reno per Wikipedia 1950

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Reno?

43 productions are recorded as filmed in Reno, 3 of them at places inside it, including Magnolia (1999), The Muppets (2011) and Sister Act (1992). 40 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Reno?

Magnolia (1999), covered by 51 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Reno?

Reno is in the United States. Its coordinates are 39.5261, -119.8125.

What other filming locations are near Reno?

Mapes Hotel (under 1 km), The Montage Reno (under 1 km), Arlington Towers (under 1 km), University of Nevada, Reno (2 km north) 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 Don Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 4.0.