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Reykjavík

capital and largest city in Iceland

🇮🇸 Iceland · 64.1475, -21.9350

Reykjavík is recorded as a filming location for 6 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Reykjavík, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 4 more.

“Roth shot scenes for the film in the brothel Big Sister, and the spa sequence was shot on location at the Blue Lagoon near Reykjavík in Iceland.”
Hostel: Part II (2007) · Wikipedia

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Reykjavík
Photo: Hedwig Storch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Movies and TV series filmed in Reykjavík

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Reykjavík 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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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Reykjavík?

10 productions are recorded as filmed in Reykjavík, including Independence Day (1996), Pawn Sacrifice (2014) and Foundation (2021–). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Reykjavík?

Independence Day (1996), covered by 71 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Reykjavík?

Reykjavík is in Iceland, at 64.1475, -21.9350.

What other filming locations are near Reykjavík?

Thingvellir National Park, Blue Lagoon, Heiðmörk and Hvalfjörður, 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, by Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0.