🏙 Towns & cities
Richmond
city in Contra Costa County, California, United States
🇺🇸 United States · 37.9358, -122.3478
Richmond is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Richmond, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 1 more.
“In addition to Petaluma, other locations included Mel's Drive-In in San Francisco, Sonoma, Richmond, Novato, and the Buchanan Field Airport in Concord.”
Movies filmed in Richmond
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Richmond 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.
Named here by Richmond’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Richmond, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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Coach Carter 2005
“The basketball movie, Coach Carter although filmed across the bay in San Francisco was based on the story of the Richmond High School Basketball team being benched for poor grades despite an undefeated season.” Wikipedia
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Patch Adams 1998
“Many scenes from the Robin Williams film, Patch Adams were filmed during a week in Point Richmond.” Wikipedia
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The Sweetest Thing 2002
“In the 2002 movie, The Sweetest Thing starring Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate, the town of Somerset, where an important wedding scene takes place, includes filming in the historic Point Richmond district (not the church itself however).” Wikipedia
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Forever Young 1992
“Many parts of the Mel Gibson movie Forever Young were filmed in Point Richmond.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
San Francisco
🇺🇸 United States
consolidated city and county in California, United States
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
San Francisco Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
zoo in San Francisco
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🎭 Fictional places
San Fierro
🇺🇸 United States
fictional city from the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
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🏙 Towns & cities
San Rafael
🇺🇸 United States
city and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Skywalker Ranch
🇺🇸 United States
film studio and movie ranch
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🏙 Towns & cities
Berkeley
🇺🇸 United States
city in Alameda County, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Richmond?
2 productions are recorded as filmed in Richmond, including Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and American Graffiti (1973). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Richmond?
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), covered by 80 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Richmond?
Richmond is in the United States, at 37.9358, -122.3478.
What other filming locations are near Richmond?
San Francisco, San Francisco Zoo, San Fierro, San Rafael and 2 more, 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain.