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Rochester

county seat of Monroe County, New York, United States

United States · 43.1656, -77.6114

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Rochester is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Rochester, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 10 more.

1 place inside Rochester has a page of its own: listed below. Everything shot at it is already named above, recorded against Rochester as well.

“Several scenes were shot on Main Street in Rochester and then digitally altered to look like they occurred in New York City.”
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) · Wikipedia

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Rochester
Photo: Patrick Ashley · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Movies filmed in Rochester

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Rochester 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.

  • Get Him to the Greek 2010
    “The film was shot in New York City, Rochester, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and London.” Wikipedia
  • The Alphabet Killer 2008
  • We Are Still Here 2015
  • White Elephant 2022
  • The Tomorrow Man 2019
    “The film shot around Rochester, New York, Lithgow's hometown, for about six weeks in August and September 2017.” Wikipedia
  • The Hammer 2010
    “Most of the film was shot in Rochester, New York, home of Hamill's college, Rochester Institute of Technology.” Wikipedia
  • Fear No Evil 1981
    “Fear No Evil was shot in LaLoggia's hometown of Rochester, New York, with some scenes in Webster and Heart Island, in the late summer and fall of 1979 under the working title of Mark of the Beast.” Wikipedia
  • Cherry Crush 2007
  • Drunk Bus 2020
    “Carlucci and LaGanke originally wanted to shoot the film in Kent, Ohio, where they are from, but were convinced by producer Eric Hollenbeck, a native of Elmira, New York, that Rochester, New York would be a cheaper option with a similar aesthetic.” Wikipedia
  • #Screamers 2016

Filming locations inside Rochester

1 place inside Rochester, with a page of its own. Every production shot at it is already listed above, because Wikidata records it against Rochester too.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Rochester?

11 productions are recorded as filmed in Rochester, including The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Get Him to the Greek (2010) and The Alphabet Killer (2008). 10 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Rochester?

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), covered by 66 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Rochester?

Rochester is in the United States. Its coordinates are 43.1656, -77.6114.

What other filming locations are near Rochester?

University of Rochester (4 km south), National Technical Institute for the Deaf (10 km south-west), Webster (16 km east), Monroe County (16 km north-west) 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 Patrick Ashley, CC BY 2.0.