🏙 Towns & cities
Sacramento
capital city of the U.S. state of California and seat of Sacramento County
🇺🇸 United States · 38.5753, -121.4861
Sacramento is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Sacramento, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 7 more.
“The aerial shots at the beginning and end of the film were captured in Sacramento, California, and many of the school scenes were shot at South High School in Torrance, California; several extras in the gym crowd were South High students.”
Movies filmed in Sacramento
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Sacramento 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.
- Apocalypse Now 1979
- American Beauty 1999
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The Ugly Truth
2009
“The film was, for the most part, filmed on location in California, including Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Pedro, Los Angeles and Temecula.” Wikipedia
- The Master 2012
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Breakdown
1997
“Breakdown was filmed on location in Sacramento, California; Victorville, California; Pyramid Lake; and Moab, Utah.” Wikipedia
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Frances Ha
2012
“Filming locations included New York City, Sacramento, Paris and at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, Baumbach's alma mater.” Wikipedia
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Cops
1989–
“In episode 17 of season 26 that aired on February 1, 2014, during the arrest of a man in Sacramento, California, for battery on his girlfriend, one of the camera crew pulled one of the suspect's American pit bull terrier away from one of the arresting officers.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
American River
🇺🇸 United States
river in California, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Auburn
🇺🇸 United States
city and the county seat of Placer County, California, United States
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🛣 Streets & squares
Foresthill Bridge
🇺🇸 United States
bridge in United States of America
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Auburn State Recreation Area
🇺🇸 United States
state recreation area in California, USA
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
KXTV/KOVR tower
🇺🇸 United States
2049 ft. (624.5 m) broadcast tower built in 2000 in Walnut Grove, Sacramento County, California
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🏙 Towns & cities
Walnut Grove
🇺🇸 United States
census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Sacramento?
9 productions are recorded as filmed in Sacramento, including One Battle After Another (2025), My Name Is Khan (2010) and Apocalypse Now (1979). 7 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Sacramento?
One Battle After Another (2025), covered by 53 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Sacramento?
Sacramento is in the United States, at 38.5753, -121.4861.
What other filming locations are near Sacramento?
American River, Auburn, Foresthill Bridge, Auburn State Recreation Area 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 Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0.