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 24 more.
1 place inside Sacramento has a page of its own: listed below. Everything shot at it is already named above, recorded against Sacramento as well.
“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.
- American Beauty 1999
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The Mentalist
2008–2015
“The show was mostly filmed within the studio zone in Los Angeles County, but occasionally filmed a few scenes on location in Sacramento.” Wikipedia
- The Best Years of Our Lives 1946
- Lady Bird 2017
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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
- Howard the Duck 1986
- The Commuter 2018
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Breakdown
1997
“Breakdown was filmed on location in Sacramento, California; Victorville, California; Pyramid Lake; and Moab, Utah.” Wikipedia
- Bird 1988
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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
- Phenomenon 1996
- The Big Trail 1930
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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
- Life 1999
- Lucky Numbers 2000
- Straight Time 1978
- The Trigger Effect 1996
- Wisdom 1986
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Diggstown
1992
“Filming for Diggstown began on October 11, 1991, and took place in Montana, as well as in Los Angeles and Sacramento, California.” Wikipedia
- Letters from a Killer 1998
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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
- Sacramento 2024
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Deadhead Miles
1973
“The film was shot entirely on location in and around the cities of Knoxville and Nashville in Tennessee, Madrid and Santa Fe in New Mexico, and Chino and Sacramento in California around late 1970 to early 1971.” Wikipedia
Filming locations inside Sacramento
1 place inside Sacramento, with a page of its own. Every production shot at it is already listed above, because Wikidata records it against Sacramento too.
Filming locations nearby
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Landscapes & nature
American River
United States·3 km north-west
river in California, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
American River College
United States·15 km north-east
community college in Foothill Farms, California
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Landmarks & buildings
Sacramento International Airport
United States·16 km north-west
airport in Sacramento, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Fremont
United States·17 km north-west
unincorporated community in Yolo County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Laguna
United States·18 km south
former census-designated place in California, USA
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Towns & cities
Sacramento County
United States·18 km south-east
county in California, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Sacramento?
26 productions are recorded as filmed in Sacramento, including One Battle After Another (2025), My Name Is Khan (2010) and American Beauty (1999). 24 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. Its coordinates are 38.5753, -121.4861.
What other filming locations are near Sacramento?
American River (3 km north-west), American River College (15 km north-east), Sacramento International Airport (16 km north-west), Fremont (17 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 Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0.