Towns & cities

San Jose

city and county seat of Santa Clara County, California, United States

United States · 37.3042, -121.8728

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

1 production was filmed at 5 places inside San Jose rather than at San Jose itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“On May 14, Helen Mirren began finalizing a deal to star in the film as heiress Sarah Winchester, and filming was expected to start later in 2016, in San Jose, California and Australia.”

Winchester (2018) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in San Jose

Winchester 2018

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names San Jose 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.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991
“The Cyberdyne Building's destruction was filmed at an abandoned office in San Jose, scheduled for demolition.” Wikipedia
Birdy 1984
EDtv 1999
The Rookie 1990
“Within California, filming was done primarily on location in Saratoga, San Jose and Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
Love Aaj Kal 2009
Mad City 1997
The Relic 1997
I'm in Love with a Church Girl 2013
Kill Squad 1982
Eyes of Terror 1994
“Directed by Sam Pillsbury and written by Duane Poole, Eyes of Terror was shot on location in San Jose, California and premiered on NBC as part of their Friday Night Mystery series, on March 18, 1994.” Wikipedia

Movies filmed elsewhere in San Jose

1 production shot at 5 places inside San Jose, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against San Jose itself.

High Crimes Burbank per Wikipedia 2002

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in San Jose?

12 productions are recorded as filmed in San Jose, 1 of them at places inside it, including Winchester (2018), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Birdy (1984). 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 San Jose?

Winchester (2018), covered by 21 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is San Jose?

San Jose is in the United States. Its coordinates are 37.3042, -121.8728.

What other filming locations are near San Jose?

California State Route 87 (1 km north-west), San Jose State University (3 km north), San José City Hall (4 km north), Burbank (6 km 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 Payton Chung, CC BY 2.0.