Towns & cities

San Pedro

neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States

United States · 33.7400, -118.2900

San Pedro is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in San Pedro, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 47 more.

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

“The budget was set at $5.5 million, and the film was shot in 35 days in Los Angeles, San Pedro, and New York City in 1994.”

The Usual Suspects (1995) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in San Pedro

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names San Pedro 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.

Fight Club 1999
The Usual Suspects 1995
The Amazing Spider-Man 2012
“Locations in Los Angeles included the Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood, the gym of St. John Bosco High School, Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Mid-Wilshire, and various locations around South Pasadena, San Pedro and Woodland Hills.” Wikipedia
Raging Bull 1980
“According to Evje, Jake's nightclub sequence was filmed in a closed San Pedro club on December 3.” Wikipedia
The Thin Red Line 1998
King Kong 1933
Castle 2009–2016
Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977
“The UFOs fly through the former toll booth at the Vincent Thomas Bridge, San Pedro, California.” Wikipedia
Batman & Robin 1997
Face/Off 1997
“The boat scene at the end of the film was shot in San Pedro.” Wikipedia
The Rock 1996
Amistad 1997
NCIS: Los Angeles 2009–
“Exterior filming regularly took place in Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Pedro, Malibu, and other surrounding communities, allowing the production to showcase recognizable landmarks, beaches, ports, military facilities, and urban neighborhoods.” Wikipedia
Outbreak 1995
Gone in 60 Seconds 2000
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
Coyote Ugly 2000
Blood Work 2002
A Wrinkle in Time 2018
The Last Ship 2014–2018
Swiss Army Man 2016
Turner & Hooch 1989
“Though primarily filmed in San Pedro, on locations scenes were also filmed in Monterey, Pacific Grove, and Moss Landing, California.” Wikipedia
To Live and Die in L.A. 1985
A Walk in the Clouds 1995
Harper 1966
The Rookie 1990
Titanic II 2010
The Most Dangerous Game 1932
“Redondo beach provided cliffside sea shots, while a beach near San Pedro was the site of the rocky beach shots where Rainsford swims ashore.” Wikipedia
Death Wish II 1982
A Man Apart 2003
Alien Nation 1988
“Some of the stunt scenes involving an action sequence later in the film was shot at a harbor in San Pedro.” Wikipedia
3 Ninjas 1992
Shelter 2007
“Shelter was filmed in 21 days, primarily in San Pedro and Laguna Beach, California, with additional filming in Bel Air and Malibu.” Wikipedia
Monster
Colors 1988
The Way Back 2020
Swing Shift 1984
No Man's Land 1987
The Squaw Man 1914
“Harbor scenes were shot in San Pedro, California and the western saloon set was built beside railroad tracks in the San Fernando Valley.” Wikipedia
Stage Door Canteen 1943
The Wild Angels 1966
The Relic 1997
Beyond the Rocks 1922
Flight of the Intruder 1991
Downtown 1990
NCIS: Origins 2024–
“The show is filmed on a 1990s era recreated set of Camp Pendleton, built at Fort MacArthur, a former Army installation in San Pedro.” Wikipedia
The Salvation Hunters 1925
“The movie was shot on location in California, including San Pedro, Chinatown, San Fernando Valley and at Grand-Asher Studios.” Wikipedia

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in San Pedro

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

G.I. Jane SS Lane Victory per Wikipedia 1997

Landmarks & buildings

SS Lane Victory

United States

1945 Victory-class cargo ship

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in San Pedro?

51 productions are recorded as filmed in San Pedro, 1 of them at places inside it, including Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Pearl Harbor (2001) and A Few Good Men (1992). 47 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 Pedro?

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), covered by 74 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is San Pedro?

San Pedro is in the United States. Its coordinates are 33.7400, -118.2900.

What other filming locations are near San Pedro?

Warner Grand Theater (under 1 km), USS Iowa (1 km east), Vincent Thomas Bridge (2 km north-east), Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island (2 km south-east) 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 Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY 2.0.