Studios & sets

Sony Pictures Studios

American television and film studio complex located in Culver City, California at 10202 West Washington Boulevard

United States · 34.0172, -118.4017

10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232

Sony Pictures Studios is recorded as a filming location for 8 productions. Wikipedia names it for 53 more.

“The stage is historically notable for its use in the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz, including scenes depicting the Yellow Brick Road, and it was later used again for the 2013 film Oz the Great and Powerful.”

The Wizard of Oz (1939) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed at Sony Pictures Studios

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Sony Pictures Studios 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.

2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
Spider-Man 2002
Ben-Hur 1959
“The sea battle was filmed using miniatures in a huge tank on the back lot at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
Jaws 1975
“Afterward, underwater scenes were shot at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios water tank in Culver City, with stuntmen Dick Warlock and Frank James Sparks as stand-ins for Dreyfuss in the scene where the shark attacks the cage, as well as near Santa Catalina Island, California.” Wikipedia
Alice in Wonderland 2010
Spider-Man 2 2004
Angels & Demons 2009
As Good as It Gets 1997
Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992
Men in Black II 2002
Planet of the Apes 2001
“The film was mostly shot at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, while other filming locations included lava plains in Hawaii and Trona Pinnacles at Ridgecrest.” Wikipedia
Starship Troopers 1997
Memoirs of a Geisha 2005
“Most interior scenes were filmed in Culver City, California at the Sony Pictures Studios lot.” Wikipedia
Hook 1991
Euphoria 2019–
“Primary photography takes place in Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
Gangster Squad 2013
“Sets were also recreated in Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City.” Wikipedia
Dallas 1978–
“Later, most interiors for the show were shot at the MGM Studios in Culver City, California (which was purchased outright by Lorimar in 1986), with some exteriors being shot at the Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, and other sections of Dallas.” Wikipedia
Stuart Little 1999
“Principal photography began on August 3, 1998, both on location in New York City and Central Park, and on soundstages at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, where Stage 30 was converted into the set for the boat race scene and Stage 15 became the exterior of the 5th Avenue street on which the Little family lives.” Wikipedia
The Game 1997
“The close-up of Douglas trapped in the back seat was filmed on a soundstage at Sony Pictures Studios in a large water tank.” Wikipedia
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 2003
Hail, Caesar! 2016
Get Shorty 1995
Hollow Man 2000
“The laboratory scenes were shot at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California; the elevator shaft used in the film's climax was built onto the side of the studio's parking garage.” Wikipedia
The Green Hornet 2011
Speed 2: Cruise Control 1997
“Additional ship interiors were filmed at Sony Pictures Studios and Warren Entertainment in Los Angeles County, California.” Wikipedia
Cop Land 1997
8mm 1999
Identity 2003
“The majority of the film was shot on Stage 27 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, with Mangold estimating that "95% of the film" was shot on constructed sets.” Wikipedia
The Majestic 2001
Step Brothers 2008
“Parts of the shoot took place at Sony Pictures Studios' sound stages in Culver City, California, as well as Trump National Golf Club, Los Angeles, in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, which stood in for Catalina Island to film the Catalina Wine Mixer.” Wikipedia
The King of Queens 1998–
“The series was shot at Sony Pictures Studios' Stage 28 in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
Spanglish 2004
Jailhouse Rock 1957
Hero 1992
Nowhere to Run 1993
“Filming extended to Occidental, California, for nearly a month, and concluded in Los Angeles, specifically at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City.” Wikipedia
Blue Streak 1999
“The prime shooting spot was Sony Pictures Studios, which is located in Culver City, California.” Wikipedia
Family Matters 1989–
“The series was filmed in front of a live studio audience; the Lorimar-produced episodes were shot at Lorimar Studios (later Sony Pictures Studios) in Culver City, California, while the Warner Bros.-produced episodes were filmed at Warner Bros. Studios in nearby Burbank.” Wikipedia
The Indian in the Cupboard 1995
“The filming was marred by the death of technician Pat Tanner, who fell while riding a motorized hoist used to lift scenery on the sound stage at Sony Pictures in Culver City.” Wikipedia
Idle Hands 1999
The Glass House 2001
The Goldbergs 2013–
“The show is filmed on a series of stages at Sony Pictures Studios.” Wikipedia
Act of Violence 1948
“Location shooting included scenes at Big Bear Lake and the San Bernardino National Forest, California, accompanied by filming at the MGM Studios in Culver City.” Wikipedia
Two of a Kind 1983
Alice in Wonderland 1985
Higher Learning 1995
“The exterior shots and outdoor scenes were shot on the campus of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) while the interiors were shot at Sony Pictures Studios.” Wikipedia
Kissin' Cousins 1964
Can't Stop the Music 1980
James Dean 2001
Cinderella 1997
One Day at a Time 2017–
“The program is filmed in Culver City, California at Sony Pictures Studios's Stage 25.” Wikipedia
Eight Is Enough 1977–
“From the fourth season the show filmed interiors at MGM Studios in Culver City.” Wikipedia
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978
“Filming started in October 1977 on the backlot of MGM Studios in Culver City, where the set of Heartland, USA was built.” Wikipedia
That's My Bush! 2001–

Named here by Sony Pictures Studios’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Sony Pictures Studios, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Ben-Hur 1959

“In the Classic Hollywood cinema, MGM Studios was responsible for shooting 52 films a year, from screen epic films such as Ben-Hur (1959) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), to drawing-room dramas such as Grand Hotel (1932) and Dinner at Eight (1933).” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Sony Pictures Studios?

61 productions are recorded as filmed at Sony Pictures Studios, including Iron Man 2 (2010), The Wizard of Oz (1939) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). 53 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Sony Pictures Studios?

Iron Man 2 (2010), covered by 74 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Sony Pictures Studios?

Sony Pictures Studios is in the United States, at 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232. Its coordinates are 34.0172, -118.4017.

What other filming locations are near Sony Pictures Studios?

Sony Stage 15 (under 1 km), Washington Boulevard (under 1 km), Sony Pictures Plaza (under 1 km), Culver City (1 km south) 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 Coolcaesar at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.