Towns & cities
St. Louis
independent city in Missouri, United States
United States · 38.6264, -90.1994
St. Louis is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in St. Louis, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 23 more.
3 productions were filmed at 11 places inside St. Louis rather than at St. Louis itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“The film was shot in St. Louis, Missouri from June 11 – July 20, 2006; the school scenes of the film were shot at Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS) and additional scenes were filmed at Washington University in St. Louis.”
Movies filmed in St. Louis
- Meet Bill 2007
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The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
1959
“Based on a 1953 bank robbery attempt of Southwest Bank in St. Louis, the film was shot on location in 1958.” Wikipedia
- Chasing Summer 2026
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names St. Louis 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.
- The Silence of the Lambs 1991
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2012
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Up in the Air
2009
“Filming was mostly done in the St. Louis area.” Wikipedia
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Escape from New York
1981
“I could have wound up in pretty bad shape." In addition to shooting on location in St. Louis, Carpenter shot parts of the film in Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
- Koyaanisqatsi 1982
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987
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National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
“Parts of the film were shot in Monument Valley, Utah; Flagstaff, Sedona, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona; Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia and Magic Mountain in California; Southern Colorado, and St. Louis, Missouri.” Wikipedia
- Manhunter 1986
- What's Love Got to Do with It 1993
- The Brown Bunny 2003
- White Palace 1990
- King of the Hill 1993
- WWE Tough Enough 2001–
- The Layover 2017
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Alice Upside Down
2007
“The film was shot at Bishop DuBourg High School in St. Louis, Missouri.” Wikipedia
- The Game of Their Lives 2005
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The Crisis
1916
“The production was shot in part in Mississippi and St. Louis, Missouri.” Wikipedia
- The Lucky Ones 2008
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American Ninja Warrior
2009–
“In 2020, following COVID-19 restrictions, the show abolished the usual format and filmed a shorter season in St. Louis studio with no live audience.” Wikipedia
- The Hoodlum Priest 1961
- The Big Brass Ring 1999
- A City Decides 1956
- Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll 1987
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in St. Louis
3 productions shot at 11 places inside St. Louis, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against St. Louis itself.
- The Empty Man Chain of Rocks Bridge per Wikipedia 2020
- Fever Pitch Busch Memorial Stadium per Wikipedia 2005
- Soul on Fire Saint Louis University 2025
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Landmarks & buildings
700 Market
United States
building in St. Louis, Missouri
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Landmarks & buildings
New Masonic Temple
United States
historic site in St. Louis, Missouri
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Landmarks & buildings
Union Station
United States
railroad station in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Pruitt–Igoe
United States
former public housing in St. Louis, Missouri
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Streets & squares
Chain of Rocks Bridge
United States
footbridge
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Landmarks & buildings
Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School
United States
private school in Ladue, , Missouri, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Washington University in St. Louis
United States
private research university in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Towns & cities
Clayton/Tamm
United States
human settlement in St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
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Landmarks & buildings
Busch Memorial Stadium
United States
former stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
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Landmarks & buildings
The Dome at America's Center
United States
stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Saint Louis University
United States
private research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, and Madrid, Spain
Set here, per Wikipedia
Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in St. Louis, where Wikidata’s narrative-location statement stops at the country. Still a setting and not a shoot, and still a sentence rather than a statement: two steps from the strongest evidence on this atlas, and labelled at both.
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
700 Market
United States·under 1 km
building in St. Louis, Missouri
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Landmarks & buildings
Busch Memorial Stadium
United States·under 1 km
former stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
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Landmarks & buildings
Union Station
United States·under 1 km
railroad station in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
The Dome at America's Center
United States·1 km north-east
stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Pruitt–Igoe
United States·2 km north-west
former public housing in St. Louis, Missouri
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Landmarks & buildings
Saint Louis University
United States·3 km west
private research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, and Madrid, Spain
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in St. Louis?
29 productions are recorded as filmed in St. Louis, 3 of them at places inside it, including Meet Bill (2007), The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959) and Chasing Summer (2026). 23 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in St. Louis?
Meet Bill (2007), covered by 22 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is St. Louis?
St. Louis is in the United States. Its coordinates are 38.6264, -90.1994.
What other filming locations are near St. Louis?
700 Market (under 1 km), Busch Memorial Stadium (under 1 km), Union Station (under 1 km), The Dome at America's Center (1 km north-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 Sam valadi, CC BY 2.0.