Towns & cities
United States Virgin Islands
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
United States · 18.3333, -64.8333
United States Virgin Islands is recorded as a filming location for 12 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in United States Virgin Islands, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 4 more.
3 productions were filmed at 4 places inside United States Virgin Islands rather than at United States Virgin Islands itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“The final scene shot was of the main characters celebrating on a beach; this was filmed on Saint Croix island in the United States Virgin Islands.”
Movies filmed in United States Virgin Islands
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008
- Trading Places 1983
- 1492 – Conquest of Paradise 1992
- The Big Blue 1988
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Open Water
2003
“As noted above, the real-life events that inspired this story took place in the southern Pacific Ocean, and this film moves the location to the Atlantic Ocean, being filmed in The Bahamas, the United States Virgin Islands, the Grenadines, and Mexico.” Wikipedia
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
“The films' producers originally planned to shoot the film in either the Canary Islands or Malta, but decided on the United States Virgin Islands after its Chamber of Commerce and its Governor Cyril E. King lobbied Sandy Howard.” Wikipedia
- Christopher Columbus: The Discovery 1992
- Weekend at Bernie's II 1993
- The Frogmen 1951
- Salt on Our Skin 1992
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Dinosaurus!
1960
“Parts of the film were shot on location, some of which took place on the island of St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands.” Wikipedia
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The Proud and Profane
1956
“The film was made with Defense Department cooperation in the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with production design reflecting New Caledonia in 1943.” Wikipedia
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names United States Virgin Islands 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 Shawshank Redemption 1994
- Forces of Nature 1999
- Burn! 1969
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Città violenta
1970
“The Italian-French co-production was filmed in New Orleans, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Cinecittà Studios in Rome.” Wikipedia
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in United States Virgin Islands
3 productions shot at 4 places inside United States Virgin Islands, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against United States Virgin Islands itself.
- Contact Saint John per Wikipedia 1997
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Saint Thomas 2011
- The Bold and the Beautiful Saint Thomas per Wikipedia 1987–
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Landscapes & nature
Saint Croix
United States
one of the main islands of the Virgin Islands of the United States
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Landscapes & nature
Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge
United States
Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
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Towns & cities
Saint Thomas
United States
one of the main islands of the United States Virgin Islands
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Towns & cities
Saint John
United States
one of the main islands of the United States Virgin Islands
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Saint Thomas
United States·9 km west
one of the main islands of the United States Virgin Islands
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Towns & cities
Saint John
United States·9 km east
one of the main islands of the United States Virgin Islands
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Landscapes & nature
Virgin Islands
United Kingdom·15 km south
island group of the Caribbean Leeward Islands
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Landmarks & buildings
RMS Rhone
·32 km east
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Landscapes & nature
Salt Island
United Kingdom·33 km east
island in British Virgin Islands
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in United States Virgin Islands?
19 productions are recorded as filmed in United States Virgin Islands, 3 of them at places inside it, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Trading Places (1983) and 1492 – Conquest of Paradise (1992). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in United States Virgin Islands?
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), covered by 63 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands is in the United States. Its coordinates are 18.3333, -64.8333.
What other filming locations are near United States Virgin Islands?
Saint Thomas (9 km west), Saint John (9 km east), Virgin Islands (15 km south), RMS Rhone (32 km east) and 1 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 Shocksingularity, CC0.