Towns & cities

Worcester

county seat city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States

United States · 42.2714, -71.7989

Worcester is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 20 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

1 production was filmed at 2 places inside Worcester rather than at Worcester itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“The film was shot in and around Boston, Massachusetts, as well as Worcester and in New York City.”

American Hustle (2013) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Worcester as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

American Hustle 2013
Captain Phillips 2013
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022
“Filming that month was expected to take place at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and in Worcester, with the production preparing to film a car chase in Worcester by August 18.” Wikipedia
Don't Look Up 2021
Knight and Day 2010
The Judge 2014
“Scenes were also filmed in Worcester, Massachusetts, including Worcester Regional Airport, as well as locations in Pennsylvania.” Wikipedia
Free Guy 2021
Madame Web 2024
The Holdovers 2023
Surrogates 2009
“Filming then took place in the Massachusetts cities of Lynn, Worcester, Milford, Hopedale, Taunton, Lawrence and Wayland.” Wikipedia
Honest Thief 2020
“The film was set in Boston, and shot in and around Worcester, Massachusetts.” Wikipedia
Salem's Lot 2024
The Walking Dead: Dead City 2023–
Defending Jacob 2020–
“Filming also commenced on June 28, 2019, in Worcester, Massachusetts, and on July 8, 2019, in Watertown, Massachusetts, where the facade of the old Watertown Police Station appears as the Newton Police Station in the series.” Wikipedia
The Maiden Heist 2009
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody 2022
Castle Rock 2018–
Widow's Bay 2026–
Spirited 2022
Kevin Can F**k Himself 2021–
“Other shooting locations around Massachusetts include Worcester, Hingham, Milton, Randolph, Canton, Common Market Restaurants in Quincy, and in Brockton the Campello Station of the United States Postal Service and the First Evangelical Lutheran Church.” Wikipedia

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Worcester

1 production shot at 2 places inside Worcester, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Worcester itself.

School Ties Worcester Academy per Wikipedia 1992

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Worcester?

21 productions are recorded as filmed in Worcester, 1 of them at places inside it, including American Hustle (2013), Captain Phillips (2013) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). 20 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Worcester?

American Hustle (2013), covered by 59 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Worcester?

Worcester is in the United States. Its coordinates are 42.2714, -71.7989.

What other filming locations are near Worcester?

Worcester Art Museum (under 1 km), Worcester Academy (2 km south), Massachusetts (3 km north), Worcester Regional Airport (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 Terageorge, CC BY-SA 3.0.