Missouri in TV and Film

Movies Shot in Missouri?  Dozens of films have been shot in Missouri since movie making began.  And dozens more  have been set in Missouri with our amazing history and beautiful landscapes.  The films below fit one of those two criteria.

Some of these films hit the trifecta; shot in Missouri, based in Missouri, with Missouri actors. One in particular is The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.  Much of Jesse James’ history is in Missouri, as is the history of Robert Ford.  And when Springfield’s own Brad Pitt starring, you know it’s a Missouri masterpiece.

So if you ever have trouble picking a movie, why not try a Missouri Movie Night! Enjoy these Movies Shot in Missouri.

Albino Farm (2009)
Setting: Missouri Ozarks
Filming Location: Marionville, Willard, Warrensburg

Asteriod (1997)
Setting: Kansas City (partial)

Big Land, The  (1957 )
Setting: Missouri (partial)

Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? (2006)
Setting: St. Louis
Filming Location: St. Louis

Day After, The (1983)
Setting: Kansas City (partial)
Filming Location: Kansas City (partial)

Dogtown (1997)
Setting: Cuba, MO

Escape From New York (1981)
Filming Location: St. Louis

Far Horizons, The (1955)
Setting: Lewis and Clark Trail

Fever Pitch (2005)
Setting: St. Louis (ending)
Filming Location: St. Louis (ending)

Game of Their Lives, The (2005)
Setting: St. Louis Hill
Filming Location: St. Louis (partial)

Gone Girl ( 2014)
Setting: North Carthage, MO
Filming Locations:  Cape Girardeau

Great St. Louis Bank Robbery, The (1959)
Setting: St. Louis
Filming Location: St. Louis

Hail, Hail, Rock N’ Roll (1987)
Setting: St. Louis
Filming Location: St. Louis

Hoodlum Priest (1961)
Setting: St. Louis
Filming Location: Jefferson City, St. Louis

Huckleberry Finn (1974)
Setting: Along Mississippi River
Filming Location: Aarow Rock, Lupus

Jesus Camp (2006)
Setting: Lee’s Summit (partial plot)
Filming Location: Lee’s Summit, St. Robert (Partial)

Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
Setting: On the way to Caruthersville
Filming Location: Caruthersville (exteriors)

Kansas City (1996)
Setting: Kansas City
Filming Location: Kansas City

Killer Diller (2004)
Setting: Rural Missouri
Filming Location: Columbia

King of the Hill (1993)
Setting: St. Louis
Filming Locations: St. Louis

Larger Than Life (1996)
Setting: Kansas City (partial)
Filming Locations:  St. Louis (partial)

Larva (2005)
Filming Location: Springfield

Last Will (2010)
Filming Location: Kansas City (partial)

Living in Missouri (2001)
Setting: Rural Missouri
Filming Location: Numerous Missouri locations

Lookout, The (2007)
Setting: Near Kansas City

Lucky Ones, The (2008)
Setting: Suburban St. Louis
Filming Location: Chesterfield, St. Louis (partial)

Mad Money (2008)
Setting: Kansas City

Manhunter (1986 )
Setting: St. Louis (partial plot)

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 )
Setting: St. Louis

Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1990)
Setting: Country Club District in Kansas City
Filming Location: Kansas City (partial)

National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
Setting: Cross Country
Filming Location: St. Louis (partial)

One Night at McCool’s (2001)
Setting: St. Louis

Ozark (2017)
Setting: Lake of the Ozarks

Paper Moon (1973)
Setting: Missouri
Filming Location: St. Joseph (partial)

Parenthood (1989)
Setting: St. Louis centered
Filming Locaton: Lambert Airport (partial)

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Setting: St. Louis (partial)
Filming Location: St. Louis (partial)

Ride with the Devil (1999)
Setting: Missouri

Road House (1989)
Setting: Jasper

Sharp Objects (2018)
Setting: St. Louis/Missouri

Smart House (1999)
Setting: Suburban Missouri

Sometimes They Come Back (1991)
Filming Location: Liberty, Rocheport, Fayette, Kansas City

Soul of the Game (1996)
Setting: Kansas City (partial)
Filming Location: St. Louis (partial)

SuperVan (1977 )
Filming Location: St. Joseph, Kansas City

Tom Sawyer (1973)
Setting: Mississippi River
Filming Locations: Aarow Rock, Lupus, Meramac Caverns

Up in the Air (2009)
Filming Location: St. Louis

Waiting for Guffman (1986 )
Setting: fictional town of Blaine, MO

White Palace (1990)
Setting: St. Louis
Filming Location: St. Louis

Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982)
Setting: Southern Missouri

Winter’s Bone (2010)
Setting: Missouri Ozarks near Branson
Filming Location:  Branson, Forsythe