class="wikitable sortable"
|+Feature films
!Title
!Year
!Filming location(s)
!Ref. |
1 Night in San Diego
|2020
|
| |
8 Seconds
|1994
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |title=San Diego Filmography |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/2002/april/filmography/ |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=San Diego History Center {{!}} San Diego, CA {{!}} Our City, Our Story |language=en-US}}] |
16-Love
|2012
|La Costa Resort and Spa
|[{{Cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Brian |date=2011-11-11 |title=16-Love Lands January Theatrical Release |url=https://movieweb.com/16-love-lands-january-theatrical-release/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=MovieWeb |language=en-US}}] |
Above the Tin
|2018
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Jennifer |date=2018-08-15 |title=Above The Tin |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2018/08/15/above-tin |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}] |
Adalynn
|2023
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |date=2021-02-10 |title='Sympathy for Adalynn' |url=https://www.backstage.com/casting/sympathy-for-adalynn-386106/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Backstage Magazine}}] |
Almighty Zeus
|2022
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |title='Almighty Zeus' |url=https://www.kpbs.org/events/ongoing/almighty-zeus |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}] |
rowspan="3" |Almost Famous
| rowspan="3" |2000
|Balboa Park
|[{{Cite web |title=California Tower |url=https://museumofus.org/exhibits/california-tower |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Museum of Us |language=en}}] |
Ocean Beach
| rowspan="2" |[{{Cite web |last=Benninger |first=Michael |date=2016-03-01 |title=Hot Shots |url=https://www.pacificsandiego.com/things-to-do/pac-hot-shots-story.html |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Pacific San Diego Magazine |language=en-US}}] |
USD High School |
Almost Heroes
|1998
|Black's Beach
| |
rowspan="3" |American Sniper
| rowspan="3" |2014
|El Centro
| rowspan="3" |[{{Cite web |title=Filming Locations for American Sniper (2014), in California and Morocco. |url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/a/American-Sniper.php |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations}}] |
Malibu |
Venice |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
|2004
|Downtown San Diego
|[{{Cite web |last=Cámara |first=Ana Sofia de la |date=2021-05-20 |title=10 Movies You Didn't Know Were Filmed In San Diego |url=https://secretsandiego.com/films-san-diego/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Secret San Diego |language=en-US}}] |
rowspan="4" |Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
| rowspan="4" |2013
|Balboa Park
| rowspan="3" | |
San Diego Zoo |
San Diego Waterfront |
SeaWorld San Diego
|[{{Cite web |last=Grieco |first=Sarah |date=2013-05-24 |title=‘Anchorman 2' Filming in San Diego |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/anchorman-2-filming-in-san-diego-friday-seaworld/2058893/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=NBC 7 San Diego |language=en-US}}] |
rowspan="2" |Antwone Fisher
| rowspan="2" |2001
|Coronado
| rowspan="2" | |
Point Loma |
rowspan="4" |Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
| rowspan="4" |1978
|Oceanside
| rowspan="2" |[{{Cite web |date=2015-08-10 |title=The 2015 Oceanside International Film Festival Begins - OsideNews |url=https://osidenews.com/2015/08/10/the-2015-oceanside-international-film-festival-begins/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810215745/https://osidenews.com/2015/08/10/the-2015-oceanside-international-film-festival-begins/ |archive-date=2015-08-10 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=The Oside News}}] |
San Diego County |
San Diego Harbor
| |
University of California, San Diego
|[{{Cite web |last=Sklar |first=Debbie L. |date=2025-04-04 |title='Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!' and 9 other off-the-wall movies filmed in San Diego |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/arts/2025/04/04/attack-of-the-killer-tomatoes-and-9-other-off-the-wall-movies-filmed-in-san-diego/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405081551/https://timesofsandiego.com/arts/2025/04/04/attack-of-the-killer-tomatoes-and-9-other-off-the-wall-movies-filmed-in-san-diego/ |archive-date=2025-04-05 |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en-US}}] |
Babel
|2006
|San Ysidro
| |
Bang Bang
|2011
|San Diego
|[{{cite web |date=2011-10-14 |title=Asian Film Festival highlights |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-asian-film-festival-lineup-2011oct14-htmlstory.html |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune }}] |
Battle Cry
|1955
|
| |
Battle: Los Angeles
|2011
|
| |
Beneath the Leaves
|2019
|Julian
|[{{Cite web |last= |title=Julian Chamber of Commerce Members |url=https://visitjulian.com/lodging/#!biz/id/5f2a3fce0d51522bbf673769/About |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Visit Julian |language=en-US}}] |
Beyond the Rocks
|1922
|Hotel del Coronado
|[{{Cite web |title=Famous Films & Movie Star Guests {{!}} The Del's Hollywood Connection |url=https://hoteldel.com/press/hollywood-connection/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Hotel del Coronado |language=en-US}}] |
The Big Mouth
|1967
|SeaWorld San Diego
| |
Blame it on the Night
|1984
|San Diego
|[(1983-12-01). Spotlight on filming in SD County. Daily Times-Advocate, 52, 56–57.] |
Blast
|2004
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |title=Detailed Review Summary of Blast |url=http://allreaders.com/movie-review-summary/blast-34849 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=All Readers}}] |
Bloody Wednesday
|1988
|
| |
Borderline
|1980
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |last=Swil |first=Warren |date=1980-01-24 |title=Welcome to Borderline and other movies made in San Diego {{!}} San Diego Reader |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1980/jan/24/cover-the-hollywood-treatment/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=San Diego Reader |language=en}}] |
The Boys in Company C
|1978
|
| |
rowspan="8" |Bring It On
| rowspan="8" |2000
|The Academy of Our Lady of Peace
| rowspan="8" |[{{Cite web |date=2008-01-13 |title=Bring It On Filming Locations in San Diego - NewToSanDiego.com |url=http://www.newtosandiego.com/bring-it-on-filming-locations/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113162241/http://www.newtosandiego.com/bring-it-on-filming-locations/ |archive-date=2008-01-13 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=New to San Diego}}] |
Alliant International University |
Eastlake High School |
Humphreys Half Moon Inn |
Kearny High School |
The Marlin Club |
Oceanside Municipal Fishing Pier |
San Diego State University |
Bruce Almighty
|2003
|Harbor Island
| |
The Buildout
|2024
|Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
|[{{Cite web |last=Navarro |first=Meagan |date=2025-02-06 |title='The Buildout' Trailer Invites You on a Genre-Bending Odyssey in the Desert |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3853693/the-buildout-trailer-invites-you-on-a-genre-bending-odyssey-in-the-desert/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}] |
Cannery Row
|1982
|San Diego
| |
Carbon
|2019
|Coronado
|[{{Cite news |last=Manson |first=Bill |date=2018-11-28 |title=Raul Urreola's night shoot |url=https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2018/nov/28/golden-raul-urreolas-night-shoot/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |work=San Diego Reader}}] |
rowspan="2" |Carving a Life
| rowspan="2" |2017
|Encinitas
| rowspan="2" |[{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Ann Reilly |date=2018-01-25 |title='Carving a Life' Makes its San Diego Debut in Historic Theater |url=https://ramonajournalarchives.com/%E2%80%98carving-a-life%E2%80%99-makes-its-san-diego-debut-in-historic-theater-p9139-375.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111224521/https://ramonajournalarchives.com/%E2%80%98carving-a-life%E2%80%99-makes-its-san-diego-debut-in-historic-theater-p9139-375.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Ramona Journal}}] |
Julian |
rowspan="2" |The Cell
| rowspan="2" |2000
|La Jolla
| rowspan="2" |[{{Cite web |title=Where was The Cell filmed? |url=https://giggster.com/guide/movie-location/where-was-the-cell-filmed/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=Giggster |language=en}}] |
The Neurosciences Institute |
Chubasco
|1968
|San Diego
| |
Citizen Kane
|1941
|Balboa Park
| |
The Coast of Folly
|1925
|Hotel del Coronado
| |
The Condor
|2007
|
| |
rowspan="2" |Continuance
| rowspan="2" |2021
|San Diego
| rowspan="2" | |
Ramona |
Coronado
|1935
|Hotel del Coronado
| |
Dangerous Curves
|1988
|San Diego
| |
A Day Without a Mexican
|2003
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |title=A Day Without A Mexican (2004) |url=https://californiaherps.com/films/snakefilms/ADayWithoutAMexican.html |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=California Herps}}] |
Daydream Hotel
|2017
|Hotel del Coronado
|[{{Cite web |last=Burns |first=Alyssa K. |date=2016-01-11 |title=Coronado Film Festival Sneak Peak: Daydream Hotel |url=https://coronadotimes.com/news/2016/01/10/coronado-film-festival-sneak-peak-daydream-hotel/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Coronado Times |language=en}}] |
rowspan="2" |Demolition Man
| rowspan="2" |1993
|Downtown San Diego
| rowspan="2" |[{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-04-08 |title=Demolition Man (1993) |url=https://filmoblivion.com/2020/04/08/demolition-man-1993/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Film Oblivion |language=en}}] |
Downtown Los Angeles |
Demon Protocol
|2018
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-11-24 |title=Demon Protocol (2018) Reviews and overview |url=https://moviesandmania.com/2020/11/24/demon-protocol-reviews-movie-film-horror-2018-overview/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Movies and Mania |language=en-US}}] |
The Devil and Max Devlin
|1981
|San Diego
| |
Devil Dogs of the Air
|1935
|Naval Air Station North Island
| |
Dive Bomber
|1941
|Naval Air Station North Island
| |
Down in San Diego
|1941
|San Diego
| |
Driven
|2018
|
| |
El camino de San Diego
|2006
|
| |
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
|1978
|
| |
The Endless
|2017
|Descanso
|[{{Cite web |last=Douglas |first=Edward |date=2018-04-06 |title="The Endless" Filmmakers, Stars Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead on Making Micro-Budget Genre Films That Are Big on Ideas (Interview) |url=https://www.tracking-board.com/the-endless-filmmakers-stars-justin-benson-aaron-moorhead-on-making-micro-budget-genre-films-that-are-big-on-ideas/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=The Tracking Board |language=en-US}}] |
Eternity: The Movie
|2014
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |last=Swegles |first=Fred |date=2015-02-11 |title=Oh, no! Not the '80s! |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2015/02/11/oh-no-not-the-80s/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=The Orange County Register |language=en-US}}] |
rowspan="3" |Everybody Dies by the End
| rowspan="3" |2022
|C Street Inn
|[{{Cite web |title=Everybody Dies by the End |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/everybody_dies_by_the_end |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}}][{{Cite web |date=2022-09-01 |title=Interview Ian Tripp and Ryan Schafer |url=https://thelanguageoffilm.com/2022/09/01/interview-ian-tripp-and-ryan-schafer/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=The Language of Film |language=en-GB}}] |
Jamul
| rowspan="2" |[{{Cite web |last=Elling |first=Regina |date=2023-10-03 |title=Pacific Beach residents star in horror comedy perfect for Halloween |url=https://www.pbmonthly.net/news/story/2023-10-03/pacific-beach-residents-star-in-horror-comedy-perfect-for-halloween |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003185433/https://www.pbmonthly.net/news/story/2023-10-03/pacific-beach-residents-star-in-horror-comedy-perfect-for-halloween |archive-date=2023-10-03 |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=PB Monthly |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |last=Pamus |first=Jacob |date=2023-09-22 |title=Everybody Dies by the End: Horror film shot in Jamul and San Diego now available online |url=https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/everybody-dies-end-horror-film-shot-jamul-and-san-diego-now-available-online |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922021021/https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/everybody-dies-end-horror-film-shot-jamul-and-san-diego-now-available-online |archive-date=2023-09-22 |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=East County Magazine}}] |
San Carlos |
The Evil Rises
|2018
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Michael |date=2020-05-29 |title=A Curse is Unleashed in The Evil Rises this Summer |url=http://www.28dayslateranalysis.com/2020/05/Curse-The-Evil-Rises-Summer.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019210943/http://www.28dayslateranalysis.com/2020/05/Curse-The-Evil-Rises-Summer.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=28 Days Later Analysis}}] |
Firefox
|1982
|San Diego
| |
Flight Command
|1940
|Naval Air Station North Island
| |
Flight of the Intruder
|1990
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |title=Flight of the Intruder (1991) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/58888 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=American Film Institute}}] |
rowspan="2" |The Flying Fleet
| rowspan="2" |1929
|Hotel del Coronado
| |
Naval Air Station North Island
| |
A Force of One
|1979
|San Diego Harbor
| |
Francis in the Navy
|1955
|Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
| |
Freaky Friday
|1976
|Mission Bay
| |
rowspan="6" |Friend of the World
| rowspan="6" |2020
|C Street Inn
| rowspan="5" |[{{Cite web |last=Stone |first=Ken |date=2020-07-25 |title=San Diego's Spielberg? Q&A With Director Brian Butler Near Sci-Fi Film Premiere |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/arts/2020/07/24/san-diegos-spielberg-qa-with-director-brian-butler-near-sci-fi-film-premiere/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en-US}}] |
Mission Trails Regional Park |
Point Loma |
Sunset Cliffs |
Tierrasanta |
San Diego
| |
rowspan="2" |Frost: Portrait of a Vampire
| rowspan="2" |2002
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |last=Accardo |first=Brian |date=2023-04-19 |title=10 Horror Movies That Are Unintentionally Very Funny |url=https://movieweb.com/horror-movies-that-are-unintentionally-funny/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}][{{Cite web |title=SAN DIEGO FILMOGRAPHY |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/2002/april/filmography/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=San Diego History Center {{!}} San Diego, CA {{!}} Our City, Our Story |language=en-US}}] |
Borrego Springs
|[{{Cite web |date=2001 |title=Filming in Borrego Springs |url=http://www.borregospringschamber.com/borrego/filming_in_borrego.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516173317/http://www.borregospringschamber.com/borrego/filming_in_borrego.html |archive-date=2008-05-16 |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce}}] |
Galloping On
|1925
|Julian
|[{{Cite web |title=Galloping On |url=https://www.grapevinevideo.com/galloping-on.html |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Grapevine Video}}] |
Ghostline
|2015
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |last=Halen |first=Adrian |date=2012-10-25 |title='Ghostline' Makes a Frightful Call |url=https://horrornews.net/60537/ghostline-makes-a-frightful-call/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=Horror News {{!}} HNN |language=en-US}}] |
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything
|1980
|Hotel del Coronado
| |
Hacksaw
|2020
|C Street Inn
|[{{Cite web |last=DeFellipo |first=Michael |date=2019-09-15 |title=Review: Anthony Leone's "Hacksaw" |url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2019/09/15/review-anthony-leones-hacksaw/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Horror Society |language=en-US}}] |
Hardcore
|1979
|San Diego Waterfront
|[{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=1979-01-01 |title=Hardcore movie review & film summary (1979) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hardcore-1979 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=RogerEbert.com |language=en}}] |
Heaven & Earth
|1993
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=Josh |date=2016-09-20 |title=Heaven & Earth {{!}} Larsen On Film |url=https://www.larsenonfilm.com/heaven-earth |access-date=2022-11-30 |language=en-US}}] |
Hellcats of the Navy
|1957
|Naval Air Station North Island
| |
Hell Divers
|1932
|Naval Air Station North Island
| |
rowspan="2" |Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea
| rowspan="2" |2023
|Ramona
|[{{Cite web |last=Elling |first=Regina |date=2023-11-16 |title=Filming of indie thriller 'Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea,' in Ramona was a family affair |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ramona-sentinel/news/story/2023-11-16/ramona-home-serves-as-location-for-indie-horror-movie |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=Ramona Sentinel |language=en-US}}] |
La Jolla
|[{{Cite web |last=Mackin-Solomon |first=Ashley |date=2024-01-14 |title='Good type of cringey': La Jolla filmmaker to screen latest creation at Oceanside International Film Festival |url=https://www.lajollalight.com/personalities/story/2024-01-14/good-kind-of-cringy-la-jolla-filmmaker-to-screen-latest-creation-at-oceanside-international-film-festival |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124034007/https://www.lajollalight.com/personalities/story/2024-01-14/good-kind-of-cringy-la-jolla-filmmaker-to-screen-latest-creation-at-oceanside-international-film-festival |archive-date=2024-01-24 |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=La Jolla Light |language=en-US}}] |
Hot Shots!
|1991
|San Diego
| |
rowspan="3" |I Am Not a Hipster
| rowspan="3" |2012
|Golden Hill
| rowspan="3" |[{{Cite web |last=Garin |first=Nina |date=2012-05-10 |title=The film ‘I Am Not a Hipster’ is definitely about San Diego hipsters |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2012/05/10/the-film-i-am-not-a-hipster-is-definitely-about-san-diego-hipsters/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}] |
North Park |
South Park |
The Immortal Edward Lumley
|2013
|San Diego
| |
In God We Tru$t
|1980
|Downtown San Diego
| |
In the Tall Grass
|2019
|
| |
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
|1963
|San Diego
| |
K-9
|1989
|Hotel del Coronado
| |
K-9: P.I.
|2002
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |date=2016-07-21 |title=SAN DIEGO EXCLUSIVE: K-9 {{!}} VERN'S REVIEWS on the FILMS of CINEMA |url=https://outlawvern.com/2016/07/21/san-diego-exclusive-k-9/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |language=en-US}}] |
The Kid from Left Field
|1979
|San Diego Stadium
| |
Kung Fu Ghost
|2022
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |date=2019-12-31 |title=Local film 'Kung Fu Ghost' is a supernatural romantic martial arts comedy - |url=https://www.kusi.com/local-film-kung-fu-ghost-is-a-supernatural-romantic-martial-arts-comedy/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=KUSI-TV |language=en-US}}] |
The Last Ride
|2004
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=2004-06-01 |title=The Last Ride |url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/the-last-ride-3-1200533076/ |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}] |
rowspan="2" |Little Nikita
| rowspan="2" |1988
|La Mesa
| rowspan="2" |[{{Cite web |last=Monteagudo |first=Merrie |date=2022-01-11 |title=From the Archives: 'Little Nikita' with Sidney Poitier and River Phoenix was filmed in S.D. |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/local-history/story/2022-01-11/from-the-archives-little-nikita-sidney-poitier-river-phoenix-filmed-in-san-diego-la-mesa |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}] |
San Diego |
Lords of Dogtown
|2005
|Imperial Beach
|[{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=K. |date=2007-06-06 |title=Imperial Beach's Starring Role |url=http://voiceofsandiego.org/2007/06/06/imperial-beachs-starring-role/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Voice of San Diego |language=en-US}}] |
rowspan="4" |The Lost World: Jurassic Park
| rowspan="4" |1997
|Downtown San Diego
| rowspan="4" |[{{Cite web |title=Filming Locations for The Lost World: Jurassic Park (2012), in Hawaii and Los Angeles. |url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/l/Lost-World-Jurassic-Park.php |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations}}] |
Golden Mall |
Granada Hills |
San Pedro Harbor |
Love All You Have Left
|2017
|Pacific Beach
|[{{Cite web |date=2018-02-08 |title=Meet Matt Sivertson and Caroline Amiguet of Love All You Have Left in Pacific Beach |url=http://sdvoyager.com/interview/meet-matt-sivertson-caroline-amiguet-love-left-pacific-beach/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=SDVoyager - San Diego |language=en-US}}] |
Loving Couples
|1980
|Hotel del Coronado
|[{{Cite web |last=Lothspeich |first=Jennifer |date=2020-07-16 |title=News 8 Throwback: Lights, Camera, Action! The history of film and television production in San Diego |url=https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/throwback/film-movies-television-production-san-diego-silk-stalkings-simon-and-simon-some-like-it-hot-loving-couples-hollywood-hotel-del-coronado-balboa-park/509-fdba7fdd-a0f7-4f18-86a8-9e259d05da48 |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=KFMB-TV |language=en-US}}] |
Lucky Lady
|1975
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MacArthur
|1977
|Camp Pendleton
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The Married Virgin
|1918
|Hotel del Coronado
|[{{Cite web |title="Filmed In Coronado" Exhibit To Continues At The Coronado Library Through February 29 |url=http://www.coronadonewsca.com/news/coronado_island_news/filmed-in-coronado-exhibit-to-continues-at-the-coronado-library-through-february-29/article_f74ccdb0-c9f5-11e5-a6f2-8374d0b60be2.html |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=Coronado Eagle & Journal {{!}} Coronado News {{!}} Coronado Island News |date=2 February 2016 |language=en}}] |
The Master Chief: Part One
|2023
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-10-20 |title=Action Drama Film 'The Master Chief' That Highlights Filipino Mafia to Premiere This November - When In Manila |url=https://www.wheninmanila.com/film-the-master-chief-filipino-mafia-premiere-november/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=When In Manila |language=en-US}}] |
rowspan="2" |The Mating Call
| rowspan="2" |1928
|Fallbrook
| rowspan="2" |[{{Cite web |title=AFI Catalog of Feature Films |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/1578 |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=American Film Institute}}] |
San Diego |
Mega64 Version 4.1: Revengurrection
|2021
|San Diego
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Midway
|1976
|San Diego
| |
Mighty Oak
|2020
|Ocean Beach
|[{{Cite web |last=Mackin-Solomon |first=Ashley |date=2020-06-05 |title=Ocean Beach is a star of new film 'Mighty Oak' |url=https://www.pointloma-obmonthly.com/news/story/2020-06-05/ocean-beach-is-a-star-of-new-film-mighty-oak |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Point Loma-OB Monthly |language=en-US}}] |
Miracle at Manchester
|2022
|Cathedral Catholic High School
|[{{Cite web |title=JPCatholic Freshman Cast in a Lead Role in Upcoming Feature "Miracle at Manchester" {{!}} JPCatholic News |url=https://jpcatholic.edu/news_press/miracle-at-manchester.php |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=John Paul the Great Catholic University |language=en}}] |
Most Likely to Succeed
|2015
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Mr. Wrong
|1996
|Hotel del Coronado
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Murder and Cocktails
|2024
|Little Italy
|[{{Cite web |last=Accomando |first=Beth |author-link=Beth Accomando |date=2023-12-29 |title=How to make a movie in your living room |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2023/12/29/how-to-make-a-movie-in-your-living-room |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}] |
rowspan="5" |My Blue Heaven
| rowspan="5" |1990
|Atascadero Administration Building
| rowspan="5" |[{{Cite web |title=Where was My Blue Heaven filmed? |url=https://giggster.com/guide/movie-location/where-was-my-blue-heaven-filmed/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Giggster |language=en}}] |
Hotel del Coronado |
San Luis Obispo |
Warner Bros. Studios |
Westchester |
My Husband's Wives
|1924
|Hotel del Coronado
| |
rowspan="4" |My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
| rowspan="4" |2009
|Point Loma
|[{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Lee |date=2010-09-22 |title=Inspired by tragedy - SignOnSanDiego.com |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/apr/05/lz1c05grant20233-inspired-tragedy/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922043815/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/apr/05/lz1c05grant20233-inspired-tragedy/ |archive-date=2010-09-22 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune}}] |
Balboa Park
| rowspan="3" |[{{Cite web |last=Board |first=Josh |date=2010-06-10 |title=MOVIE REVIEW: My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done {{!}} SanDiego.com |url=https://www.sandiego.com/articles/2010-06-10/movie-review-my-son-my-son-what-have-ye-done/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728191243/https://www.sandiego.com/articles/2010-06-10/movie-review-my-son-my-son-what-have-ye-done/ |archive-date=2021-07-28 |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=SanDiego.com}}] |
Downtown San Diego |
Ocean Beach |
No Man's Land
|1987
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On the Beach
|1959
|
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Only God Knows
|2006
|San Diego
| |
Paranormal Activity
|2007
|Rancho Peñasquitos
| rowspan="2" | |
Paranormal Activity 2
|2010
|Rancho Peñasquitos |
Paul
|2011
|Downtown San Diego
| |
Phantasm
|1979
|Julian
|[{{Cite web |title=Filming Locations for Phantasm (1979), in California. |url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/p/Phantasm.php |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations}}] |
The Playground
|2017
|San Diego
|[{{Cite web |last=Accomando |first=Beth |author-link=Beth Accomando |date=2017-10-12 |title=San Diego Indie Feature, 'The Playground' Has World Premiere Thursday |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/midday-edition/2017/10/12/san-diego-indie-feature-playground-has-world-premi |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=KPBS Public Media |language=en}}] |
Poto and Cabengo
|1979
|San Diego
|[{{Cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |date=1980-03-25 |title=Film: 'Poto and Cabengo,' Story of Unusual Twins:Another Failed Dream |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/03/25/archives/film-poto-and-cabengo-story-of-unusual-twinsanother-failed-dream.html |access-date=2022-12-07 |issn=0362-4331}}] |
Princess Virtue
|1917
|Hotel del Coronado
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Raise the Titanic
|1980
|San Diego
| |
Rampage
|2018
|
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Resolution
|2012
|East County
|[{{Cite web |date=2012-04-07 |title=Meet the 2012 Tribeca Filmmakers #10: 'Resolution' Directors Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/04/meet-the-2012-tribeca-filmmakers-10-resolution-directors-justin-benson-aaron-moorhead-48291/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=IndieWire |language=en}}] |
Return of the Killer Tomatoes
|1988
|South Bay
|[{{Cite web |last=Walter |first=Susan |date=2011-08-29 |title=Book highlights Chula Vista's shining past {{!}} The Star News |url=https://www.thestarnews.com/book-highlights-chula-vistas-shining-past/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=The Star-News}}] |
Riley
|2023
|East County
|[{{Cite web |last=Chadive |first=Sanjana |date=2023-09-23 |title='Riley': A UCLA alumnus' love letter to community and queer youth |url=https://dailybruin.com/2023/09/23/riley-a-ucla-alumnus-love-letter-to-community-and-queer-youth/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429163919/https://dailybruin.com/2023/09/23/riley-a-ucla-alumnus-love-letter-to-community-and-queer-youth |archive-date=April 29, 2024 |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Daily Bruin}}] |
Runaway Daughters
|1994
|
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The Saint
|2017
|
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rowspan="6" |The Samuel Project
| rowspan="6" |2018
|Balboa Park
| rowspan="6" |[{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Diane |date=2017-03-27 |title=Column: Old Globe actors use off-stage time to film a movie |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/columnists/diane-bell/sd-me-bell-20170328-story.html |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}] |
Downtown San Diego |
Hillcrest |
La Jolla |
Point Loma |
Ramona |
San Diego, I Love You
|1944
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San Diego Surf
|2012
|
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San Diego's Gay Bar History
|2018
|Hillcrest
|[{{Cite web |last=Peterson |first=Karla |date=2018-06-14 |title=New KPBS documentary is a toast to San Diego's gay bar history |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2018/06/14/new-kpbs-documentary-is-a-toast-to-san-diegos-gay-bar-history-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205174834/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/columnists/karla-peterson/sd-me-karla-gay-bar-20180611-story.html |archive-date=2018-12-05 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}] |
rowspan="2" |Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour
| rowspan="2" |2007
|Fallbrook
| rowspan="2" |[{{Cite web |date=2007-10-12 |title=Sarah Landon Director Lisa Comrie |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/37745-sarah-landon-director-lisa-comrie |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=ComingSoon.net}}] |
Pine Valley |
rowspan="2" |Satan's Blade
| rowspan="2" |1985
|El Cajon
| rowspan="2" |[{{Cite web |title=Loose Talk Cost Lives 21: An Interview with Richard Taecker |url=https://www.hysteria-lives.co.uk/hysterialives/Hysteria/loose_talk_loses_lives_21.htm |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Hysteria Lives}}] |
Julian |
Scarface
|1983
|Coronado Beach
| |
rowspan="4" |Scavenger Hunt
| rowspan="4" |1979
|Balboa Park
| rowspan="4" | |
Downtown San Diego |
Mission Beach |
San Diego Stadium |
Sharpshooter
|2007
|Julian
| |
Sideways
|2004
|Santa Barbara County
|[{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-02-10 |title=Sideways Filming Locations and Itinerary (2004) |url=https://www.legendarytrips.com/sideways-filming-locations-itinerary/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Legendary Trips |language=en-US}}] |
Sins of Silence
|1996
|
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rowspan="3" |Skid Marks
| rowspan="3" |2007
|Hillcrest
| rowspan="3" |[{{Cite web |last=Rosenberg |first=Scott |date=2015-01-04 |title="Commentary: Skid Marks will put smile on your face" - Monsters and Critics |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/archive/moviearchive.php/Skid_Marks/7460/cat_tab1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104114158/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/archive/moviearchive.php/Skid_Marks/7460/cat_tab1 |archive-date=2015-01-04 |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Monsters & Critics}}] |
Kearny Mesa |
Point Loma |
Skin: The Movie
|2020
|Valley Center
| |
Slaughterhouse
|1987
|Lakeside
|[{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Rebecca Jefferis |date=2019-10-01 |title=TIME FOR A HALLOWEEN SHOWING OR BURIAL OF "SLAUGHTERHOUSE"? {{!}} East County Magazine |url=https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/time-halloween-showing-or-burial-%E2%80%9Cslaughterhouse%E2%80%9D |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=East County Magazine}}] |
Sleep Dealer
|2008
|
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Some Like It Hot
|1959
|Hotel del Coronado
|[{{Cite web |date=2012-07-10 |title=FILMING SAN DIEGO {{!}} San Diego History Center |url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/2002-2/filming.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710093602/http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/2002-2/filming.htm |archive-date=2012-07-10 |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=San Diego History Center}}] |
rowspan="10" |South of 8
| rowspan="10" |2016
|Alpine
| rowspan="2" | |
City Heights |
C Street Inn
|[{{Cite web |last=Golden III |first=Lee B. |date=2015-10-29 |title=Watch The New Trailer For Tony Olmos's Grim Crime Pic, SOUTH OF 8 |url=https://filmcombatsyndicate.com/watch-new-trailer-for-tony-olmos-gri/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Film Combat Syndicate |language=en-US}}] |
La Jolla
| rowspan="6" | |
La Mesa |
Mission Valley |
National City |
Paradise Hills |
Ramona |
San Diego
| |
Splash
|1984
|Coronado Beach
| |
Spiker
|1986
|San Diego
| |
The Stunt Man
|1980
|Hotel del Coronado
| |
Surrogates
|2009
|
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Sweet Taste of Souls
|2020
|Julian
|[{{Cite web |last=Millican |first=Josh |date=2020-11-25 |title=Exclusive: Cult Film Star Honey Lauren Talks SWEET TASTE OF SOULS |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/360250/exclusive-cult-film-star-honey-lauren-talks-sweet-taste-of-souls/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Dread Central |language=en-US}}] |
Tell It to the Marines
|1926
|
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rowspan="2" |Tentacles
| rowspan="2" |1977
|Oceanside
| rowspan="2" | |
San Diego |
The Terminators
|2009
|San Diego
| |
Texas Across the River
|1966
|San Diego
| |
rowspan="3" |Thane of East County
| rowspan="3" |2015
|Borrego Springs
| rowspan="3" |[{{Cite web |last=Coddon |first=David L. |date=2014-08-20 |title=San Diego filmmakers mine 'Macbeth' for 'Thane of East County' |url=http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/article-13335-san-diego-filmmakers-mine-%E2%80%98macbeth-for-%E2%80%98thane-of-east-county.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909074057/http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/article-13335-san-diego-filmmakers-mine-%E2%80%98macbeth-for-%E2%80%98thane-of-east-county.html |archive-date=2014-09-09 |access-date=2022-01-10 |work=San Diego CityBeat}}] |
Fallbrook |
Victory Theatre |
Three Way
|2004
|
| |
rowspan="2" |A Ticklish Affair
| rowspan="2" |1963
|Balboa Park
|[{{Cite web |title=Images from the Articles |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/2002/april/imagesfilming/ |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=San Diego History Center {{!}} San Diego, CA {{!}} Our City, Our Story |language=en-US}}] |
Naval Air Station North Island
| |
Tiger Cruise
|2004
|
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To Fall in Love
|2023
|San Diego
| |
Top Dog
|1995
|Balboa Park
| |
rowspan="4" |Top Gun
| rowspan="4" |1986
|Kansas City Barbeque
| rowspan="4" | |
Miramar Naval Air Station |
New Point Loma Lighthouse |
Oceanside |
rowspan="2" |Top Gun: Maverick
| rowspan="2" |2022
|Fort Rosecrans National Cememtery
| rowspan="2" |[{{Cite web |last=Hamblin |first=Abby |date=2022-05-25 |title=For subscribers: These are the 'Top Gun' filming locations in San Diego, including 'Top Gun: Maverick' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-05-25/top-gun-maverick-filming-locations-san-diego |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}] |
New Point Loma Lighthouse |
rowspan="4" |Traffic
| rowspan="4" |2000
|Balboa Park
| rowspan="3" | |
Downtown San Diego |
La Jolla |
Rancho Bernardo
| |
rowspan="4" |Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
| rowspan="4" |2009
|Imperial Beach
| rowspan="4" |[{{Cite web |date=2009-07-07 |title=San Diego Bay Plays Role in 'Transformers' Summer Blockbuster |url=http://www.portofsandiego.org/recreation/1633-san-diego-bay-plays-role-in-transformers-summer-blockbuster.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303194912/http://www.portofsandiego.org/recreation/1633-san-diego-bay-plays-role-in-transformers-summer-blockbuster.html |archive-date=2018-03-03 |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=Port of San Diego}}] |
Naval Amphibious Base Coronado |
Naval Base Point Loma |
San Diego Bay |
True to the Navy
|1930
|
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The Very Thought of You
|1944
|
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Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
|2004
|San Diego
| |
The Walk
|2001
|
| |
rowspan="3" |The Wedding Hustler
| rowspan="3" |2023
|Mission Valley
| rowspan="3" |[{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Diane |date=2023-01-19 |title=Column: S.D. couple turns pandemic wedding saga into feature film |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2023-01-19/column-couple-makes-post-pandemic-wedding-into-feature-film |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}] |
National City |
Pechanga Resort & Casino |
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
|2006
|
| |
rowspan="2" |Why the Nativity?
| rowspan="2" |2022
|Lakeside
|[{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=John |date=2022-11-08 |title=Why The Nativity? |url=https://www.tblfaithnews.com/entertainment/why-the-nativity |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=The Bottom Line, Ministries |language=en-US}}] |
Ramona
|[{{Cite web |last=Elling |first=Regina |date=2022-12-25 |title=Southern California camels, livestock become movie stars in 'Why the Nativity?' documentary |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-25/san-diego-county-livestock-locals-star-in-holiday-movie |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}] |
Wicked, Wicked
|1973
|Hotel del Coronado
| |
Wings Over Honolulu
|1937
|Naval Air Station North Island
| |
Yours for the Asking
|1936
|Hotel del Coronado
| |
Zipperface
|1992
|
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