Movies that weren’t filmed where you think

'Chicago' (2002)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

This musical black comedy crime film, based on the 1975 stage musical, is set in the Jazz Age of Chicago, yet not one scene was filmed in the Windy City.

'Braveheart' (1995)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

The epic historical fiction war film set in 13th-century Scotland and starring Mel Gibson generated a huge boost to the Scottish tourist industry, estimated to have earned the country millions of dollars.

'Titanic' (1997)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

Though it was notably one of the most expensive films ever made, no one expects that ‘Titanic’ was shot in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. You may be surprised, however, to know the actors didn't even leave land.

'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto gave an amazing performance in this story about the difficulty to acquire medication for AIDS in 1980s Dallas. It was completely believable, even though it wasn’t shot in Dallas at all.

'Saving Private Ryan' (1998)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

This Tom Hanks-starring film dramatizes the 1944 event when over 150,000 Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, in the hopes of ridding the world of tyranny during World War II. It looks like it’s filmed in Normandy, doesn't it?

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

Except there was hardly any real Normandy in the film at all! The film's D-Day scenes were shot in Ballinesker Beach, Curracloe Strand, just east of Curracloe, County Wexford, Ireland.

'Rocky' (1976)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

Rocky's neighbourhood is Kensington, north Philadelphia, and of course during training for his big break he runs past Philadelphia City Hall and other Philly landmarks.

'Cold Mountain' (2003)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

This epic period war film starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renée Zellweger is set on Cold Mountain, a real mountain located within the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina.

'The Martian' (2015)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

Okay, so obviously the film wasn't shot on location on Mars, but the majority of the film wasn't shot in your typical Los Angeles either. Instead, interior scenes were filmed at Korda Studios, located just outside of Budapest in Hungary.

'Scarface' (1983)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

The film is all about 1980s Miami, Florida, otherwise known as Little Havana, where Tony Montana, an immigrant from Cuba, gains extreme power in drug trafficking. You’d think Miami would be integral to filming, right?

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

Many don’t know that this cult-favorite flick was actually mostly shot in California. Famous scenes in the film, like Tony's vicious escape from an internment camp and his “El Paraiso” lunch stand, were all shot in LA.

'Platoon' (1986)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

This Best Picture winner starring Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger is set in a crude battle within the steamy jungle of Vietnam.

'Selma' (2014)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

Don’t worry, the iconic scene recreating Martin Luther King Jr.’s march was shot on-location at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. But that was about the extent of it!

'Casablanca' (1942)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

Set during early World War II, this tale about a nightclub owner in Casablanca, Morocco deciding which side of history he will fall on is an absolute classic.

'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

The film was set in Merrie Olde England, and cost a whopping US$1.9 million due to the new Technicolor system, but also because of the sets…

'The Philadelphia Story' (1940)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

This Hollywood classic about a newly divorced woman from Philadelphia who must choose between three of her loves had almost no scenes filmed anywhere near Philadelphia.

'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

'Chicago' (2002), 'Braveheart' (1995), 'Titanic' (1997), 'Dallas Buyers Club' (2013), 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), 'Rocky' (1976), 'Cold Mountain' (2003), 'The Martian' (2015), 'Scarface' (1983), 'Platoon' (1986), 'Selma' (2014), 'Casablanca' (1942), 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938), 'The Philadelphia Story' (1940), 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' (2018)

This film, starring Lily James and Michiel Huisman, is set in the Channel Island of Guernsey in the mid-1940s, and both the film and the book it is based on boosted tourism in Guernsey immensely.

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