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This list includes movies/shows that either take place or were made, in West Virginia or the surrounding area:

Films

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  indicates major film award recognition

1920–1969

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Title Director Release Location Note
Stage Struck Allan Dwan 1925 New Martinsville, West Virginia
Mary Stevens, M.D. Lloyd Bacon 1933 White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia [1]
The Millerson Case George Archainbaud 1947 Jefferson County, West Virginia
Roseanna McCoy Irving Reis & Nicholas Ray 1949
The Night of the Hunter Charles Laughton 1955 Moundsville, West Virginia [2][3][4]
Shenandoah Andrew V. McLaglen 1965 Hardy County, West Virginia
Holy Ghost People Peter Adair 1967 Scrabble Creek, West Virginia
Teen-Age Strangler Ben Parker 1968 Huntington, West Virginia
The Rain People Francis Ford Coppola 1969 Fairmont, West Virginia [4]

1970–1989

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Title Director Release Location Note
Fools' Parade Andrew V. McLaglen 1971 Moundsville, West Virginia
No Drums, No Bugles Clyde Ware 1972
The Gravy Train Jack Starrett 1974
The Deer Hunter Michael Cimino 1978 Weirton, West Virginia 1979 Academy Awards Best Picture Winner[2][3][5]
Reckless James Foley 1983 Weirton, West Virginia
Superman III Richard Lester 1983 [6]
Pudd'nhead Wilson Alan Bridges 1984 Hampshire County, West Virginia
Sweet Dreams Karel Reisz 1985 Monroe County, West Virginia
A Killing Affair David Saperstein 1986 Logan County, West Virginia
Act of Vengeance John Mackenzie 1986 Charleston, West Virginia
Matewan John Sayles 1986 Mingo County, West Virginia [2][7][6][5]
Chillers Daniel Boyd 1986 Kanawha County, West Virginia
Big Business Jim Abrahams 1988 Fayette County, West Virginia
Rain Man Barry Levinson 1988 Huntington, West Virginia 1989 Academy Awards Best Picture. One of the individuals Dustin Hoffman based his character, Raymond Babbitt, on, Joseph Sullivan, lived in Huntington, West Virginia.[8] One of the film's premieres was later held in Huntington.[9]
Blaze Ron Shelton 1989 Wilsondale, West Virginia
Strangest Dreams: Invasion of the Space Preachers Daniel Boyd 1989 Kanawha County, West Virginia [10]

1990–2009

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Title Director Release Location Note
The Turning L.A. Puopolo 1992 Nemours, West Virginia
The Silence of the Lambs Jonathan Demme 1991 Clay County, West Virginia 1992 Academy Awards Best Picture[2][11][12]
Sommersby Jon Amiel 1993 Snowshoe, West Virginia [5]
Off and Running Ed Bianchi 1991
The Bodyguard Mick Jackson 1992 Morgantown, West Virginia [7]
Lassie Daniel Petrie 1994 Summers County, West Virginia [5]
Primal Fear Gregory Hoblit 1996 McDowell County, West Virginia [2]
My Fellow Americans Peter Segal 1996 Charleston, West Virginia
Whatever Susan Skoog 1998 Wheeling, West Virginia
Patch Adams Tom Shadyac 1998 Pocahontas County, West Virginia [3][7]
October Sky Joe Johnston 1999 Coalwood, West Virginia [3][7][6]
Ashes to Glory Deborah Novak November 18, 2000 Huntington, West Virginia
A Beautiful Mind Ron Howard 2001 Bluefield, West Virginia 2002 Academy Awards Best Picture[3][13][7]
The Mothman Prophecies Mark Pellington 2002 Point Pleasant, West Virginia [7][11][6][12]
Gods and Generals Ronald F. Maxwell 2003 Harper's Ferry, West Virginia [13][7]
Wrong Turn Rob Schmidt 2003 Huntington, West Virginia [11][6]
Burning Annie Van Flesher October 9, 2003 Huntington, West Virginia [14]
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Robert Luketic 2004 Putnam County, West Virginia [3][7][5]
Super Size Me Morgan Spurlock 2004 Beckley, West Virginia [2]
Dark Harvest Paul Moore 2004 Huntington, West Virginia [14]
Bubble Steven Soderbergh 2005 Parkersburg, West Virginia
The Devil and Daniel Johnston Jeff Feuerzeig 2005 [2]
Dear Wendy Thomas Vinterberg 2005 Charleston, West Virginia
The Descent Neil Marshall 2005
We Are Marshall McG 2006 Huntington, West Virginia [13][7][6][5]
Header Archibald Flancranstin 2006
Salvage Joshua Crook & Jeffrey Crook 2006 Parkersburg, West Virginia [11]
Silent Hill Christophe Gans 2006 Silent Hill, West Virginia [12][6]
Two Tickets to Paradise D.B. Sweeney 2006 Charleston, West Virginia
Live Free or Die Hard Len Wiseman 2007
The Rock-afire Explosion Brett Whitcomb 2008 Barboursville, West Virginia [15][16]
Timber Falls Tony Giglio 2007 Kanawha County, West Virginia
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End Joe Lynch 2007 Fayette County, West Virginia
The X-Files: I Want to Believe Chris Carter 2008 [12]
XIII: The Conspiracy Duane Clark 2008
Blood Creek Joel Schumacher 2009 Morgan County, West Virginia
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead Declan O'Brien 2009 Clay County, West Virginia
Still Bill Damani Baker & Alex Vlack 2009 Raleigh County, West Virginia [2][7]

2010–Present

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Title Director Release Location Note
Unstoppable Tony Scott 2010 Benwood, West Virginia [7]
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil Eli Craig 2010 Huntington, West Virginia [12]
Mothman Sheldon Wilson 2010 Point Pleasant, West Virginia
The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia Julien Nitzberg 2010 Boone County, West Virginia
The Last Mountain Bill Haney 2011 [2]
Super 8 J. J. Abrams 2011 Wheeling, West Virginia & Weirton, West Virginia [3][7][12][5]
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings Declan O'Brien 2011 Fayette County, West Virginia
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines Declan O'Brien 2012
Memory Lane Shawn Holmes 2012 Wheeling, West Virginia
Silent Hill: Revelation M. J. Bassett 2012 Silent Hill, West Virginia [17]
A Single Shot David M. Rosenthal 2013
Hollow: An Interactive Documentary Elaine McMillion Sheldon 2013 McDowell County, West Virginia Won a Peabody Award, nominated for an Emmy Award.[18][19][20][21][22]
Oxyana Sean Dunne 2013 Wyoming County, West Virginia
Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies Cody Knotts 2013 Parkersburg, West Virginia [12]
The Hunted Josh Stewart 2013 [6][12]
Out of the Furnace Scott Cooper 2013 Moundsville, West Virginia
A Christmas Tree Miracle JW Myers 2013 Wheeling, West Virginia
Child of God James Franco 2013 Greenbrier County, West Virginia [5]
Little Accidents Sara Colangelo 2014 Wyoming County, West Virginia [7]
Surviving Cliffside Jon Matthews 2014 Alum Creek, West Virginia
Rand University Marquis Daisy 2014 Rand, West Virginia & Huntington, West Virginia Made for TV as a part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Examines former NFL star Randy Moss and his origins.[23]
The Houses October Built Bobby Roe 2014 Huntington, West Virginia The opening scene is shot at the Camden Park amusement park.[24]
Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort Valeri Milev 2014 Kanawha County, West Virginia
American Ultra Nima Nourizadeh 2015
Z for Zachariah Craig Zobel 2015 Welch, West Virginia
Hidden Figures Theodore Melfi 2016 White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia [13][7]
Don't Let the Devil In Courtney Fathom Sell 2016
Hollow Creek Guisela Moro 2016 Wyoming County, West Virginia
The Mothman of Point Pleasant Seth Breedlove 2017 Point Pleasant, West Virginia
The Glass Castle Destin Daniel Cretton 2017 Welch, West Virginia [7]
Logan Lucky Steven Soderbergh 2017 Boone County, West Virginia [7]
Heroin(e) Elaine McMillion Sheldon September 3, 2017 Huntington, West Virginia [25]
Heroin Town Dan Child October 8, 2017 Huntington, West Virginia [14][13]
Feast of the Seven Fishes Robert Tinnell 2018 Fairmont, West Virginia [4]
Recovery Boys Elaine McMillion Sheldon 2018 [4]
Fahrenheit 11/9 Michael Moore 2018 Covered the 2018 West Virginia teachers' strike.[26] Won three Raspberry awards.
Back Fork Josh Stewart 2019
Dark Waters Todd Haynes 2019 Parkersburg, West Virginia
The Devil All the Time Antonio Campos 2020 Coal Creek, West Virginia [12]
The Big Ugly Scott Wiper 2020 [27]
Untold: Deal with the Devil Laura Brownson 2021 Mullens, West Virginia [28]
Wrong Turn Mike P. Nelson 2021 Pocahontas County, West Virginia
King Coal Elaine McMillion Sheldon 2023
Gaslit by My Husband: The Morgan Metzer Story Lee Gabiana 2024 Shinnston, West Virginia, Fairmont, West Virginia, & Mannington, West Virginia [29]
Small Town Universe Katie Dellamaggiore 2024 Green Bank, West Virginia [30][31][32][33][34][35]
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders Zachary Treitz 2024 Martinsburg, West Virginia [36]
The Bad Guardian Claudia Myers 2024 Marion County, West Virginia [37]
Captain America: Brave New World Julius Onah 2025 Green Bank, West Virginia The Camp Echo One scenes take place in the Green Bank area of West Virginia.[38]
As the Sunflower Whispers Samuel Felinton 2025 Huntington, West Virginia [39][40][41]
Christy David Michôd 2025 Mullens, West Virginia [42]
Self-Help Erik Bloomquist 2025 Huntington, West Virginia [43]
River Joshua Giuliano 2026 Monongalia & Marion County [44]
The Gun on Second Street Rohit Karn Batra TBA Wheeling, West Virginia [45]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "From the DVR: Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)". Thrilling Days of Yesteryear. 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Taylor, Isaac (June 15, 2022). "Here are the top 10 films shot in West Virginia". WCHS. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "7 films you didn't know were made in or about WV". West Virginia Tourism. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Felinton, Samuel (2026-04-23). "5 must-watch films from North Central West Virginia". The Daily Athenaeum. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "8 Places You Recognize From West Virginia That Showed Up In Famous Movies". Only In West Virginia. September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Price, Rachel (March 22, 2015). "13 Movies And TV Shows You Might Not Have Known Were In West Virginia". Only In West Virginia. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "West Virginia on the Silver Screen: A Movie Watchlist". Visit Southern West Virginia. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Joseph's Story". Autism Services Center. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  9. ↑ Johnson, Shauna. "85 years of the Keith-Albee Theatre". WV Metro News. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  10. ↑ Collins, Glenn (1989-12-14). "The Woman Behind the Movie About the Scandal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Johnson, Rachel (October 31, 2018). "Horror movies of West Virginia". The Daily Athenaeum. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Klein, Shayla (September 27, 2021). "12 spooky movies filmed or set in West Virginia". WBOY. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "These 5 Must-See Movies About Famous West Virginians Will Challenge And Inspire". Only In West Virginia. April 14, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 Houvouras, Anghus (2023). "Movies Made In Huntington". Huntington Quarterly. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  15. ↑ Matheson, Whitney (November 13, 2009). "'Rock-afire Explosion': Best movie I've seen all year. Really". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 16, 2009.
  16. ↑ "And The Animatronic Band Played On: The Troubled Afterlife Of The Rock-afire Explosion". dcist. April 22, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ Moore, Roger (2012-10-26). "'Silent Hill: Revelation': grim and gruesome franchise slogs on". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  18. ↑ "Hollow". MIT - Docubase. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  19. ↑ "Hollow | A Documentary Film". Elaine McMillion Sheldon. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  20. ↑ "HOLLOW: AN INTERACTIVE DOCUMENTARY". Eastern Oregon Film Festival. 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  21. ↑ "Hollow: An Interactive Documentary - Photographs and text byElaine Sheldon". LensCulture. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  22. ↑ "Hollow". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
  23. ↑ Christie, Jennifer (November 6, 2014). "The Next 30 for 30 Examines the Formative Years of Randy Moss in "Rand University" Premiering on November 11". ESPN. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  24. ↑ Isaac, Pun (2015-10-29). "Halls of the Nephilim: October Horror Movie Challenge - The Houses October Built (2014)". Halls of the Nephilim. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  25. ↑ Montagne, Renee (March 4, 2018). "'Heroin(e)': The Women Fighting Addiction In Appalachia". NPR. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  26. ↑ Lane, Anthony (2018-09-21). "The Vexing Analogies of "Fahrenheit 11/9"". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
  27. ↑ "The Big Ugly – Rotten Tomotoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'UNTOLD: Deal With The Devil' on Netflix, The Hard-Knocks Story of Women's Boxing Champ Christy Martin". Decider. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
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  30. ↑ Sullivan, James. "Boston Science Fiction Film Festival celebrates 50 years - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  31. ↑ ""Small Town Universe" plays at WVU Tech on screening tour". WVNS. 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  32. ↑ Davanzo, Serena (2025-03-10). "A film made in Pocahontas County in on it's West Virginia screening tour". Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  33. ↑ Macaulay, Scott (2024-04-01). "Trailer Watch: Small Town Universe, Director Katie Dellamaggiore's Astronomy Documentary - Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
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  37. ↑ Rather, Joey (2024-05-21). "Film shot almost entirely in Marion County now available on streaming". WBOY.com. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
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  39. ↑ "As the Sunflowers – Red Carpet Premiere". Marshall University. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  40. ↑ "Documentary film on Ukraine to be screened Saturday, Monday". Herald Dispatch. February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  41. ↑ Halsey, Derek (February 20, 2025). "New documentary 'As The Sunflower Whispers' debuts in Huntington". Herald Dispatch. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  42. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (May 8, 2024). "Sydney Sweeney Getting Into The Ring To Portray Trailblazing Boxer Christy Martin For Director David Michôd, Black Bear & Anonymous Content; Actress Is "Itching To Start Training" For Role – Cannes Market Hot Project". Deadline. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  43. ↑ Lynch, Bill. "Horror Film 'Self-Help' Filmed Around Huntington". West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
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