Recently, I volunteered at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport. If you haven’t been, they have a huge collection of vintages trains, including New York City subways cars. The people I was volunteering with told me that the original version of the movie “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” used some of the subway cars from the museum to film interiors for the movie.
What movies were filmed in Maine
Who would have thought that a movie set in New York City would have roots in Maine? Well, it turns out there have been a handful of movies filmed entirely in Maine. This includes at least one movie based on a Stephen King novel. Makes sense since King is one of Maine’s native sons. Here’s a picture of his house I took during a recent trip to Bangor.
Of course, there are many other famous people from Maine, but not all have made movies here.
With that in mind, I turned to Stacker, which had compiled a list of movies filmed in Maine. They did this using data from Movie Locations. Additional information about each film was collected from IMDb.
Carousel (1956)
– Director: Henry King
– Maine location(s): Boothbay Harbor
– Runtime: 128 minutes
– Genres: Drama, Fantasy, and Musical
– Cast: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, and Cameron Mitchell
The Cider House Rules (1999)
– Director: Lasse Hallström
– Maine location(s): Acadia National Park, Bernard and in the village of Corea
– Runtime: 126 minutes
– Genres: Drama and Romance
– Cast: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, and Michael Caine
Forrest Gump (1994)
– Director: Robert Zemeckis
– Maine location(s): Marshall Point Lighthouse, Port Clyde and Pemaquid, Maine
– Runtime: 142 minutes
– Genres: Drama and Romance
– Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Gary Sinise
It (2017)
– Director: Andy Muschietti
– Maine location(s): Bangor
– Runtime: 135 minutes
– Genres: Horror
– Cast: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Martell, and Finn Wolfhard
Jumanji (1995)
– Director: Joe Johnston
– Maine location(s): Kennebunk and North Berwick
– Runtime: 104 minutes
– Genres: Adventure, Comedy, and Family
– Cast: Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, and Bonnie Hunt
The Man Without a Face (1993)
– Director: Mel Gibson
– Maine location(s): Deer Isle
– Runtime: 115 minutes
– Genres: Drama
– Cast: Mel Gibson, Nick Stahl, and Margaret Whitton
Shutter Island (2010)
– Director: Martin Scorsese
– Maine location(s): Acadia National Park
– Runtime: 138 minutes
– Genres: Mystery and Thriller
– Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, and Mark Ruffalo
The Whales of August (1987)
– Director: Lindsay Anderson
– Maine location(s): Portland, Cliff Island
– Runtime: 90 minutes
– Genres: Drama
– Cast: Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, and Vincent Price
Here are additional films that were shot in Maine. Some are well-known blockbusters. Others are smaller, independent films or mini-series filmed for television or a streaming service:
- Casper
- Head Above Water
- In the Bedroom
- Message in a Bottle
- Pet Sematary
- The Preacher’s Wife
- Sarah, Plain and Tall
- Signs of Life
- Storm of the Century
Sadly, the one movie that was not filmed anywhere in Maine is The Shawshank Redemption.
This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani, writing by Olivia Monahan, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 48 states that originally appeared on Stacker.com.
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