List of films set in Glasgow
The following is a list of notable films set in Glasgow, Scotland, or in which a significant scene takes place there. The list is sorted by the year the film was released.
1950s
- Madeleine (1950)[1]
- The Maggie (1954)[1]
1970s
- That Sinking Feeling (1979)
1980s
- Death Watch (1980)[1]
- A Sense of Freedom (1981)
- Comfort and Joy (1984)
- Heavenly Pursuits (1986)
1990s
- Carla's Song (1996)
- Small Faces (1996)
- Trainspotting (1996)[3]
- My Name is Joe (1998)[1]
- Orphans (1998)[1]
- Postmortem (1998)
- Ratcatcher (1999)[1]
2000s
- Beautiful Creatures (2000)
- Late Night Shopping (2001)
- Strictly Sinatra (2001)
- Sweet Sixteen (2002)
- Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
- Yeh Hai Jalwa (2002)
- American Cousins (2003)[1]
- Skagerrak (2003)
- Young Adam (2003)
- Ae Fond Kiss... (2004)
- Dear Frankie (2004)[4]
- On a Clear Day (2005)
- The Jacket (2005)
- Unleashed (2005)[5]
- Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006)
- Red Road (2006)[1]
- Doomsday (2008)
2010s
- Neds (2010)
- In Search Of La Che (2011)
- Perfect Sense (2011)
- Fast & Furious 6 (2013)[6]
- Not Another Happy Ending (2013)
- Under the Skin (2013)[7][1]
- World War Z (2013)[8]
- God Help the Girl (2014)
- The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015)
- Wild Rose (2018)
2020s
- The Batman (2022)[9]
- Girl (2023)[10]
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)[11]
- Tetris (2023)[12]
- The Running Man (2025)[13]
- Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026).[14]
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)[15]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Iannone, Pasquale. "10 great films set in Glasgow". www.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Filming Locations for Trainspotting". Movie-Locations.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
- ↑ "Trainspotting: The Complete Behind-The-Scenes History". Empireonline. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ↑ Christopher, James (20 January 2005). "Creeps can be brilliant too". The Times. No. 68289. T2. p. 12 (108). ISSN 0140-0460.
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- ↑ Child, Ben. "Fast and Furious 6 speeds to Glasgow". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Sarubba, Stefania. "Scarlett Johansson's "unforgettable" Glasgow-set sci-fi branded a "masterpiece" is on TV tonight". www.digitalspy.com.
- ↑ Muir, Kate (3 June 2013). "Zombies? Like a normal Saturday night in Glasgow". The Times. No. 70901. p. 9. ISSN 0140-0460.
- ↑ "Glasgow 'a very special Gotham' for The Batman". www.bbc.co.uk. www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Filming wraps on Adura Onashile's feature debut GIRL". Screen Scotland. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ↑ "Glasgow stars in new Indiana Jones film trailer". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "Tetris filming falls into place as Scotland doubles for Russia". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "The Running Man: Here are all of the Glasgow filming locations in Edgar Wright's 2025 remake". The Scotsman. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ↑ Brooks, Libby (24 February 2026). "Fight the power – in your pyjamas: the film about the day Glasgow kicked out immigration enforcers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ Geddes, Jonathan. "Spider-Man: Brand New Day filming extended in Glasgow". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC.