Movies Filmed in or around Charleston, South Carolina
Ever watch a movie and think, that looks familiar? Well, it is possible it was shot on location in your southern home of Charleston, SC.
Here are a list of movies you may or may not know that had portions filmed on location in Charleston. Perhaps this may cause a spike in Netflix or Amazon Prime streaming activity.
Movies / Feature Films shot on location in Charleston, SC
- The Boyfriend School (1990)
- The Break (1995)
- Chasers (1994) – Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Myrtle Beach, Columbia and Yemassee
- Cold Mountain (2003)
- Consenting Adults (1992) – Charleston, Berkeley County
- The Corndog Man (1999) – The Charleston area
- Cousin of Sleep (2001) – Short Film
- The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys (2002)
- Dear John (2010) – Cassina Point Plantation (Edisto Island), Charleston, Charleston Air Force Base, The Citadel, College of Charleston, Folly Beach, Harleyville, Isle of Palms, James Island, Sullivan’s Island
- Deceiver (1997)
- Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995) – Berkeley County, Dorchester, Charleston
- Folly Island (2001)
- Halloween (2018)
- Heart of Midnight (1988)
- The Jackal (1997)
- The In Crowd (2000)
- The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) – Beaufort, Bluffton, Charleston, Hilton Head, Kiawah Island
- Leo (2002)
- Little Senegal (2001)
- The Lords of Discipline (1983)
- Made in Heaven (1987) – Charleston, Georgetown, Quimby Creek (Berkeley County)
- Major League: Back in the Minors (1998) – College Park, Remley’s Point, Joe Riley Stadium (Charleston County), Mirmow Field (Orangeburg County)
- New Best Friend (2002)
- The Notebook (2004) – Rice Hope/Black River Plantation (Georgetown County), Boone Hall Plantation (Mount Pleasant), Charleston, College of Charleston, Cypress Gardens (Moncks Corner), Edisto Island, North Charleston, Old Village (Mount Pleasant), Wadmalaw Island
- O (2001)
- – College of Charleston’s Stern Center (Charleston)
- Other Voices, Other Rooms (1995) – Charleston, Edisto Island
- Paradise (1991)
- The Patriot (2000) – Botany Bay Plantation (Edisto Island), Brattonsville, Charleston, Cypress Gardens (Moncks Corner), Darby Farm (Chester County), Fort Lawn, Lowrys, Mansfield Plantation (Georgetown County), Middleton Place Plantation (Dorchester County), Rock Hill
- Peg of the Pirates (1918)
- The Philadelphia Experience (1984)
- The Prince of Tides (1991)
- Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
- Rich in Love (1992) – Charleston, Mount Pleasant
- Satisfaction (1988) – Charleston, Isle of Palms, Kiawah Island
- Swamp Thing (1982) – Charleston area
- Under Cover (1987)
Enjoy the cinema. Make plenty of popcorn.
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Thank you! This is a wonderful listing.
You forgot about the movie Glory with Matthew Broderick!
Left off the list was also: white squall (1995); and shag (1988).
The Boyfriend School was originally billed as Don’t Tell Her Its Me
You forgot North and South.
North & South was a TV mini series not a movie.
Naked with Marlin Wayans 2017. Entire film is downtown in the market.
Special Bulletin, TV movie about nuclear attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Bulletin
There is a black and white film from the 1950s about some sort of attack as well. Government produced.
Gone With The Wind ?
You would think that would be first and most notable.
What happened?
Steven, actually not a single scene of Gone With the Wind was filmed in Georgia or South Carolina. Mark
Ace Ventura When Nature Calls, Edisto Island.
Twisted Desire- 1996 (Melissa Joan Hart) filmed at Stratford High School in Goose Creek.
Twisted Desire was filmed here as well. The high school in the movie was Stratford. The house was ib Summerville and the other scenes were filmed around Charleston County.