This list includes movies/shows that either take place or were made, in West Virginia or the surrounding area:
Films
indicates major film award recognition1940-1969
| Title | Director | Release | Location | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage Struck | Allan Dwan | 1925 | New Martinsville, West Virginia | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
1970-1989
1990-2009
2010-Present
See also
References
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- ^ "7 films you didn't know were made in or about WV". West Virginia Tourism. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "8 Places You Recognize From West Virginia That Showed Up In Famous Movies". Only In West Virginia. September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "West Virginia on the Silver Screen: A Movie Watchlist". Visit Southern West Virginia. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- "Joseph's Story". Autism Services Center. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- Johnson, Shauna. "85 years of the Keith-Albee Theatre". WV Metro News. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Rachel (October 31, 2018). "Horror movies of West Virginia". The Daily Athenaeum. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ Klein, Shayla (September 27, 2021). "12 spooky movies filmed or set in West Virginia". WBOY. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "These 5 Must-See Movies About Famous West Virginians Will Challenge And Inspire". Only In West Virginia. April 14, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ Houvouras, Anghus (2023). "Movies Made In Huntington". Huntington Quarterly. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- 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.
- "And The Animatronic Band Played On: The Troubled Afterlife Of The Rock-afire Explosion". dcist. April 22, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- Montagne, Renee (March 4, 2018). "'Heroin(e)': The Women Fighting Addiction In Appalachia". NPR. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- Ellison, Hunter (Jan 4, 2024). "Huntington High Graduates Excel in W.Va. Film Industry". WSAZ. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
