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Hollywood films set and shot in Montreal

• Wait Until Dark (1967), starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna (set primarily in New York but some of it was filmed in Montreal, which also features as a setting in the beginning)
• La course du lièvre à travers les champs (1972), Jean-Louis Trintignant, Aldo Ray, Robert Ryan
• The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), Richard Dreyfuss, Jack Warden, Randy Quaid, Joseph Wiseman
• Tulips (1981) Gabe Kaplan, Bernadette Peters
• The Jackal (1997), starring Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier
• The Whole Nine Yards (2000), starring Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry
• The Score (2001), starring Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando
• Taking Lives (2004), starring Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland
• Blades of Glory (2007), Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Amy Poehler
• Away We Go (2009), John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph and Allison Janney
• Life of Pi (2012), Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan
• Come As You Are (2019), Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, Ravi Patel, Janeane Garofalo, Gabourey Sidibe
• The Voyeurs (2021), Sydney Sweeney, Justice Smith, Ben Hardy, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo
• Crisis (2021), Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Scott Mescudi

Hollywood films shot in Montreal

• City on Fire (1979), starring Barry Newman, Susan Clark
• Quintet (1979), directed by Robert Altman; shot on the former Expo 67 site
• Once Upon a Time in America (1984), directed by Sergio Leone, starring Robert De Niro, James Woods, Joe Pesci
• The Freshman (1990), starring Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick
• Love and Human Remains (1993), starring Thomas Gibson, Ruth Marshall
• Brainscan (1994), starring Edward Furlong, Frank Langella
• Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994), starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Campbell Scott
• 12 Monkeys (1995), Bruce Willis, Madeline Stowe
• Johnny Mnemonic (1995), starring Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren, Dina Meyer
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), starring Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson
• Mother Night (1996), starring Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Frankie Faison
• The Assignment (1997), starring Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley
• Batman & Robin (1997), starring George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman
• Barney's Great Adventure (1998), starring Bob West, George Hearn, Shirley Douglas
• The Red Violin (1998), starring Samuel L. Jackson, Colm Feore
• Snake Eyes (1998), Starring Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino
• A Walk on the Moon (1999), starring Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen
• The Bone Collector (1999), starring Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah
• 2001: A Space Travesty (2000), starring Leslie Nielsen
• The Art of War (2000), starring Wesley Snipes, Donald Sutherland, Anne Archer
• Battlefield Earth (2000), starring John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker
• Isn't She Great (2000), starring Bette Midler, Nathan Lane
• Heist (2001), starring Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito
• Abandon (2002), starring Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt
• Catch Me If You Can (2002), starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Amy Adams
• Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), starring Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney, Julia Roberts
• FeardotCom (2002); starring Stephen Dorff
• Gleason (2002); starring Brad Garrett, Saul Rubinek
• Lathe of Heaven (2002), starring James Caan, Lukas Haas, Lisa Bonet
• No Good Deed (2002), starring Samuel L. Jackson
• Beyond Borders (2003), starring Angelina Jolie
• Gothika (2003), starring Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jr., Penélope Cruz
• The Human Stain (2003), starring Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman
• Shattered Glass (2003), starring Hayden Christensen
• The Aviator (2004), starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale
• Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004), starring Lindsay Lohan
• The Day After Tomorrow (2004), starring Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward and Ian Holm
• Head in the Clouds (2004), starring Charlize Theron, Penélope Cruz
• Noel (2004), starring Susan Sarandon, Paul Walker, Penélope Cruz
• The Notebook (2004), starring Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams
• The Terminal (2004), starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones; parts were shot at Montréal-Mirabel International Airport for JFK Airport
• Wicker Park (2004), starring Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne
• Human Trafficking (2005), starring Donald Sutherland, Mira Sorvino
• The Jacket (2005), starring Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley
• King's Ransom (2005), starring Anthony Anderson
• The Fountain (2006), starring Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz
• The Last Kiss (2006), starring Zach Braff, Blythe Danner
• The Covenant (2006), directed by Renny Harlin, starring Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan
• Lucky Number Slevin (2006), starring Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis
• The Woods (2006), starring Agnes Bruckner, Patricia Clarkson
• I'm Not There (2007), starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger
• Universal Groove (2007), starring Corey Haim
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), starring Brad Pitt
• Death Race (2008), starring Jason Statham
• Get Smart (2008), starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway
• Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson
• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), starring Brendan Fraser, Jet Li
• Picture This (2008), starring Ashley Tisdale, Robbie Amell, Lauren Collins, Shenae Grimes
• Punisher: War Zone (2008), starring Ray Stevenson
• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009), starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson
• Orphan (2009), starring Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman
• Whiteout (2009), starring Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht
• Beastly (2011), starring Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen
• The Factory (2011), starring John Cusack
• Immortals (2011), starring Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, Mickey Rourke
• On the Road (2011), starring Kristen Stewart, Sam Riley
• Source Code (2011), starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga
• Erased (2012), starring Aaron Eckhart, Liana Liberato
• Upside Down (2011), starring Jim Sturgess, Kirsten Dunst
• Warm Bodies (2012), starring Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Analeigh Tipton
• The Words (2011), starring Bradley Cooper, Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana
• Riddick (2013), starring Vin Diesel
• Red 2 (2013), starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Sir Anthony Hopkins
• White House Down (2013), starring Channing Tatum
• X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), starring Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry Elliot Page, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters
• Brick Mansions (2014), starring Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA
• Race (2016 film) (2016), starring Stephan James (actor)
• John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), starring Keanu Reeves, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo
• Mother! (2017), starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer
• On the Basis of Sex (2018), starring Felicity Jones
• Scream VI (2023), starring Courteney Cox, Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Hayden Panettiere, Samara Weaving

Canadian films

• The Act of the Heart (1970), starring Genevieve Bujold and Donald Sutherland
• Shivers (1975), by David Cronenberg
• Rabid (1977), by David Cronenberg starring Marilyn Chambers
• Cathy's Curse (1977), starring Alan Scarfe
• The Red Violin (1998), starring Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi
• A Problem with Fear (2003), starring Paulo Costanzo
• End of the Line (2007), starring Ilona Elkin and Nicolas Wright
• Barney's Version (2010), starring Dustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti

Québécois films in English

• The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964), starring Robert Shaw
• The Pyx (1973), starring Karen Black
• City on Fire (1979), starring Barry Newman, Ava Gardner, Henry Fonda, Shelley Winters, James Franciscus, Leslie Nielsen, Susan Clark
• Mambo Italiano (2003), starring Paul Sorvino, Luke Kirby, Mary Walsh, Sophie Lorain, Ginette Reno
• Eternal (2004)
• The Trotsky (2009), by Jacob Tierney
• Good Neighbours (2010), by Jacob Tierney
• Boost (2017)

Bilingual Québécois films

• Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006)
• Funkytown (2011)
• Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2 (2017)

Québécois films in French

• Le Déclin de l'empire américain (1986), by Denys Arcand
• Jésus de Montréal (1989), by Denys Arcand
• Léolo (1992), by Jean-Claude Lauzon
• August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre) (1998), by Denis Villeneuve
• It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (1998), by Denise Filiatrault
• Maelström (2000), by Denis Villeneuve, starring Marie-Josée Croze, Jean-Nicolas Verreault; winner of 5 Genie Awards and 7 Jutra Awards
• The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares) (2003), by Denys Arcand
• C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005), by Jean-Marc Vallée
• The Rocket (Maurice Richard) (2005)
• October 1970 (2006), story of the FLQ terrorist group and the October Crisis
• I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère) (2009), by Xavier Dolan
• Polytechnique (2009), by Denis Villeneuve
• Les amours imaginaires (2010), by Xavier Dolan
• Incendies (2010), by Denis Villeneuve
• Starbuck (2011), starring Patrick Huard, Julie Le Breton
• Laurence Anyways (2012), by Xavier Dolan
• Mommy (2014), by Xavier Dolan
• Red Rooms (2023), by Pascal Plante

International films set and shot in Montreal

• Intent to Kill (1958), UK, Dir. Jack Cardiff
• Stateline Motel (1973), by Maurizio Lucidi, starring Ursula Andress, Eli Wallach, Barbara Bach
• Strange Shadows in an Empty Room (1976), also known as Blazing Magnums and Una magnum special per Tony Saitta
• Mr. Nobody (2009), by Jaco Van Dormael, starring Jared Leto, Diane Kruger
• A Trip With Your Wife (2019)
• Pieces of a Woman (2020)

References

1. "John Cusack Movie not filmed in Buffalo | Buffalo Real Estate". Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
2. Southey, Emily. "10 celebrities visiting Montreal this summer". Daily Hive. Retrieved 2024-01-03.

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