This is a list of feature films set in Washington, D.C.

ReleasedTitleDirectorCommentsFilmed in DC
2022The 355Simon Kinbergcheck
20092012Roland Emmerich[1]check
1997Absolute PowerClint Eastwoodcheck
2015Accidental LoveDavid O. Russellcheck
2016The AccountantGavin O'Connor
1962Advise & ConsentOtto PremingerMain Setting [2]check
2018Affairs of StateEric Bross
1997Air Force OneWolfgang Petersen[1]check
1976All the President's MenAlan J. PakulaMain Setting, National Film Registry[3]check
2016All the WayJay RoachMain Setting
2001Along Came a SpiderLee Tamahori
1995The American PresidentRob ReinerMain Setting [4]check
1997AmistadSteven Spielberg
2019Angel Has FallenRic Roman Waugh
1982AnnieJohn Huston
2015Ant-ManPeyton Reed
2012ArgoBen Affleck[5]check
1999Arlington RoadMark PellingtonMain Setting [1]check
1998ArmageddonMichael Baycheck
1992Article 99Howard Deutch
1987AssassinationPeter R. Hunt
2020The BankerGeorge Nolfi
2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeZack Snydercheck
2012BattleshipPeter Berg
1996Beavis and Butt-Head Do AmericaMike Judge
1979Being ThereHal AshbyMain Setting, National Film Registry[6]check
1999Bicentennial ManChris Columbus
1977Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonTom LaughlinMain Setting
2009Black DynamiteScott Sanders
1977Black SundayJohn Frankenheimer
2022BlacklightMark Williamscheck
2013Blue CapriceAlexandre Moors
2008Body of LiesRidley Scottcheck
1992BoomerangReginald Hudlin
2008BoratLarry Charlescheck
1950Born YesterdayGeorge CukorNational Film Registrycheck
1993Born YesterdayLuis Mandoki
2012The Bourne LegacyTony Gilroy
2007BreachBilly RayMain Setting [5]check
2015Bridge of SpiesSteven Spielberg
1987Broadcast NewsJames L. BrooksMain Setting National Film Registry[3]check
2008Burn After ReadingJoel Coen, Ethan Coen[3]check
2013The ButlerLee DanielsMain Setting
1995Canadian BaconMichael Moore
1972The CandidateMichael Ritchie
2014Captain America: The Winter SoldierAnthony Russo, Joe RussoMain Setting [3]check
2010Casino JackGeorge Hickenlooper
1996Chain ReactionAndrew Davischeck
1989Chances AreEmile ArdolinoMain Setting [4]check
2007Charlie Wilson's WarMike Nichols
2004Chasing LibertyAndy Cadiffcheck
1994Clear and Present DangerPhillip Noyce[1]check
2002Collateral DamageAndrew Davischeck
2015ConcussionPeter Landesman
1997ContactRobert Zemeckischeck
2000The ContenderRod LurieMain Setting
2003The CoreJon Amiel
1996Courage Under FireEdward Zwickcheck
1955The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellOtto Preminger
1947CrossfireEdward Dmytryk
1983D.C. CabJoel SchumacherMain Settingcheck
1958Damn YankeesGeorge Abbott, Stanley Donencheck
1983DanielSidney Lumet
1993DaveIvan ReitmanMain Setting [4]check
2004The Day After TomorrowRoland Emmerich[1]check
1951The Day the Earth Stood StillRobert WiseNational Film Registry[1]check
1998Deep ImpactMimi Leder[5]check
2004The DefenderDolph Lundgren
1999DickAndrew FlemingMain Setting [5]check
1990Die Hard 2Renny Harlin[1]
1992The Distinguished GentlemanJonathan Lynn
1991Doc HollywoodMichael Caton-Jones
2021Don't Look UpAdam McKaycheck
2011The DoubleMichael Brandtcheck
1944The DoughgirlsJames V. Kern
1964Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombStanley KubrickMain Setting National Film Registry
1994Drop ZoneJohn Badham
2004Eagle EyeD. J. Carusocheck
1956Earth vs. the Flying SaucersFred F. Sears[1]
2013The EastZal Batmanglijcheck
2006Eight BelowFrank Marshall
1999ElectionAlexander Paynecheck
2016Elvis & NixonLiza Johnson
2002The Emperor's ClubMichael Hoffman
2006End GameAndy Cheng
1998Enemy of the StateTony Scott[3]check
1996EraserChuck Russellcheck
2007Evan AlmightyTom Shadyaccheck
1973Executive ActionDavid Miller
1996Executive DecisionStuart Baird
1973The ExorcistWilliam FriedkinMain Setting, National Film Registry, see Exorcist steps[3]check
1990The Exorcist IIIWilliam Peter Blattycheck
1964Fail SafeSidney Lumet
2010Fair GameDoug Limancheck
2011Fast FiveJustin Lin
1951FBI GirlWilliam A. Berke
1959The FBI StoryMervyn LeRoy
1992A Few Good MenRob Reiner[3]check
1980The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu ManchuPiers Haggard
2013The Fifth EstateBill Condon
1993The FirmSydney Pollackcheck
2004First DaughterForest Whitaker
1980First FamilyBuck Henry
1996First KidDavid M. Evanscheck
1948For the Love of MaryFrederick de Cordova
1994Forrest GumpRobert ZemeckisNational Film Registry[3]check
1971The French ConnectionWilliam FriedkinNational Film Registrycheck
2008Frost/NixonRon Howard
1997G.I. JaneRidley Scottcheck
2013G.I. Joe: RetaliationJon M. Chu[1]check
2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraStephen Sommers
1933Gabriel Over the White HouseGregory La Cava
2019GeorgetownChristoph WaltzMain Setting
2017GeostormDean Devlin
1996Get on the BusSpike Lee
2008Get SmartPeter SegalMain Settingcheck
2023GhostedDexter FletcherMain Settingcheck
2012GoatsChristopher Neil
1974The Godfather Part IIFrancis Ford CoppolaNational Film Registrycheck
2019Godzilla: King of the Monsters Michael Dougherty
2013A Good Day to Die HardJohn Moore
2006The Good ShepherdRobert De Nirocheck
1986Good to GoBlaine Novak
1943Government GirlDudley Nichols
2022The Gray ManAnthony Russo, Joe Russo
1978The Greek TycoonJ. Lee Thompson
2001HannibalRidley Scottcheck
2011HaywireSteven Soderbergh
2003Head of StateChris Rockcheck
1986HeartburnMike Nichols
2000Hollow ManPaul Verhoevencheck
1980HopscotchRonald Neame
1997The House of YesMark Waters
1958HouseboatMelville Shavelsoncheck
2010How Do You KnowJames L. Brookscheck
2018Hunter KillerDonovan Marsh
1997I Think I DoBrian Sloan
2016I.T.Melville Shavelson
2006IdiocracyMike JudgeMain Setting
1993In the Line of FireWolfgang Petersencheck
2009In the LoopArmando IannucciMain Settingcheck
1996Independence DayRoland Emmerich[1]check
2016Independence Day: ResurgenceRoland Emmerich
2007The InvasionOliver Hirschbiegelcheck
2019The IrishmanMartin Scorsese
2010Iron Man 2Jon Favreau
2013Iron Man 3Shane Black
2020IrresistibleJon Stewart
2011J. EdgarClint EastwoodMain Settingcheck
2016Jack Reacher: Never Go BackEdward Zwickcheck
2014Jack Ryan: Shadow RecruitKenneth Branagh
1997The JackalMichael Caton-Jonescheck
2016JackiePablo LarraínMain Settingcheck
2016Jason BournePaul Greengrasscheck
1991JFKOliver Stone[2]check
2010Jonah HexJimmy Hayward[1]
1938Judge Hardy's ChildrenGeorge B. Seitz
2014Kill the MessengerMichael Cuestacheck
2014Kingsman: The Secret ServiceMatthew Vaughn
2017Kingsman: The Golden CircleMatthew Vaughn
1997Kiss the GirlsGary Fleder
1964Kisses for My PresidentCurtis Bernhardt
2017Kong: Skull IslandJordan Vogt-Roberts
1944Ladies of WashingtonLouis King
1973The Last DetailHal Ashbycheck
2019The Last Full MeasureTodd Robinsoncheck
2016LBJRob Reinercheck
2003Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & BlondeCharles Herman-WurmfeldMain Setting
2013Life of a KingJake Goldberger
2012LincolnSteven SpielbergMain Setting
2007Lions for LambsRobert RedfordMain Settingcheck
2007Live Free or Die HardLen Wiseman[1]check
1992Live WireChristian Duguay
2012LockoutJames Mather, Stephen Saint Leger
1976Logan's RunMichael Anderson[1]
2016London Has FallenBabak Najafi
1939The Lone Wolf Spy HuntPeter Godfrey
2019Long ShotJonathan Levine
2010Lost Boys: The Thirst Dario Piana
2016LovingJeff Nichols
2010MacGruberJorma Taccone
1946Magnificent DollFrank Borzage
1955A Man Called PeterHenry Koster
1983The Man Who Wasn't ThereBruce Malmuth
1985The Man with One Red ShoeStan Dragoti
1972The ManJoseph Sargent
1986ManhunterMichael Manncheck
1962The Manchurian CandidateJohn Frankenheimercheck
2004The Manchurian CandidateJonathan Demme[5]check
1996Mars Attacks!Tim Burton[1]check
2002The Master of DisguisePerry Andelin Blake
2021The MauritanianKevin Macdonaldcheck
2007Max 2: White House HeroBrian Levant
1936A Message to GarciaGeorge Marshall
1979MeteorRonald Neame
1993The Meteor ManRobert Townsend
2002Minority ReportSteven SpielbergMain Setting [3]check
2016Miss SloaneJohn Madden
1943Mission to MoscowMichael Curtiz
2015Mission: Impossible – Rogue NationChristopher McQuarrie
1943The More the MerrierGeorge Stevens
1987Morgan Stewart's Coming HomeAlan Smithee
2002The Mothman PropheciesMark Pellingtoncheck
1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonFrank CapraMain Setting, National Film Registrycheck
1997Murder at 1600Dwight H. LittleMain Settingcheck
1996My Fellow AmericansPeter Segalcheck
2020My SpyPeter Segal
1991The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearDavid Zuckercheck
1995National Lampoon's Senior TripKelly Makin
2004National TreasureJon TurteltaubMain Setting,[3]check
2007National Treasure: Book of SecretsJon Turteltaubcheck
1990Navy SEALsLewis Teague
1995The NetIrwin Winklercheck
2009Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianShawn LevyMain Setting,[3]check
1995NixonOliver StoneMain Settingcheck
1987No Way OutRoger DonaldsonMain Setting[3]check
2014Non-StopJaume Collet-Serra
2008Nothing but the TruthRod Lurie
2013Olympus Has FallenAntoine FuquaMain Setting[1]
1976The OmenRichard Donner
2023OppenheimerChristopher Nolan
2013ParklandPeter Landesman
1992Patriot GamesPhillip Noycecheck
2001Pearl HarborMichael Bay
1993The Pelican BriefAlan J. Pakula[4]check
1996The People vs. Larry FlyntMiloš Forman
2013PhilomenaStephen Frearscheck
2015PixelsChris Columbuscheck
1959Plan 9 from Outer SpaceEd Woodcheck
2001Planet of the ApesTim Burton[1]check
1993Point of No ReturnJohn Badham
2017The PostSteven SpielbergMain Settingcheck
1986PowerSidney Lumet
1934The President VanishesWilliam A. Wellman
1967The President's AnalystTheodore J. Flicker
1998Primary ColorsMike Nichols
1977The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverLarry Cohen
1997Private PartsBetty Thomascheck
1984ProtocolHerbert Ross
2016The Purge: Election YearJames DeMonaco
1994Quiz ShowRobert Redfordcheck
1981Raiders of the Lost ArkSteven SpielbergNational Film Registrycheck
2002Red DragonBrett Ratnercheck
1935Red SaluteSidney Lanfield
2007RenditionGavin Hoodcheck
2019The ReportScott Z. BurnsMain Setting
2012Resident Evil: RetributionPaul W. S. Anderson
2023The Retirement PlanTim Brown
1983The Right StuffPhilip KaufmanNational Film Registry
2014RoboCopJosé Padilha
1996The RockMichael Bay
1992Running MatesMichael Lindsay-Hogg
2023RustinGeorge C. WolfeMain Settingcheck
2010SaltPhillip Noycecheck
1940Santa Fe TrailMichael Curtiz
2003Scary Movie 3David Zuckercheck
1973ScorpioMichael Winner
1946The Searching WindWilliam Dieterle
1979The Seduction of Joe TynanJerry Schatzberg
2006The SentinelClark Johnsoncheck
1918The Service StarCharles Miller
1964Seven Days in MayJohn Frankenheimer[6]check
1985Seven Minutes in HeavenLinda Feferman
1997Shadow ConspiracyGeorge P. Cosmatoscheck
2003Shattered GlassBilly RayMain Settingcheck
1943Sherlock Holmes in WashingtonRoy William Neill
1998The SiegeEdward Zwick[1]
1991The Silence of the LambsJonathan DemmeNational Film Registrycheck
2007The Simpsons MovieDavid Silverman
1998SlamMarc Levin[6]
1943So This Is WashingtonRay McCarey
1956The Solid Gold CadillacRichard Quine
2020Sonic the HedgehogJeff Fowler
2017Spider-Man: HomecomingJon Watts[3]check
2019Spies in DisguiseTroy Quane, Nick Bruno
2001Spy GameTony Scottcheck
1985St. Elmo's FireJoel SchumacherMain Setting [4]check
2009State of PlayKevin MacdonaldMain Setting [3]check
2005StealthRob Cohen
1999Storm CatcherTony Hickox
1951Strangers on a TrainAlfred Hitchcock[2]check
1998StreetwiseBruce Brown
2016Suicide SquadDavid Ayer
2002The Sum of All FearsPhil Alden Robinsoncheck
1980Superman IIRichard Lester[1]
1987SuspectPeter Yatescheck
2005SyrianaStephen Gaghancheck
2007Talk to MeKasi Lemmons
2004Team America: World PoliceTrey Parker
2013Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage CounselorTyler Perry
1927A Texas SteerRichard Wallace
2005Thank You for SmokingJason ReitmanMain Setting [2]check
1943They Got Me CoveredDavid Butler
1952The ThiefRussell Rouse
2000Thirteen DaysRoger DonaldsonMain Settingcheck
1975Three Days of the CondorSydney PollackMain Setting [3]check
1992ThunderheartMichael Apted
1994TimecopPeter Hyams
1972Top of the HeapChristopher St. John
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda, Kinji Fukasakucheck
2000TrafficSteven Soderberghcheck
2007TransformersMichael Baycheck
2011Transformers: Dark of the MoonMichael Baycheck
2009Transformers: Revenge of the FallenMichael Baycheck
2017Transformers: The Last KnightMichael Bay
1994True LiesJames CameronMain Setting [4]check
2015TrumboJay Roach
2018Uncle DrewCharles Stone III
1916The Velvet PawMaurice Tourneur
2018ViceAdam McKayMain Settingcheck
2008W.Oliver StoneMain Setting
1997Wag the DogBarry LevinsonMain Setting [3]check
2007The WalkerPaul Schrader
1942The War Against Mrs. HadleyHarold S. Bucquet
1932Washington Merry-Go-RoundJames Cruze
1943Watch on the RhineHerman Shumlin
2009WatchmenZack Snyder
2005Wedding CrashersDavid DobkinMain Setting [3]check
1973The Werewolf of WashingtonMilton Moses Ginsberg
1964What a Way to Go!J. Lee Thompson
1951When Worlds CollideRudolph Maté
2013White House DownRoland EmmerichMain Setting [1]check
1967Who's Minding the Mint?Howard Morris
1999Wild Wild WestBarry Sonnenfeld
1945Without LoveHarold S. Bucquet
2021Without RemorseStefano Sollimacheck
2020Wonder Woman 1984Patty JenkinsMain Setting [3]check
2021WorthSara Colangelo
1998The X-FilesRob Bowman
2008The X-Files: I Want to BelieveChris Carter
2000X-MenBryan Singer
2016X-Men: ApocalypseBryan Singer
2014X-Men: Days of Future PastBryan Singer[1]
2011X-Men: First ClassMatthew Vaughncheck
2003X2Bryan Singer
2005XXX: State of the UnionLee Tamahoricheck
1942Yankee Doodle DandyMichael CurtizNational Film Registrycheck
2012Zero Dark ThirtyKathryn Bigelow
2009ZombielandRuben Fleischer
2019Zombieland: Double TapRuben Fleischer

References

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  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "20+ Films & TV Shows to Watch Featuring DC". Washington.org. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Georgetown Movie Sites". Georgetowndc.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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