Films shot in Chicago

2008 film directed by Christopher Nolan

2005 film by Christopher Nolan

Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. The first film in the Home Alone franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old boy who defends his suburban Chicago home from a home invasion by a pair of robbers after his family accidentally leaves him behind on their Christmas vacation to Paris. The cast also features Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, and Catherine O'Hara.

2004 American film directed by Sam Raimi

2013 film directed by Zack Snyder

2016 film directed by David Ayer

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a 1992 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. The sequel to Home Alone (1990) and the second installment in the Home Alone franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Tim Curry, Brenda Fricker and Catherine O'Hara. The story follows Kevin McCallister as he is separated from his family on their vacation to Miami, Florida and ends up in New York City. While initially enjoying his newfound experiences, Kevin soon encounters the Wet Bandits again after their escape from prison.

2016 film directed by Zack Snyder

2022 superhero film by Matt Reeves

2011 film directed by Michael Bay

2004 film directed by Alex Proyas

1996 live-action and animated film directed by Joe Pytka

1987 film directed by Brian De Palma

1973 film by George Roy Hill

2009 film directed by Michael Mann

2014 science fiction film directed by Michael Bay

2006 film by Clint Eastwood

2014 film by Neil Burger

When Harry Met Sally… is a 1989 American romantic comedy film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Nora Ephron. Starring Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, and Bruno Kirby, it follows the title characters from the time they meet in Chicago and share a drive to New York City through twelve years of chance encounters in New York, and addresses the question "Can men and women ever just be friends?"

1993 film directed by Nora Ephron

1980 film directed by John Landis

2021 film directed by Lana Wachowski

2004 American film directed by Steven Soderbergh

2015 film directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski

2017 film directed by Michael Bay

1993 film directed by Andrew Davis

1997 film directed by Raja Gosnell

2002 film by Joel Zwick

2000 film by Nancy Meyers

2011 film by Duncan Jones

2006 film directed by Alejandro Agresti

2008 film directed by Timur Bekmambetov

2002 film by Sam Mendes

2003 film by Jesse Dylan

1997 film by P. J. Hogan

1986 film by John Hughes

Primal Fear is a 1996 American legal thriller film directed by Gregory Hoblit, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by William Diehl, written by Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman. It stars Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand, and Edward Norton in his film debut. The film follows a Chicago-based defense attorney who believes that his client, an altar boy, is not guilty of murdering a Catholic bishop.

2008 film directed by D. J. Caruso

1986 drama film by Martin Scorsese

1988 film by Walter Hill

1988 film by Tom Holland

2006 film directed by Clint Eastwood

2015 film directed by Robert Schwentke

2018 film directed by Brad Peyton

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2010 film by Paul Weitz

2005 film directed by Andrew Douglas

1995 film directed by Jon Turteltaub

1992 film by Penny Marshall

1990 film by John Lafia

1994 film by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

1994 film by Patrick Read Johnson

1987 film directed by John Hughes

1998 film by Stuart Baird

2012 film by Michael Sucsy

1991 film by Ron Howard

1994 film directed by Donald Petrie

2020 film directed by Aaron Sorkin

2013 Hindi film directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya

1992 film directed by Penelope Spheeris