The 2002 Danny Boyle film “28 Days Later” was shot in England. During a famous sequence early in the film, Jim, played by Cillian Murphy, wanders around an empty and abandoned London. He is seen standing near Big Ben.
LOCATION: Big Ben, London SW1A 0AA, UK
Jim also walks around the empty Piccadilly Circus, where the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is seen boarded up.
LOCATION: Piccadilly Circus, London W1J 9HS, UK
The 2007 David Cronenberg film “Easter Promises” was shot in London, England. The Trans-Siberian Restaurant, seen several times in the film, can be found in Clerkenwell. The interior of same building has appeared in many films, including “Batman Begins,” the 2009 version of “Sherlock Holmes,” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and many more.
LOCATION: 34-36 St John St, Barbican, London EC1M 6AA, UK
The 2001 film “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” starring Renée Zellweger, was filmed in England. The home of Bridget Jones, played by Zellweger, can be found in Borough Market in London, near the apartment from “Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels.”
LOCATION: 8 Bedale St, London SE1 9AL, UK
Mark Darcy, played by Colin Firth, gets into a fight with Daniel Cleaver, played by Hugh Grant, in this area on the side of the building.
The 2006 Alfonso Cuarón film “Children of Men” was primarily shot in England. The famous opening sequence, with the explosion at the coffee shop, was filmed on Fleet St in London.
LOCATION: 142 Fleet St, London EC4A 2BP, UK
Theo Faron, played by Clive Owen, is seen exiting the coffee shop and stopping in this area to add whisky to his drink.
The camera continues to a reverse view and the explosion is seen from this perspective. The building directly across the street from the coffee shop location has since been demolished, but the other buildings in the background still match up.
The 2003 romantic comedy “Love Actually” was filmed in London, England. The famous scene where Mark, played by Andrew Lincoln, holds cue cards declaring his love for Juliet, played by Keira Knightley, can be found in Notting Hill. The location attracts many visitors.
LOCATION: 27 St Lukes Mews, London W11 1DF, UK
The 1999 romantic comedy “Notting Hill,” starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, was filmed in London, with many scenes of course taking place in the titular neighborhood on the city’s west side. The book store owned by William Thacker (Grant) is one of the most popular filming locations in all of England. Already a popular neighborhood for tourists, there was a crowded street market also taking place on the day of our visit, with many obstructions, which made it a challenge getting clear angles of the store.
LOCATION: 142 Portobello Rd, London W11 2DZ, UK
While the store was based on a real book store, it was located at a different location in the same neighborhood (13-15 Blenheim Cres, London W11 2EE, UK), which has long since closed. At the time of filming, the storefront featured in the film was actually an antique shop, but has since become a general souvenir and gift shop, re-named to mirror the film’s store name.
There is a large image for the film in the front window.
The flat of William Thacker, which he shares with Spike, played by Rhys Ifans, is located just a couple blocks away from the book store location. The famous blue door where Spike answers in his underwear is also quite a popular tourist destination. It was likewise a challenge getting a photograph here without continuous crowds approaching to get their own shots.
LOCATION: 280 Westbourne Park Rd, London W11 1EH, UK
The 2021 Edgar Wright film “Last Night in Soho” was primarily shot around London, England. In the film, Eloise, played by Thomasin McKenzie, takes up residence with Ms. Collins, played by Diana Rigg. Ms. Collins actually states the correct address of the real location when she first speaks to Eloise.
LOCATION: 8 Goodge Pl, London W1T 4SG, UK
Here is a full view of the building. The top section is dressed a bit different in the film and there is no sign on the right.
Eloise slips into a dream where she is now Sandie, played by Anya Taylor-Joy. In a memorable sequence, Eloise approaches down a narrow alley to the Café de Paris, where a sign for the film “Thunderball” is seen. In realty, there is no narrow alleyway, just a street across from the marquee.
LOCATION: 63-65 Haymarket, St. James’s, London SW1Y 4BP, UK
In one scene, Jack, played by Matt Smith, is seen riding past Piccadilly Circus with Sandie.
LOCATION: Piccadilly Circus, London W1J 9HS, UK
Jack takes Sandie to audition at the Rialto
LOCATION: 12 Greek St, London W1D 4DL, UK
Eloise takes a job working at The Toucan bar, which is a real bar located in Soho, where she meets the mysterious Silver-Haired Gentleman, played by Terence Stamp.
LOCATION: 19 Carlisle St, London W1D 3BY, UK
Here is a closer look at the building.
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The 1998 Guy Ritchie film “Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” was primarily filmed around London, England. The flat of Eddy, played by Nick Moran, can be found in Borough Market. To the left in the same frame is the flat belonging to Dog, played by Frank Harper. The same building appeared in the film “Howard’s End.”
LOCATION: 15 Park St, London SE1 9AB, UK (Dog’s flat is at 13 Park St, London SE1 9AB, UK on the left)
The boys drink at Somoan Jo’s, which is actually The Royal Oak, located at the Columbia Road Flower Market. The same location appears in the films “The Krays,” “Honest,” and “Legend.”
LOCATION: The Royal Oak, Bethnal Green, 73 Columbia Rd, London E2 7RG, UK
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The television comedy “Spaced,” which ran from 1999 to 2001, was directed by Edgar Wright, starring Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Nick Frost. The house from the show can be found in London.
LOCATION: 23 Carleton Rd, London N7 0QZ, UK
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Roger Avary’s 2002 adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel “The Rules of Attraction” was set in the fictional Camden College in New Hampshire, but it was actually filmed at the University of Redlands in Redlands, California. In order to achieve this, the filmmakers had to be very careful in blocking their shots, as to avoid the mountains and palm trees that surround the area. Below, we’ll cover many shots seen in the film from around the campus.
This location also appeared in the film “Hell Night.”
LOCATION: 1200 E Colton Ave, Redlands, CA 92374
Sean Bateman, played by James Van Der Beek, sits on these seats towards the end of the film.
The “End of the World” party takes place at this building.
One of the final shots of the movie, where the character of Sean rides away on his bike, was filmed here.
The home of Rupert, played by Clifton Collins Jr., can be found near Koreatown in L.A.
LOCATION: 858 3rd Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Paul and his friends drop off a classmate at a hospital in Downey, although it is never seen from this angle in the film.
LOCATION: 12750 Erickson Ave, Downey, CA 90242
The angle seen in the film faces this way, toward the street.
Sean Bateman drops of Paul at a bus station, which was on the grounds of the former Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, California. Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center was founded back in the late 1800s. The hospital upgraded to a newer facility located nearby and abandoned a lot of their older buildings, with ownership transferred to the county. The buildings sat vacant for years. The buildings featured as the bus station could be found at Erickson Ave / Flores St, Downey, CA 90242, but have since been demolished.
During an extended montage, Victor, played by Kip Pardue, is seen traveling all over Europe, with many different locations seen in quick cuts, including Big Ben in London.
LOCATION: Big Ben, London SW1A 0AA, UK
The Eiffel Tower is Paris is also quickly seen.
LOCATION: Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, 5 Av. Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France
Victor is also seen at the Arc de Triomphe, which also briefly appears in Roger Avary’s previous film, “Killing Zoe.”
LOCATION: Arc de Triomphe, Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France
Victor eats with Sean and Mitchell, played by Thomas Ian Nicholas, at the former Quality Cafe in Downtown Los Angeles. The diner was a one-time staple of film, appearing in “Seven,” “Training Day,” “Catch Me If You Can,” “Ghost World,” “Another Day In Paradise,” “(500) Days Of Summer” “Million Dollar Baby,” “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “The Heartbreak Kid” and many more. However, it was not an actual restaurant open to the public. Instead it was used solely for filming (much like Johnie’s Coffee Shop in mid-town L.A.). Unless the building was being set up for a production, most of the time it was closed up and locked by a large metal door covering the front windows. So catching a glimpse of it was rare. It ceased to function as a filming location and was completely renovated in 2014. The interior of the property no longer bears any resemblance inside to how it appeared in so many films.
LOCATION: 1238 W 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90017 (since closed and remodeled)
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