Film
| Date | Title | Country | Notes | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | The Show Off | USA | Silent film based on the play by George Kelly. Stars Ford Sterling. | |
| 1933 | 42nd Street | USA | Busby Berkeley musical, ending takes place in Philadelphia. | |
| 1934 | The Show-Off | USA | Based on the play by George Kelly. Stars Spencer Tracy. | |
| 1940 | The Philadelphia Story | USA | Stars Jimmy Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, and Cary Grant. Takes place on the Main Line, based on a play. | |
| 1940 | Kitty Foyle | USA | Based on a 1939 novel. | |
| 1941 | The Big Store | USA | Stars the Marx Brothers. | |
| 1946 | The Show-Off | USA | Based on the play by George Kelly. Stars Red Skelton. | |
| 1959 | The Young Philadelphians | USA | Based on Richard P. Powell's novel The Philadelphian. Stars Paul Newman and Robert Vaughn. | |
| 1964 | Marnie | USA | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. | |
| 1967 | The Happiest Millionaire | USA | Musical about Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr. | |
| 1968 | High School | USA | Documentary | |
| 1972 | 1776 | USA | Adapted from Broadway musical. | |
| 1973 | Trick Baby | USA | Stars Kiel Martin and Mel Stewart. | |
| 1976 | Rocky | USA | Written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. | |
| 1978 | Dawn of the Dead | Italy/USA | Sequel to Night of the Living Dead. Directed by George A. Romero. | |
| 1979 | Rocky II | USA | Written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. | |
| 1981 | Blow Out | USA | Directed by Brian De Palma. | |
| 1981 | Bustin' Loose | USA | Stars Richard Pryor and Cicely Tyson. | |
| 1982 | Rocky III | USA | Written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. | |
| 1982 | Fighting Back | USA | Vigilante Picture. | |
| 1983 | Trading Places | USA | Stars Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. | |
| 1984 | Birdy | USA | Directed by Alan Parker. | |
| 1984 | The Philadelphia Experiment | USA | Based on the urban legend of the Philadelphia Experiment. | |
| 1985 | Rocky IV | USA | Written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. | |
| 1985 | Witness | USA | Stars Harrison Ford. | |
| 1986 | The Bombing of Osage Avenue | USA | Documentary on the 1985 bombing of the MOVE house by the Philadelphia Police Department, as told from the perspective of the neighboring residents of Osage Avenue. Written and narrated by Toni Cade Bambara. | |
| 1987 | Mannequin | USA | ||
| 1990 | Downtown | USA | Directed by Richard Benjamin. Stars Anthony Edwards and Forest Whitaker. | |
| 1990 | Rocky V | USA | Written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. | |
| 1991 | Mannequin 2 | USA | ||
| 1993 | Money for Nothing | USA | Stars John Cusack. | |
| 1993 | Philadelphia | USA | Stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. | |
| 1995 | Twelve Monkeys | USA | Directed by Terry Gilliam. | |
| 1995 | Two Bits | USA | Directed by James Foley. | |
| 1996 | Up Close & Personal | USA | ||
| 1998 | Wide Awake | USA | Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. | |
| 1998 | Fallen | USA | Directed by Gregory Hoblit, starring Denzel Washington. | |
| 1999 | The Sixth Sense | USA | Directed M. Night Shyamalan, stars Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment. | |
| 2000 | Best in Show | USA | Mockumentary about five entrants in a prestigious Philadelphia dog show. Directed by Christopher Guest. | |
| 2000 | Unbreakable | USA | Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, stars Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson. | |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | USA | Directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Haley Joel Osment. | |
| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | USA | Based on the autobiography by Chuck Barris. Directed by George Clooney, stars Sam Rockwell. | |
| 2002 | State Property | USA | Stars Beanie Sigel. | |
| 2003 | Death by Association | USA | Written and directed by Anthony L. Fletcher. | |
| 2003 | My Architect: A Son's Journey | USA | Documentary on architect Louis Kahn. | |
| 2004 | The 24th Day | USA | ||
| 2004 | Fat Albert | USA | Based on the animated television series by Bill Cosby. | |
| 2004 | National Treasure | USA | Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, stars Nicolas Cage. | |
| 2005 | E-A-G-L-E-S: The Movie | USA | Documentary on the Philadelphia Eagles' 2004 season. | |
| 2005 | A History of Violence | USA | Directed by David Cronenberg, based on a graphic novel. | |
| 2005 | In Her Shoes | USA | Directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Cameron Diaz. | |
| 2005 | Shadowboxer | USA | ||
| 2005 | State Property 2 | USA | Stars Beanie Sigel. | |
| 2005 | Train Ride | USA | ||
| 2006 | 10th & Wolf | USA | Directed by Robert Moresco. | |
| 2006 | Invincible | USA | Based the real life story of former Philadelphia Eagles player and Philadelphia native Vince Papale starring Mark Wahlberg as Papale and Greg Kinnear as Eagles head coach Dick Vermeil | |
| 2006 | Lady in the Water | USA | Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. | |
| 2006 | Rocky Balboa | USA | Written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. | |
| 2006 | The Shame of a City | USA | Documentary on the 2003 Philadelphia mayoral campaign between John F. Street and Sam Katz. | |
| 2007 | Pride | USA | Directed by Sunu Gonera, starring Terrence Howard. Based upon the life of swimming coach Jim Ellis. | |
| 2007 | Shooter | USA | Directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Mark Wahlberg. | |
| 2008 | Cover | USA | Film starring Aunjanue Ellis. | |
| 2008 | Then She Found Me | USA | Directed by Helen Hunt. Based on the novel by Elinor Lipman. | |
| 2008 | Marley & Me | USA | Starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston. American comedy-drama film, based on a true story. The family moves to the Philadelphia area, specifically southern Chester County, west of the city. | |
| 2008 | Baby Mama | USA | Starring Tina Fey. | |
| 2008 | The Happening | USA | Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. | |
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | USA | Directed by Michael Bay. | |
| 2009 | Law Abiding Citizen | USA | Directed by F. Gary Gray. | |
| 2010 | Devil (2010 film) | USA | Directed by John Erick Dowdle. | |
| 2011 | Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles | USA | Directed by Jon Foy. |
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“I’ll be right here.”
—Melissa Mathison, U.S. screenwriter, and Steven Spielberg. ET, ET The Extra-Terrestrial, saying goodbye to Elliot as he touches Elliot’s forehead—ET’s final words in the film (1982)
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