Rhode Island in Popular Culture - Film

Film

  • The ABC Show Body Of Proof which takes place in Philadelphia, is filmed all around Rhode Island, mainly Providence. Including multiple JWU property's.
  • Portions of the 2008 romantic comedy 27 Dresses were filmed in several locations throughout the state of Rhode Island, notably Mills Tavern in downtown Providence, Club Hell in Providence, and several beaches and mansions in Newport and Chepachet.
  • The 1990 Academy Award-winning film Reversal of Fortune (Jeremy Irons - Best Actor in a Lead Role) told the true story of Claus von Bülow's trial for attempted murder against his wife, Sunny von Bülow. The events depicted in the film took place in Newport.
  • The Academy Award-winning 1974 drama The Great Gatsby based on the classic American novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and starring Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, and Edward Herrmann was filmed in Newport, RI at the Rosecliff Mansion on Bellevue Ave.
  • The critically acclaimed 2007 drama Evening, which featured an ensemble cast starring Claire Danes, Vanessa Redgrave, Toni Collette, Natasha Richardson, Hugh Dancy, Glenn Close, and Meryl Streep was filmed partially in Rhode Island. The film was primarily set in Newport and included large portions filmed at Gooseberry Beach.
  • The 2003 independent film Getting Out of Rhode Island is set in Rhode Island.
  • The 1994 film Federal Hill takes place in the eponymous neighborhood of Providence.
  • The 1998 romantic drama Meet Joe Black starring Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt was filmed partially at Warwick's Aldrich Mansion.
  • Most of the 2007 comedy Dan In Real Life starring Steve Carell and Dane Cook is set in Rhode Island.
  • Scenes from the 1997 film Amistad (film) were shot in Newport, Rhode Island
  • The 2007 family film Underdog (movie) was filmed in Providence. Filming locations included Hope High School on the East Side of Providence. For the final theatrical cut of scenes in which Underdog flies through city streets, buildings in Providence's downcity district are combined with computer-generated buildings to create a completely original look.
  • The 2009 documentary film Happy Endings?, filmed in Rhode Island, follows women in Asian massage parlors and the debate to change the prostitution laws in Rhode Island where prostitution is "legal behind closed doors".
  • In 2008 the movie The Clique was filmed in Rhode Island
  • Mr. North, a film based on the 1973 novel Theophilus North by Thornton Wilder, is set in 1920s Newport.


Many films by the Farrelly brothers are filmed and/or set in Rhode Island.

  • 1999's Outside Providence was set in Pawtucket and filmed on the campus of the University of Rhode Island
  • 1998's There's Something About Mary was partially set in Providence, Cumberland and Barrington.
  • 1991's Providence was set in the eponymous city
  • 1994's Dumb and Dumber and its 2003 prequel Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd are both set in Rhode Island.
  • 2000's Me, Myself and Irene stars Jim Carrey as a Rhode Island state trooper with multiple personalities.
  • 2011's Hall Pass starring Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate was set in Providence.

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