Hollywood loves Seattle. Our moody lighting and charming landscapes draw filmmakers to the Northwest to make memorable movies, from drama to romance to Sasquatch comedies. Sometimes they get us right—coffee, drizzle, awkward locals—and sometimes, well, we can tell that they actually filmed in Vancouver. Seattle Met dives into the films made and set in Seattle to find out how we fare on the silver screen. Lights, camera, Space Needle.
Steven Soderbergh’s <i>Kimi</i> Holds a Mirror Up to Seattle
And it ain’t always pretty.
<i>Sleepless in Seattle</i> Makes Me Deeply Grateful That I Don’t Remember the ’90s
New York is the city that never sleeps, Seattle is the city that never processes its feelings.
<i>Harry and the Hendersons</i>: A Seattle Bigfoot Bromance
Ah, "the Wallingford section." That part of town filled with swimming pools and taxidermy.
<i>10 Things I Hate About You</i> Shows Us the Real Seattle
Leave it to an angsty teen to give us a nuanced look at our city.
<i>Fifty Shades of Grey</i>: Is It 50 Shades of Terrible?
Floggers, pencil skirts, and that oh-so-sexy I-5 and I-90 Interchange.
Why Does <i>Where’d You Go, Bernadette</i> Hate Seattle?
The film version of Maria Semple's blockbuster novel misses the chance to truly skewer the city.
Is <i>Singles</i> the Ultimate Seattle Movie?
Much of what the Cameron Crowe classic says about our city still holds true.
A Big Seattle Movie Guide: What to Watch and What to Skip
Old, new, major, minor—here’s our city, and sometimes our state, on the screen.
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