KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM

Movies Set in Hawaii

Kinora's catalogue lists 6 films set in Hawaii, spanning 1953–2012. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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  • 2012

    Cloud Atlas

    San Francisco · London · Hawaii · Chatham Islands — 1800s · 1930s · 1970s · 2010s · Far Future
    Urban · Island · Coastal Sea · Off Worlddir. Lilly Wachowski
  • 2008

    Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    Hawaii · Los Angeles — 2000s
    Islanddir. Nicholas Stoller
  • 1953

    From Here to Eternity

    Hawaii — 1940s
    Islanddir. Fred Zinnemann
  • 2002

    Lilo & Stitch

    Hawaii — 2000s
    Island · Coastal Seadir. Dean DeBlois
  • 2011

    The Descendants

    Hawaii — 2010s
    Island · Coastal Seadir. Alexander Payne
  • 1970

    Tora! Tora! Tora!

    Hawaii · Washington, D.C. · Japan — 1940s
    Coastal Sea · Urbandir. Toshio Masuda

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in Hawaii?

Kinora's catalogue lists 6 films set in Hawaii, spanning 1953–2012.

What are some movies set in Hawaii?

Films set in Hawaii in our catalogue include Cloud Atlas (2012), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), From Here to Eternity (1953), Lilo & Stitch (2002), and The Descendants (2011).

What is the oldest movie set in Hawaii?

From Here to Eternity (1953) is the earliest film set in Hawaii in our catalogue; the most recent is Cloud Atlas (2012).

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