Movies Set in Washington, D.C.

Kinora's catalogue lists 20 films set in Washington, D.C., spanning 1973–2024. 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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1992
A Few Good Men
Cuba · Washington, D.C. — 1990s
Urbandir. Rob Reiner
1976
All the President's Men
Washington, D.C. — 1970s
Urbandir. Alan J. Pakula
1979
Being There
Washington, D.C. — 1970s
Urbandir. Hal Ashby
1987
Broadcast News
Washington, D.C. — 1980s
Urbandir. James L. Brooks
2024
Civil War
Washington, D.C. · New York City · Virginia — Near Future
Urban · Ruraldir. Alex Garland
1998
Deep Impact
Virginia · Washington, D.C. · Space — 1990s
Urban · Off Worlddir. Mimi Leder
2021
Don't Look Up
Washington, D.C. · Michigan — 2020s
Urbandir. Adam McKay
1998
Enemy of the State
Washington, D.C. · Baltimore — 1990s
Urbandir. Tony Scott
1994
Forrest Gump
Alabama · Vietnam · Washington, D.C. · New York City — 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
Rural · Urban · Coastal Seadir. Robert Zemeckis
1996
Independence Day
Los Angeles · Washington, D.C. · Nevada — 1990s
Urban · Desertdir. Roland Emmerich
1991
JFK
New Orleans · Dallas · Washington, D.C. — 1960s
Urbandir. Oliver Stone
2016
Loving
Virginia · Washington, D.C. — 1950s · 1960s
Ruraldir. Jeff Nichols
1996
Mars Attacks!
Washington, D.C. · Las Vegas — 1990s
Urban · Desertdir. Tim Burton
2002
Minority Report
Washington, D.C. — Near Future
Urbandir. Steven Spielberg
1973
The Exorcist
Washington, D.C. — 1970s
Urbandir. William Friedkin
1990
The Hunt for Red October
Atlantic Ocean · Washington, D.C. — 1980s
Coastal Seadir. John McTiernan
2017
The Post
Washington, D.C. — 1960s · 1970s
Urbandir. Steven Spielberg
1975
Three Days of the Condor
New York City · Washington, D.C. — 1970s
Urbandir. Sydney Pollack
2000
Traffic
San Diego · Tijuana · Cincinnati · Washington, D.C. — 2000s
Urban · Suburbandir. Steven Soderbergh
2012
Zero Dark Thirty
Pakistan · Abbottabad · Afghanistan · Washington, D.C. — 2000s · 2010s
Urbandir. Kathryn Bigelow

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in Washington, D.C.?

Kinora's catalogue lists 20 films set in Washington, D.C., spanning 1973–2024.

What are some movies set in Washington, D.C.?

Films set in Washington, D.C. in our catalogue include A Few Good Men (1992), All the President's Men (1976), Being There (1979), Broadcast News (1987), and Civil War (2024).

What is the oldest movie set in Washington, D.C.?

The Exorcist (1973) is the earliest film set in Washington, D.C. in our catalogue; the most recent is Civil War (2024).