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- Discover Michigan’s Hollywood Connection: 20 Must-Watch Movies Filmed in the Mitten State. Michigan’s Film-Friendly Atmosphere. In fact, local legislation financially incentivized filmmakers to shoot their movies here during the 2000s.
- Somewhere in Time (1980) This timeless romantic fantasy film stars Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour in a story about a playwright who becomes enchanted by a photograph of a beautiful actress from the past.
- 8 Mile (2002) This semi-autobiographical story is not only set in Detroit, but was filmed here too. It loosely follows Eminem’s story through a character called B-Rabbit, who is trying to kick start his career in the hip-hop music industry.
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Beverly Hills Cop is an 80s action comedy starring Eddie Murphy. It tells the story of a renegade cop called Axel Foley, whose childhood friend is murdered.
Apr 10, 2020 · While Detroit is not the most filmed location in the United States, it does make an appearance in a myriad of movies, including 8 Mile, Transformers, Real Steel, Beverly Hills Cop, and more.
Aug 18, 2024 · This list celebrates the best movies that not only take place in Michigan but also capture the state's unique spirit and diverse landscapes. From gripping dramas in gritty Detroit to heartwarming tales along the serene Great Lakes, these films showcase how location can deeply influence the storytelling and mood of a movie.
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Aug 5, 2022 · The story of ‘Real Steel’ mostly takes place in Texas, but the filming took place entirely in Michigan, with most scenes shot in Detroit.
- Over The Top
- Night at The Museum
- Creed
- The Fighter
- Southpaw
- I, Robot
- Big Hero 6
- Million Dollar Baby
- The Iron Giant
- Rocky
Over the Top shares two distinct things in common when it comes to comparing it to Real Steel. Father Lincoln Hawk (Sylvester Stallone) and son Michael in Over the Top are reunited as Michael's mother is sick and later dies, and struggle to get along and find common ground. Not to mention Lincoln is struggling to make it as an arm-wrestling champio...
Upon first glance, it doesn't seem Night at the Museum shares much in common with Real Steel. However, they share a common plot: the struggle for father and son to connect. Ben Stiller's character isn't very reliable but when he secures a job as a night guard at a museum, he finds there's more to it than meets the eye when everything in the museum ...
Rocky returns to work in Creed, this time training the son of the late Apollo Creed, Donnie Creed. Wanting to pursue his dream of becoming a professional boxer, but yet faced with multiple rejections, Donnie heads to Philadelphia to seek out Rocky and ask for his help. The two help each other pave their ways forward, with Donnie pursuing his career...
The Fighter is a biographical sports drama, starring Mark Wahlbergas Micky Ward and Christian Bale as his older half-brother Dicky Eklund. The film offers many insights into boxing and depicts how it has affected an entire family. RELATED: Sci-Fi Movies Set In 2020 (& What They Got Right) Boxing and family appear to be one in this film, one affecti...
Southpaw is a 2015 sports drama film starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams and Forest Whitaker. Gyllenhaal plays Billy, a professional boxer who has it all: a successful career and a wife and daughter who love and support him. However, that all changes when one night when Maureen is tragically killed, and Billy then falls into a downward spiral....
Will Smithstars as Detective Del Spooner in a world where robots serve humanity. However, Spooner holds a severe distrust towards robots due to a past event in which he was saved and a little girl drowned because of a robot's cold and calculated judgment. RELATED: Rocky: Every Training Montage From Least To Most Motivational, Ranked For audiences t...
Hiro is a fourteen-year-old prodigy and robotics genius. He's introduced by his brother Tadashi to the research lab at his brother's school, as well as his brother's friends, with Tadashi hoping to get Hiro away from participating in illegal robot fights. All looks well as Hiro is accepted to the university and gets to showcase his microbots, but H...
Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwoodand Morgan Freeman star in this 2004 film about Maggie (Swank), who enters the world of boxing late in life but determined to achieve her dream of being a professional. Frankie (Eastwood) finally agrees to train Maggie and together they take on boxing, but unfortunately, meet a tragic ending when Maggie is injured severe...
In Real Steel, Max forges a bond with Atom, not unlike the bond Hogarth has with The Iron Giant. Boy and robot have powerful bonds, becoming the best of friends, and helping one another when they need it most. While Atom helps Max, especially where it concerns his relationship with his father, The Iron Giant helps Hogarth through the loss of his fa...
Released in 1976, Rocky has since become a well-known franchise about an underdog boxer named Rocky Balboa rising to fame in Philadelphia. Not unlike Charlie's story in Real Steel, Rocky had to work through his own obstacles and rise against all odds, while also attending to his personal life. Undoubtedly one of the most inspiring movies of all tim...
List of films set in Detroit. Detroit, Michigan in the United States, has been used as a setting and/or filming location for many Hollywood feature films, as well as several television series: 17000 Block, Curtis Franklin. 2005. Theo Williamson, Walter Harris, Rebecca Dawn. 61*, Billy Crystal. 2001.
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Real Steel is a 2011 American science fiction sports film starring Hugh Jackman and Dakota Goyo and co-produced and directed by Shawn Levy for DreamWorks Pictures.
