List of films set in Dallas explained

A large number of movies have been filmed in Dallas, Texas, although not all of these are necessarily set in Dallas; for example RoboCop was filmed in Dallas but set in Detroit, Michigan.^[1] Conversely, many films set in Dallas were filmed elsewhere, including Dallas Buyers Club, which was filmed in New Orleans.^[2]

All of the movies and television shows listed below were filmed in Dallas unless noted otherwise.

• 1950, Dallas (movie)
• 1959, The Giant Gila Monster
• 1959, The Killer Shrews
• 1960, My Dog Buddy
• 1962, State Fair
• 1967, Bonnie and Clyde
• 1967, Mars Needs Women
• 1973, Executive Action
• 1974, Benji
• 1974, Phantom of the Paradise
• 1976, Logan's Run
• 1978, Cotton Candy (film)
• 1978-1991 Dallas (TV series)
• 1980, The Lathe of Heaven
• 1982, Silent Rage
• 1983, Silkwood
• 1983, Tender Mercies
• 1984, Places in the Heart
• 1984, Right to Kill?
• 1985, Target
• 1985, The Trip to Bountiful
• 1986, True Stories
• 1987, Paramedics
• 1987, RoboCop
• 1988, Dead Solid Perfect (HBO movie)
• 1988–1991, Gerbert (TV series)
• 1988, It Takes Two
• 1988, Il Nido del Ragno ("The Spider's Nest")
• 1988, Talk Radio
• 1989, Born on the Fourth of July
• 1990, Problem Child
• 1991, JFK
• 1991, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
• 1991, Necessary Roughness
• 1991, Steele's Law
• 1992, Leap of Faith
• 1992, Love Crimes
• 1992, Love Field
• 1992, Ruby
• 1993, Hexed
• 1993–2001, Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
• 1994, Blank Check
• 1994, Curse of the Starving Class
• 1995–1998, Wishbone (TV series)
• 1996, Bottle Rocket
• 1997, The Apostle
• 1997, Asteroid (TV movie)
• 1997, Batman & Robin
• 1997, It's in the Water
• 1998, Point Blank
• 1998, The X-Files: Fight the Future
• 1999, Any Given Sunday
• 1999, Boys Don't Cry
• 1999, Olive, the Other Reindeer (TV special; animated in Dallas)
• 1999,
• 1999, Office Space
• 2000, Dr. T & the Women
• 2001, (animated in Dallas)
• 2001, Pendulum
• 2002–2007, (TV series; animated in Dallas)
• 2002, The Anarchist Cookbook
• 2002, The Rookie
• 2002, Serving Sara
• 2002, Slap Her... She's French
• 2003, Saving Jessica Lynch (TV movie)
• 2003, Deadly Cinema (TV series)
• 2004, The Ant Bully (animated in Dallas)
• 2004, The Benefactor (TV series)
• 2004, Primer
• 2006, The Night of the White Pants
• 2006–2008, Prison Break (TV series)
• 2009, Fissure
• 2010, Earthling
• 2010-2011, The Good Guys (TV series)
• 2011, The Tree of Life
• 2012, 9th Floor: Quest for the Ancient Relic
• 2012-2014 Dallas (TV series)
• 2013, Hoovey
• 2015, 11.22.63 (Hulu series)
• 2015–present, Queen of the South (TV series)
• 2017, LBJ
• 2017, The Gifted (TV series; pilot only)

In addition, numerous TV movies and "B movies" have been filmed in Dallas, as well as a few lesser-known, short-lived TV series.

Notes and References

1. News: Wilonsky . Robert . September 8, 2017 . 'RoboCop,' now 30, is still the most Dallas movie ever made, despite being set in Detroit . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004073924/https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/09/08/robocop-now-30-is-still-the-most-dallas-movie-ever-made-despite-being-set-in-detroit/ . October 4, 2022 . 2024-06-07 . Dallas Morning News.
2. News: Scott . Mike . November 22, 2013 . 'Dallas Buyers Club' movie review: New Orleans-shot drama a showcase for Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto . 2024-06-07 . The Times-Picayune . NOLA.com.