51 Movies Filmed in Utah
It’s not a secret that there are many movies filmed in Utah. Besides the Sundance Film Festival, which brings in thousands of people each year, Utah is known for several other film companies including Disney. Is there a movie made in Utah that you don’t see on our list? Let us know!
Utah has actually been used for films since before WWII, and it continues to be an amazing location for upcoming films. Here are the best films that were made in Utah.
List of Films Made in Utah
1. Stagecoach (1939)
Utah locations: Monument Valley
2. Billy the Kid (1941)
Utah locations: Kanab Movie Ranch, Paria Canyon, Monument Valley
3. Fort Apache (1948)
Utah locations: Goulding’s Lodge and Trading Post in Monument Valley, Monument Valley, Kanab, Moab, Arches National Park
4. She wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Utah locations: Kanab Movie Fort, Kanab, Mexican Hat, Monument Valley, Moab
5. Wagon master (1950)
Utah locations: Colorado River, Hittle Bottom and Professor Valley near Moab; Monument Valley; Spanish Valley
6. Rio Grande (1950)
Utah locations: Colorado River, Ida Gulch, Professor Valley, Onion Creek Narrows and White’s Ranch in Moab; Monument Valley
7. The Searchers (1956)
Utah locations: Monument Valley
8. The Conqueror (1956)
Utah locations: Escalante Desert, Hurricane, Snow Canyon State Park, St. George
9. How the West Was Won (1962)
Utah locations: Cedar Mountain, Duck Creek Village, Monument Valley
10. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Utah locations: Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park, Glen Canyon, Lake Powell, Moab
11. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Utah locations: Monument Valley
Utah was used for the opening scenes
12. Planet of the Apes (1968)
Utah locations: Glen Canyon, Lake Powell
13. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Utah locations: Grafton, Snow Canyon, St. George, Zion National Park
And so Robert Redford fell in love with Utah.
14. Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Utah locations: Alpine Loop and Mt. Timpanogos, Ashley National Forest, Leeds, Snow Canyon, St. George, Sundance, Uinta National Forest, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Zion National Park
15. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Utah locations: Glen Canyon
Utah welcomes British starts Michael Caine and Sean Connary.
16. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Utah locations: Glen Canyon, Paria, Kanab Movie Ranch
17. The Electric Horseman (1979)
Utah locations: Grafton, St. George, Zion National Park
18. The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
Utah locations: Moab, Monument Valley
19. Footloose (1984)
Utah locations: American Fork, Lehi, Orem, Provo, Payson
20. Better Off Dead… (1985)
Utah locations: Alta, Brighton, Snowbird
21. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Utah locations: Arches National Park, Moab
22. Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Utah locations: Monument Valley
23. Thelma & Louise (1991)
Utah locations: Canyonlands National Park, Cisco, Dead Horse Point State Park, La Sal Mountains, Thompson Springs, Mexican Hat, West Valley City, Moab
24. The Sandlot (1993)
Utah locations: Ogden, Rose Park, Glendale, Midvale, American Fork
25. Forrest Gump (1994)
Utah locations: Monument Valley, Mexican Hat
26. Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Utah locations: Lakepoint, Provo, Orem, Park City, Sandy, Salt Lake City
27. Maverick (1994)
Utah locations: Glen Canyon, Lake Powell
28. Independence Day (1996)
Utah locations: Bonneville Salt Flats, Lakepoint, Skull Valley, Tooele, Wendover
29. Con Air (1997)
Utah locations: Bonneville Salt Flats, Moab, Mill Canyon, Ogden Airport, Salt Lake City, Wendover
30. Drive Me Crazy (1999)
Utah locations: Salt Lake City, Ogden, South Towne Center in Sandy
31. Galaxy Quest (1999)
Utah locations: Goblin Valley State Park
32. Mission Impossible II (2000)
Utah locations: Dead Horse Point State Park, Moab, Monument Valley
33. Planet of the Apes (2001)
Utah locations: Lake Powell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjoCubOyqMI
34. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Utah locations: Moab
35. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde (2003)
Utah locations: Salt Lake City
36. Hulk (2003)
Utah locations: Arches National Park, Clive, Wendover
37. Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
Utah locations: Ogden, Salt Lake City
38. National Treasure (2004)
Utah locations: Strawberry Reservoir
39. The World’s Fastest Indian (2005)
Utah locations: Echo, Salt Lake City, Tooele, Wendover, Skull Valley, Bonneville Salt Flats
40. Bonneville (2006)
Utah locations: Bonneville Salt Flats, Bryce Canyon National Park, Lake Powell, Skull Valley, Salt Lake City
41. High School Musical (2006)
Utah locations: East High School in Salt Lake City, Murray High School, Jon M. Huntsman Center at the University of Utah, Snow Canyon Country Club, Murray, St. George, Midvale
42. Big Love (2006-11)
Utah locations: Salt Lake City, Sandy
43. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)
Utah locations: Bonneville Salt Flats, Wendover
44. Daddy Day Camp (2007)
Utah locations: Park City, Provo
45. Star Trek (2009)
Utah locations: San Rafael Swell
46. 127 Hours (2010)
Utah locations: Moab, Salt Lake City
47. Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut (2011)
Utah locations: Moab, Monument Valley, Mexican Hat, Lake Powell
48. The Tree of Life (2011)
Utah locations: Bonneville Salt Flats, Goblin Valley State Park
49. John Carter (2012)
Utah locations: Moab, Big Water, Millard County
50. The Lone Ranger (2013)
Utah locations: Dead Horse Point State Park, Moab, Monument Valley
51. Gravity (2013)
Lake Powell
