Top 10 Movies Made in Pittsburgh

7. Dogma (1998)

Pittsburgh International Airport stars as General Mitchell Airport, along with lead actor Bud Cort, in this fantasy comedy about two renegade angels trying to get back into heaven. This movie was shot almost entirely in Pittsburgh with locations including the USX building and a historic Roman Catholic church in East Liberty.

Top 10 Movies Made in Pittsburgh: Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Paul Douglas and Janet Leigh star in this fun film about a troupe of angels who come down from heaven to help the Pittsburgh Pirates win the pennant. Much of the movie was shot on location (very unusual for the time) at Forbes Field, the home field of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and includes footage of actual Pirates games.

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Top 10 Movies Made in Pittsburgh: Lorenzo's Oil (1991)

This gripping, Academy Award-winning drama stars Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon as parents working together to find a cure for a rare disease afficting their son after the medical establishment forsakes them. While set in Washington DC, most of the movie's scenes were actually filmed in Pittsburgh.

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Top 10 Movies Made in Pittsburgh: Wonder Boys (1999)

Based on a novel by Michael Chabon, a University of Pittsburgh graduate, this movie stars Michael Douglas and Frances McDormand. Many of the film's scenes were shot at Carnegie-Mellon University. Additional scenes were shot in Oakland, Downtown, Shadyside, Sewickley and Beaver. Many of the key scenes feature one of Pittsburgh's many bridges!

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Top 10 Movies Made in Pittsburgh: The Deer Hunter (1978)

 A powerful Vietnam war drama starting Robert De Niro, John Cazale and John Savage, The Deer Hunter won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The movie is set in the men's hometown of Clairton, PA, west of Pittsburgh, with many of the scenes shot around Western Pennsylvania. The fearsome steel mill and the Orthodox church from the wedding scene are

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Top 10 Movies Made in Pittsburgh: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

This Academy Award-winning crime thriller stars Anthony Hopkins as a psychopathic serial killer locked up in the Memphis, TN Town Hall (portrayed by the Pittsburgh Soldiers and Sailors Museum) and Jodie Foster as the FBI cadet in charge of the interrogation. The Carnegie Museum of Natural History also makes an appearance.

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Top 10 Movies Made in Pittsburgh: Night of the Living Dead (1968)

This low-budget cult classic written and directed by George A. Romero revolves around people in a Pittsburgh suburb being stalked by ravenous, flesh-eating zombies. Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985) were also filmed in Pittsburgh, but the 2005 Land of the Dead was filmed in Canada for budget reasons.