# Films and television shows produced in Wilmington, North Carolina

Film and television shot/produced in Wilmington, North Carolina, are usually independent and/or low-budget films, mainly due to Wilmington being relatively more affordable than other cities to film in. Other reasons for Wilmington's appeal include its local university (UNCW), its location on the coast, the presence of many historic buildings/sites, and vast swamps and waterways outside of Wilmington. It has remained the largest film and television production area in North Carolina since the 1980s, when the first major productions started to be made in the region.
Producer Dino De Laurentiis first came to Wilmington to film Firestarter, which was released in 1984. He would later create De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG), build a studio complex (operated by a subsidiary called the North Carolina Film Corporation), and found its headquarters in Wilmington; the film studio began releasing films in 1986. After it declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1989, most of the company as well as its studio complex in Wilmington was sold to Carolco Pictures. The company would later declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the same studio complex was sold to EUE/Screen Gems in 1996.
In 2013, Marvel Studios' Iron Man 3 was released to theaters; some places used in the film were the Port of Wilmington, Cape Fear River, and New Hanover Regional Medical Center. It remains the largest film to be shot in Wilmington and North Carolina. In the mid- to late-2010s, the city's film industry slowed due to the North Carolina General Assembly not extending pre-2014 film incentives and Governor Pat McCrory signing the controversial House Bill 2 (HB2) in 2017. Most of the business went to other major cities, including Atlanta, Georgia, where EUE/Screen Gems also had a studio complex.
Around the early 2020s—after the COVID-19 lockdowns, repeal of HB2, and changes to state film incentives—filming in the area began to increase again, with 2021 being the industry's biggest year to date, breaking the previous record set in 2012. 2021 was also the biggest year for the whole film industry at large in the state of North Carolina. In 2022, Dark Horse Studios—which became Wilmington's second film studio in 2020—planned a 20-million-dollar expansion to their studio complex in Wilmington, set to be complete in 2024. On September 27, 2023, Cinespace Studios announced it had purchased two EUE/Screen Gems Studios locations in Wilmington and Atlanta.
As of 2020, 138 films and 162 television shows/series have been shot/produced in the city. Wilmington has been many nicknames refencing its film industry, including "Wilmywood" and "Hollywood of the East" or "Hollywood East".

## Feature-length films

Feature-length films released between 1984 and 2024.
| Title | Director(s) | Producer(s) / Executive producer(s) | Production company(ies) (* = Distributor / ** = International distributor) | Genre | Year | Notes |
| 20 Funerals | Anghus Houvouras | Dan Edgell, David Eubanks, James Register, Eric Tomosunas | Swirl Films | Action-thriller | 2004 | |
| The 27 Club | Erica Dunton | Bill Brady, Erica Dunton, Chiara Trento | 3 Words Productions, Bystander Films | Drama | 2008 | |
| 28 Days | Betty Thomas | Jenno Topping | Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing,* Tall Trees Productions | Comedy | 2000 | |
| The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Gary Halvorson | Marjorie Kalins, Alex Rockwell | Children’s Television Workshop, Columbia Pictures, Jim Henson Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing* | Children's film | 1999 | |
| Alan & Naomi | Sterling Van Wagenen | Dave Anderson, Mark Balsam | PorchLight Entertainment | Drama | 1992 | |
| Along for the Ride | Sofia Alvarez | Eric Newman, Bryan Unkeless | Screen Arcade, Netflix | Drama | 2022 | |
| Amos & Andrew | E. Max Frye | Gary Goetzman | Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures,* New Line Cinema | Black comedy | 1993 | |
| The Angel Doll | Alexander Johnston | Jerry Bledsoe, Rex Fuqua, K.B. Edwards, Laura B. Edwards, Julie Hingle, Pat Hingle, Elaine Johnston, Trenton McDevitt | Angel Doll Productions, Wild Bunch Films | Drama | 2002 | |
| Arthur Newman | Dante Ariola | Mac Cappuccino, Becky Johnston, Brian Oliver, Alisa Tager | Cinedigm Entertainment,* Cross Creek Pictures, Focus Features International,** Vertebra Films | Comedy | 2012 | |
| The Bedroom Window | Curtis Hanson | Martha De Laurentiis, Robert Towne | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | Psychological thriller | 1987 | |
| Betsy's Wedding | Alan Alda | Martin Bregman, Louis A. Stroller | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution,* Martin Bregman Productions, Silver Screen Partners IV, Touchstone Pictures | Romantic comedy | 1990 | |
| Billy Bathgate | Robert Benton | Robert F. Colesberry, Arlene Donovan | Buena Vista Pictures,* Touchstone Pictures | Biographical | 1991 | |
| Black Dog | Kevin Hooks | Raffaella De Laurentiis, Mark W. Koch, Peter Saphier | BBC, Marubeni Corporation, Tele München Group, Mutual Film Company, Prelude Pictures, UGC P.H., Universal Pictures* | Action | 1998 | |
| Black Knight | Gil Junger | Michael Green, Arnon Milchan, Darryl J. Quarles, Paul Schiff | 20th Century Studios,* The Firm, Inc., Regency Enterprises, Runteldat Entertainment | Adventure comedy | 2001 | |
| The Black Phone | Scott Derrickson | Jason Blum, C. Robert Cargill, Scott Derrickson | Blumhouse Productions, Crooked Highway, Universal Pictures* | Horror | 2021 | |
| The Bleeding | Charlie Picerni | Michael Tadross Jr. | Anchor Bay Entertainment,* Iron Bull Films | Action horror | 2009 | |
| Bloodmoon | Siu Lung Leung | Ng See-yuen, Keith W. Strandberg | Media of Medias, Seasonal Film Corporation | Action | 1997 | |
| Bloodworth | Shane Dax Taylor | Darryl Atwater, Kendi Atwater, W. Earl Brown, Kenneth Burke, T Bone Burnett, Travis Nicholson, Corey Taylor, Shane Dax Taylor | Buffalo Bulldog Films, Dax Productions, Provinces of Night, Racer Entertainment, Samuel Goldwyn Films* | Drama | 2010 | |
| Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland | Lev L. Spiro | Eric Falconer, Eric Fischer, Michael Keller, Alan Ritchson, Chris Romano | AllyCat Entertainment, BMS Brands, Dead Fish Films, Falconer/Romanski, Lionsgate,* Union Entertainment Group (II) | Comedy | 2016 | |
| Blue Velvet | David Lynch | Fred C. Caruso | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | Mystery | 1986 | |
| Bolden | Dan Pritzker | Jonathan Cornick, Michele Tayler | Abramorama,* King Bolden LLC | Drama | 2019 | |
| Boys of Summer | David Henrie | John Blandford, Amanda Devine, Mark Fasano, James Henrie, Annie Mahoney, Dan McDonough, Darren Moorman, Scott Pomeroy, Tobias Weymar | Nickel City Pictures, Novo Media Group, Pastime Pictures | Adventure | 2024 | |
| Breakwater | James Rowe | Larry Hummel, Dana Lustig, Jeff Maynard, Matt Paul, Edward Winters | Loose Cannon Pictures (II) | Thriller | 2022 | |
| Bruno | Shirley MacLaine | David Kirkpatrick | New Angel Films | Comedy | 2000 | |
| Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever | Ti West | Patrick Derham, Lauren Moews, Jonathan Sachar, | Aloe Entertainment, Lionsgate,* Morningstar Films, Proud Mary Entertainment, Tonic Films | Horror-comedy | 2009 | |
| Cat's Eye | Lewis Teague | Dino De Laurentiis, Martha De Laurentiis | MGM/UA Entertainment Co. | Horror | 1985 | |
| Chasers | Dennis Hopper | James G. Robinson | Morgan Creek Productions, Warner Bros.* | Comedy | 1994 | |
| The Choice | Ross Katz | Theresa Park, Peter Safran, Nicholas Sparks | Lionsgate,* Nicholas Sparks Productions, The Safran Company | Romantic Drama | 2016 | |
| Collision Course | Lewis Teague | Robert W. Cort, Ted Field | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group,* Interscope Communications | Action comedy | 1989 | |
| The Conjuring | James Wan | Rob Cowan, Tony DeRosa-Grund, Peter Safran | Evergreen Media Group, New Line Cinema, The Safran Company, Warner Bros. Pictures* | Horror | 2013 | |
| Crimes of the Heart | Bruce Beresford | Freddie Fields | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | Black comedy | 1986 | |
| The Crow | Alex Proyas | Grant Hill, Jeff Most, Edward R. Pressman | Dimension Films, Entertainment Media Investment Corporation, Jeff Most Productions, Miramax Films,* Pressman Film | Action | 1994 | Actor Brandon Lee was fatally shot during filming due to issues involving the prop gun, causing a bullet fragment to be fired at Lee. |
| The Cutoff | Art Camacho | Michael Depasquale Jr., Tony Errico, Gerald Waller | Errico/Depasquale/Waller, Screen Action Pictures Inc. | Action | 1998 | |
| Cyborg | Albert Pyun | Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan | The Cannon Group, Inc. | Action | 1989 | |
| The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | Peter Care | Jodie Foster, Meg LeFauve, Todd McFarlane, Jay Shapiro | Egg Pictures, Initial Entertainment Group, ThinkFilm* | Comedy | 2002 | |
| Date with an Angel | Tom McLoughlin | Martha De Laurentiis | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | Comedy | 1987 | |
| Dead Heist | Bo Webb | David Eubanks, James Register, Eric Tomosunas | Swirl Films | Action | 2007 | |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Callie Khouri | Bonnie Bruckheimer, Hunt Lowry, Bette Midler | Gaylord Films, Warner Bros. Pictures* | Comedy drama | 2002 | |
| Domestic Disturbance | Harold Becker | Jonathan D. Krane, Donald De Line | Paramount Pictures | Psychological thriller | 2001 | |
| Dracula's Widow | Christopher Coppola | Stephen Traxler | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | Horror | 1988 | |
| Dream a Little Dream | Marc Rocco | D.E. Eisenberg, Marc Rocco | Vestron Pictures | Romantic comedy | 1989 | |
| Drought | Hannah Black, Megan Petersen | Hannah Black, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, Dallas Morgan, Tahlia Morgan, Megan Petersen | BrighterMoon Entertainment, Duplass Brothers Productions, The Lighthouse Film Company, Same Page Pictures | Drama | 2020 | |
| Empire Records | Allan Moyle | Arnon Milchan, Michael Nathanson, Alan Riche | Regency Enterprises, Warner Bros.* | Comedy | 1995 | |
| Enchanted | John Ward | Jolly Dale, Joe Dallesandro, John Ward | Go West Productions LLC | Comedy | 1998 | |
| Eric Larue | Michael Shannon | Sarah Green, Karl Hartman, Jina Panebianco | Big Cove Productions, Big Indie Pictures, CaliWood Pictures | Drama | 2023 | |
| Everyone Wins | Karel Reisz | Jeremy Thomas | Orion Pictures,* Recorded Picture Company | Mystery | 1990 | |
| Evil Dead II | Sam Raimi | Robert Tapert | Renaissance Pictures, Rosebud Releasing Corporation* | Comedy horror | 1987 | |
| The Exorcism | M. A. Fortin, Joshua John Miller | Bill Block, Ben Fast, Kevin Williamson | Miramax, Outerbanks Entertainment, Vertical* | Horror | 2024 | |
| The Exorcist III | Peter Beatty | Carter DeHaven, James G. Robinson | 20th Century Studios,* Morgan Creek Productions | Psychological thriller | 1990 | |
| Firestarter | Mark L. Lester | Frank Capra Jr., Martha De Laurentiis | Dino De Laurentiis Company, Universal Pictures* | Horror | 1984 | |
| Forgiven | Paul Fitzgerald | Tracy Kilpatrick, Kelly Miller, Mimi Wyeth | N/A | Drama | 2006 | |
| From the Hip | Bob Clark | Bob Clark, René Dupont | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | Comedy drama | 1987 | |
| A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck | Brian R. Etting, James D. Stern | Endgame Entertainment, Samuel Goldwyn Films* | Comedy | 2011 | |
| The Grave | Jonas Pate | Peter Glatzer, Scott Kalmbach, Donald Kushner, Peter Locke, Lawrence Mortorff | The Kushner-Locke Company, New City Releasing* | Thriller | 1996 | |
| Greedy People | Potsy Ponciroli | David Boies, Shannon Houchins, Chris Parker, Zack Schiller, Dylan Sellers | Boies Schiller Entertainment, Hideout Pictures, Limelight | Mystery | 2024 | |
| Halloween Kills | David Gordon Green | Malek Akkad, Bill Block, Jason Blum | Blumhouse Productions, Compass International Pictures, Miramax, Rough House Productions, Universal Pictures* | Horror | 2021 | |
| Heart of the Country | John Ward | Anne Hawthorne, Wayne Thompson, John Ward | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,* Bay Ridge Films | Drama | 2013 | |
| Hick | Derick Martini | Charles DePortes, Jonathan Cornick, Steven Siewert, Christian Taylor | Lighthouse Entertainment, Phase 4 Films,* Stone River Productions, Taylor Lane Productions | Comedy drama | 2011 | |
| Hiding Out | Bob Giraldi | Jeff Rothberg | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | Comedy | 1987 | |
| Horror Story | Alexander Johnston | Gary Chadwick, David Benford, Christopher Bromley, James Knowles, Marianne Scanlon | Inconseevable Productions I | Horror Thriller | 1997 | |
| Hounddog | Deborah Kampmeier | Raye Dowell, Jen Gatien, Deborah Kampmeier, Terry Leonard, Robin Wright Penn | Empire Film Group, Hannover House | Drama | 2007 | |
| Household Saints | Nancy Savoca | Jonathan Demme, Richard Guay, Peter Newman | Fine Line Features | Drama | 1993 | |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | Coen brothers | Coen brothers | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Rank Film Distributors,** Silver Pictures, Working Title Films, Warner Bros.* | Comedy | 1994 | |
| I Know What You Did Last Summer | Jim Gillespie | Stokely Chaffin, Erik Feig, Neal H. Moritz | Columbia Pictures,* Mandalay Entertainment | Horror | 1997 | |
| Idlewild | Bryan Barber | Robert Guralnick, Charles Roven | Atlas Entertainment, Forensic Files, HBO Films, Mosaic Media Group, Universal Pictures* | Musical | 2006 | |
| Iron Man 3 | Shane Black | Kevin Feige | Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures* | Superhero | 2013 | Largest film shot in Wilmington as well as North Carolina. |
| I.S.S. | Gabriela Cowperthwaite | Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon | LD Entertainment | Science fiction | 2023 | |
| The Jackal | Michael Caton-Jones | Michael Caton-Jones, Sean Daniel, James Jacks, Kevin Jarre | Alphaville Films, Mutual Film Company, Universal Pictures* | Action-thriller | 1997 | |
| Jessabelle | Kevin Greutert | Jason Blum | Blumhouse Productions, Lionsgate | Horror | 2014 | |
| Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | Brad Peyton | Beau Flynn, Charlotte Higgins, Tripp Vinson | Contrafilm, New Line Cinema, Walden Media, Warner Bros. Pictures* | Action adventure | 2012 | |
| King Kong Lives | John Guillermin | Martha De Laurentiis | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | Adventure | 1986 | |
| Kyoko | Ryū Murakami | Roger Corman | Concorde-New Horizons, Delta Corporation** | Drama | 1996 | |
| The Last Summer | Jonathan Landau-Litewski | Richard Finney, Jonathan Landau-Litewski, Terence Michael, David Schifter, Gerry White | D Productions, Film Artists Network, Michael/Finney Productions | Drama | 2004 | |
| The List | Gary Wheeler | Kevin Downes, Gary Wheeler, Kathy Whitlow, Robert Whitlow | Level Path Productions, Mountain Top Releasing | Thriller | 2007 | |
| Little Monsters | Richard Alan Greenberg | John Davis, Jack Grossberg, Andrew Licht, Jeffrey A. Mueller | Davis Entertainment Company, Licht/Mueller Film Corporation, United Artists,* Vestron Pictures | Comedy | 1989 | |
| Loggerheads | Tim Kirkman | Gill Holland | Strand Releasing | Drama | 2005 | |
| Lolita | Adrian Lyne | Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels | AMLF,** Pathé, The Samuel Goldwyn Company* | Drama | 1997 | |
| The Longest Ride | George Tillman Jr. | Marty Bowen, Sheena Easton, Wyck Godfrey, Nicholas Sparks | 20th Century Studios,* Fox 2000 Pictures, Temple Hill Entertainment, TSG Entertainment | Western | 2015 | |
| Loose Cannons | Bob Clark | Alan Griesman, Aaron Spelling | TriStar Pictures | Action comedy | 1990 | |
| Manhunter | Michael Mann | Richard A. Roth | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | Crime | 1986 | |
| The Marc Pease Experience | Todd Louiso | Michael London, Bruna Papandrea, David Rubin | Paramount Vantage | Comedy | 2009 | |
| Marie | Roger Donaldson | Frank Capra Jr., Elliot Schick | MGM/UA Entertainment Co. | Biographical | 1985 | |
| Mary and Martha | Phillip Noyce | Tim Bevan, Lisa Bruce, Liza Chasin, Eric Fellner, Genevieve Hofmeyr, Hilary Bevan Jones, Juliette Powell, Lucy Richer | BBC, HBO Films, NBC Universal Television, Working Title Television | Drama | 2013 | |
| Max Steel | Stewart Hendler | Bill O'Dowd, Julia Pistor | Dolphin Films, IM Global,** Ingenious Media, Mattel Playground Productions, Open Road Films* | Superhero | 2016 | |
| Maximum Overdrive | Stephen King | Martha De Laurentiis | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | Comedy horror | 1986 | |
| Morgan's Ferry | Sam Pillsbury | Greg Bernstein, Eric R. Epperson, Penelope L. Foster, Daniel Levin, Alan James, Kathy McCormick | Morgan's Ferry Productions LLC, Oregon Trail Films Ltd., Platform Entertainment | Crime Drama | 2001 | |
| Muppets from Space | Tim Hill | Martin G. Baker, Brian Henson | Columbia Pictures, Jim Henson Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing* | Comedy drama | 1999 | |
| My Summer Story (It Runs in the Family) | Bob Clark | Rene Dupont | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Black comedy | 1994 | |
| My Teacher's Wife | Bruce Leddy | Robert N. Fried, Stan Wlodkowski, Richard J. Zinman | Fried Films, Savoy Pictures, Trimark Pictures | Comedy | 1995 | |
| New Best Friend | Zoe Clarke-Williams | Frank Mancuso Jr. | TriStar Pictures | Psychological thriller | 2002 | |
| The Night Flier | Mark Pavia | Mitchell Galin, Richard P. Rubinstein | New Line Cinema | Horror | 1997 | |
| Nights in Rodanthe | George C. Wolfe | Denise Di Novi | Di Novi Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures* | Romantic Drama | 2008 | |
| No Mercy | Richard Pearce | D. Constantine Conte | Delphi Productions, TriStar Pictures* | Crime-thriller | 1986 | |
| One True Loves | Andy Fickman | Adam Beasley, Andy Fickman, Sarah Finn, Arianne Fraser, Petr Jákl, Michael Jefferson, Willie Kutner, Betsy Sullenger | The Avenue,* Highland Film Group, R.U. Robot, Volition Media Partners | Romance | 2022 | |
| Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored | Tim Reid | Michael Bennett, Tim Reid | BET Pictures, Legacy Releasing Corporation,* United Image Entertainment | Period drama | 1996 | |
| The Pavilion | C. Grant Mitchell | Jack C. Merrick, Dan Reardon, Pamela Vlastas | Graden Floe Production, Quantum Entertainment | Drama | 2000 | |
| Piranha 3DD | John Gulager | Mark Canton, Joel Soisson, Marc Toberoff | Dimension Films,* Mark Canton/IPW, Neo Art & Logic, Radius-TWC | Horror-comedy | 2012 | |
| Radioland Murders | Mel Smith | George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Fred Roos | LucasFilm, Ltd., Universal Pictures | Comedy | 1994 | |
| Rambling Rose | Martha Coolidge | Renny Harlin, Mario Kassar, Edgar J. Scherick | Carolco Pictures, Midnight Sun Pictures, Seven Arts Productions (through New Line Cinema as distributor)* | Drama | 1991 | |
| Raw Deal | John Irvin | Martha De Laurentiis | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | Action | 1986 | |
| RedMeansGo | Erica Dunton | Joe Denton, Erica Dunton, Simon Ewin, Simon Gosling | Enjoy Films, JDC Films | Drama | 2005 | |
| The Remaining | Casey La Scala | Marc Bienstock, Brad Luff | Affirm Films, Triumph Films* | Horror | 2014 | |
| Remember the Daze | Jess Manafort | Jess Manafort, Judd Payne, Mathew Rhodes | First Look International, Freestyle Releasing | Comedy | 2007 | |
| The Road to Wellville | Alan Parker | Armyan Bernstein, Robert F. Colesberry, Alan Parker | Beacon Communications, Columbia Pictures,* J&M Entertainment* | Comedy drama | 1994 | |
| Safe Haven | Lasse Hallström | Marty Bowen, Chad Freet, Wyck Godfrey, Ryan Kavanaugh | Relativity Media, Temple Hill Entertainment | Romantic Drama | 2013 | |
| Scream | Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett | Paul Neinstein, William Sherak, James Vanderbilt | Paramount Pictures,* Project X Entertainment, Radio Silence Productions, Spyglass Media Group | Horror | 2022 | |
| The Secret Life of Bees | Gina Prince-Bythewood | Lauren Shuler Donner, James Lassiter, Joe Pichirallo, Will Smith | The Donners' Company, Fox Searchlight Pictures,* Overbrook Entertainment | Drama | 2008 | |
| Shadrach | Susanna Styron | Boaz Davidson, Bridget Terry, John Thompson | Columbia Pictures,* Millennium Films (in association with Nu Image) | Period drama | 1998 | |
| Silver Bullet | Dan Attias | Martha De Laurentiis | Dino De Laurentiis Company, Famous Film, Paramount Pictures* | Horror | 1985 | |
| The Sin Seer | Paul D. Hannah | Paul D. Hannah, Scott Roughgarden, Isaiah Washington, Angela White | Cassiopeia Productions, Coalhouse Productions, Overflow Entertainment, Silver Lining Entertainment | Thriller | 2015 | |
| Sleeping with the Enemy | Joseph Ruben | Leonard Goldberg | 20th Century Studios | Psychological thriller | 1991 | |
| A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | James Ivory | Ismail Merchant | 20th Century Studios,** October Films,* Roseland Film Distribution** | Drama | 1998 | |
| Southern Belles | Paul S. Myers, Brennan Shroff | Craig Cohen | The Sundance Channel | Romantic comedy | 2005 | |
| The Squeeze (1987) | Roger Young | Rupert Hitzig, Michael Tanenhaus | TriStar Pictures | Action comedy | 1987 | |
| The Squeeze (2015) | Terry Jastrow | Anne Archer, Michael Doven, Terry Jastrow, Brian McCormack, George Parratt | ARC Entertainment,* Jam Films | Comedy | 2015 | Not related to The Squeeze (1987) |
| Stateside | Reverge Anselmo | Robert Greenhut | Samuel Goldwyn Films | Romantic Drama | 2004 | |
| Stuck in Love | Josh Boone | Judy Cairo | Informant Media, Millennium Entertainment, MICA Entertainment | Romantic comedy | 2012 | |
| Summer Catch | Michael Tollin | Brian Robbins, Michael Tollin, Sam Weisman | Tollin/Robbins Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures* | Romantic comedy | 2001 | |
| Super Mario Bros. | Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton | Jake Eberts, Roland Joffé | Allied Filmmakers, Buena Vista Pictures,* Cinergi Pictures, Entertainment Film Distributors,** Hollywood Pictures, Lightmotive | Adventure comedy | 1993 | |
| The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat | Tina Mabry | Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey | Searchlight Pictures,* Temple Hill Entertainment | Drama | 2024 | |
| Track Down "Takedown" | Joe Chappelle | John Thompson, Brad Weston | Dimension Films,* Millennium Media | Crime-thriller | 2000 | |
| Tammy | Ben Falcone | Will Ferrell, Melissa McCarthy | Gary Sanchez Productions, On the Day Productions, New Line Cinema, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures* | Comedy | 2014 | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Steve Barron | David Chan, Kim Dawson, Simon Fields | 888 Productions, Golden Harvest Group, Limelight Productions, New Line Cinema* | Action | 1990 | |
| This World, Then the Fireworks | Michael Oblowitz | Larry Gross, Chris Hanley, Brad Wyman | Balzac's Shirt, JVC Entertainment Networks, Largo Entertainment, Muse Productions, Orion Pictures,* Wynard | Crime | 1997 | |
| To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | Michael Pressman | David E. Kelley, Marykay Powell | Rastar, Triumph Films* | Romantic Drama | 1996 | |
| A Touch of Fate | Rebecca Cook | Ben Cammarata, Courtney DuBois, Nick Edney, Richard Sirianni, Courtney Williams | Velveteen Films | Drama | 2003 | |
| Track 29 | Nicolas Roeg | George Harrison, Rick McCallum | The Cannon Group, Inc.,* HandMade Films, Island Pictures* | Psychological drama | 1988 | |
| Traveller | Jack N. Green | David Blocker, Mickey Liddell, Bill Paxton, Brian Swardstrom | Banner Entertainment, MDP Worldwide, October Films,* Traveler Production Company* | Crime | 1997 | |
| Traxx | Jerome Gary | Gary DeVore, Richard McWhorter | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | Comedy | 1988 | |
| Trick or Treat | Charles Martin Smith | Michael S. Murphey, Joel Soisson | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | Horror | 1986 | |
| Tune in Tomorrow | Jon Amiel | John Fiedler, Mark Tarlov | Cinecom Pictures | Comedy | 1990 | |
| Two Tickets to Paradise | D. B. Sweeney | D. B. Sweeney | 41,* First Look International,* Scrudge LLC, Village Cinema* | Comedy | 2006 | |
| Uncle Frank | Alan Ball | Alan Ball, Bill Block, Michael Costigan, Jay Van Hoy, Peter Macdissi, Stephanie Meurer | Amazon Studios,* Byblos Entertainment, COTA Films, Miramax, Parts & Labor, Your Face Goes Here Entertainment | Comedy drama | 2020 | |
| Virus | John Bruno | Gale Anne Hurd | Dark Horse Entertainment, Universal Pictures,* Valhalla Motion Pictures | Science fiction | 1999 | |
| A Walk to Remember | Adam Shankman | Hunt Lowry, Denise Di Novi | Di Novi Pictures, Gaylord Films, Pandora Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures* | Romantic Drama | 2002 | |
| Waterproof | Barry Bremen | Cape Fear Filmworks | Cloud Ten Pictures | Drama | 2000 | |
| We're the Millers | Rawson Marshall Thurber | Chris Bender, Vincent Newman, Tucker Tooley, Happy Walters | Benderspink, Heyday Films, New Line Cinema, Newman/Tooley Films, Slap Happy Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures* | Crime comedy | 2013 | |
| Weeds | John D. Hancock | Bill Badalato | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group | Drama | 1987 | |
| Weekend at Bernie's | Ted Kotcheff | Victor Drai | 20th Century Studios,* Gladden Entertainment | Black comedy | 1989 | |
| Where the Devil Hides | Christian E. Christiansen | Paddy Cullen, Scott Holroyd, Mickey Liddell, Jennifer Monroe, Pete Shilaimon, Michael Zelman | LD Entertainment, Roadside Attractions* | Horror | 2014 | |
| White Men Can't Dance | Pete Vinal | Francine Decoursey, Pete Vinal, Jon T. Vincent | Carmike Cinemas,* Mystical Gold | Drama | 2012 | |
| Words on Bathroom Walls | Thor Freudenthal | Thor Freudenthal, Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon | Kick the Habit Productions, LD Entertainment, Roadside Attractions* | Romantic Drama | 2020 | |
| Wreckage | John Asher | John Asher, Robert P. Atwell, David Frigerio, Sam Froelich, Russell Jones, Kristen Kirchner, Jordan Yale Levine, Jamie R. Thompson | David Frigerio Films, Xanthus Pictures, Yale Productions | Horror | 2010 | |
| Year of the Dragon | Michael Cimino | Dino De Laurentiis | Dino De Laurentiis Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM/UA Entertainment Company,* Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment* | Crime-thriller | 1985 | |

## Television shows and TV movies

Television shows/series and TV movies released between 1988 and 2024. (Excludes news stories, documentaries, or television shows that filmed a single episode in Wilmington; only notable TV movies are listed below.)
| Title | Director(s) (at time) | Producer(s) / Executive producer(s) (at time) | Production company(ies) / Broadcasting company(ies) (at time) (* = Distributor) | Genre | Season(s) (Year[s]) |
| American Gothic | Multiple | Multiple | CBS, Renaissance Pictures, Universal Worldwide Television* | Horror | 1 (1995–96) |
| Bastard Out of Carolina | Anjelica Huston | Amanda DiGiulio | Showtime Networks | Drama | TV movie (1996) |
| The Birds II: Land's End | Rick Rosenthal | Ted Kurdyla, David A. Rosemont | MCA Television Entertainment, Rosemont Productions International, Showtime, Universal Studios* | Horror | TV movie (1994) |
| Christmas in Conway | John Kent Harrison | Andrew Gottlieb | American Broadcasting Company, Hallmark Hall of Fame | Christmas | TV movie (2013) |
| Dawson's Creek | Multiple | Greg Berlanti, Tom Kapinos, Greg Prange, Paul Stupin, Kevin Williamson | Columbia TriStar Television, Columbia TriStar Domestic Television, Outerbanks Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, The WB | Teen Drama | Pilot–6 (1998–2003) |
| Eastbound & Down | David Gordon Green, Jody Hill, Adam McKay | Ben Best, Will Ferrell, David Gordon Green, Chris Henchy, Jody Hill, Stephanie Laing, Danny McBride, Adam McKay | Enemy MIGs Productions, Gary Sanchez Productions, HBO (also distributor),* Rough House Pictures, Warner Bros. Television Studios* | Comedy | Pilot–4 (2009–13) |
| Echoes | Vanessa Gazy | Imogen Banks, Vanessa Gazy, Quinton Peeples, Brian Yorkey | EndemolShine Banks Australia, Netflix, That Kid Ed Productions | Drama | Miniseries (2022) |
| Florida Man | Donald Todd | Miguel Arteta, Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan, Donald Todd | Aggregate Films, Netflix | Drama | 1 (2023) |
| George & Tammy | John Hillcoat | Multiple | 101 Studios, Freckle Films, Mad Chance Productions, MTV Entertainment Studios, Paramount Global Distribution,* Showtime Networks, Youth Studios | Drama | Miniseries (2022) |
| Good Behavior | Multiple | Multiple | Storyland, Studio T, TNT, Tomorrow Studios, Turner International* | Drama | Pilot–2 (2016–17) |
| Hightown | Multiple | Multiple | Jerry Bruckheimer Television, Starz | Crime Drama | 1–3 (2020–24) |
| Little Britain USA | Michael Patrick Jann, David Schwimmer | Larry Brezner, Simon Fuller, Michael Patrick Jann, Stephanie Laing, David Steinberg | 19 Entertainment, HBO Entertainment, Reveille Productions, Warner Bros. Television Studios* | Comedy | 1 (2008) |
| Matlock | Multiple | Andy Griffith, Fred Silverman | American Broadcasting Company, CBS Television Distribution,* Dean Hargrove Productions, The Fred Silverman Company, Viacom Productions | Legal drama | 7–9 (1992–94) |
| Noble House | Gary Nelson | Joan Barnett, Eric Bercovici, James Clavell, Pierre Cossette, Howard Lipstone, Frederick Muller | NBC | Drama | Miniseries (1988) |
| Off Season | Bruce Davison | Rose Lam | Showtime | Drama | TV movie (2001) |
| One Tree Hill | Multiple | Multiple | The CW, Mastermind Laboratories, Tollin/Robbins Productions, Warner Bros. Television Studios (also distributor),* The WB | Teen Drama | Pilot–9 (2003–12) |
| Our Kind of People | Wendy Calhoun, Karin Gist | Multiple | 20th Television, Electus, Fox Entertainment (also distributor),* The Gist of It Productions, Lee Daniels Entertainment | Drama | 1 (2021) |
| Outer Banks | Shannon Burke, Jonas Pate, Josh Pate | Shannon Burke, Sunny Hodge, Aaron Miller, Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, Carole Sanders Peterman | Netflix, Red Canoe Productions, Rock Fish | Teen Drama | 4–pres. (2024–pres.) |
| Reprisal | Cherie Nowlan, Eva Sørhaug, Jonathan van Tulleken, Salli Richardson-Whitfield | Josh Corbin, Barry Jossen, Warren Littlefield | A&E Networks, Hulu, The Littlefield Company | Drama | Pilot–1 (2019) |
| Revolution | Multiple | J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Trey Callaway, Jon Favreau, Eric Kripke, Rockne S. O'Bannon, Athena Wickham, Robert M. Williams Jr. | Bad Robot, Kripke Enterprises, NBC, Warner Bros.Television Studios (also distributor)* | Science fiction | Pilot–1 (2012–13) |
| Secrets and Lies | Multiple | Timothy Busfield, Barbara D'Alessandro, Joe Halpin, Caroline James, Aaron Kaplan, Barbie Kligman, Nathan Mayfield, Tracy Robertson | ABC Studios, Avenue K Productions, Hoodlum Entertainment, Kapital Entertainment | Mystery | Pilot–2 (2015–16) |
| Six | Lesli Linka Glatter, Alex Graves, Clark Johnson, Kimberly Peirce, Mikael Salomon, Peter Werner | Multiple | A&E Studios, History, Paint Rock Productions, The Weinstein Company | Action | 1 (2017) |
| Sleepy Hollow | Multiple | Multiple | 20th Century FOX Television, K/O Paper Products, Mark Goffman Productions, Sketch Films | Horror | 1–2 (2013–15) |
| The Summer I Turned Pretty | Jenny Han | Multiple | Amazon Studios, Big Red Bus, Jenny Kissed Me, Sunswept Entertainment, wiip | Romance | 1–pres. (2022–pres.) |
| Swamp Loggers | Paul Harrison | Edward Barbini, Paul Harrison, Tim Pastorea, Craig Piligian | Discovery Channel, Pilgrim Films | Reality television | 1–4 (2009–12) |
| Swamp Thing | Multiple | Michael Clear, Gary Dauberman, James Wan, Mark Verheiden, Len Wiseman | Atomic Monster, Big Shoe Productions Inc., DC Entertainment, DC Universe, Warner Bros. Television Studios (also distributor)* | Superhero | Pilot–1 (2019) |
| Too Young the Hero | Buzz Kulik | Buzz Kulik, Alan Landsburg | CBS | War drama | TV movie (1988) |
| Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics | Richard Matheson, Rod Serling | S. Bryan Hickox, Lawrence Horowitz, Michael O'Hara | CBS,* O'Hara-Horowitz Productions | Horror | TV movie (1994) |
| Under the Dome | Multiple | Neal Baer, Jack Bender, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Stephen King, Tim Schlattmann, Randy Sutter, Stacey Snider, Steven Spielberg, Brian K. Vaughan | Amblin Television, Baer Bones, CBS Television Studios (also distributor)* | Science fiction | 1–3 (2013–15) |
| USS Christmas | Steven R. Monroe | Jeffery Beach | Crown Media Productions, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries | Christmas | TV movie (2020) |
| Welcome to Flatch | Natalie Anderson, Fernando Farías, Paul Feig, Clark Mathis, Molly McGlynn | Jenny Bicks, Charlie Cooper, Daisy May Cooper, Paul Feig, Angie Stephenson | BBC Studios, Feigco Entertainment, Fox Entertainment, Lionsgate Television, Perkins Street Productions | Comedy | 1–2 (2022–23) |
| Windmills of the Gods | Lee Philips | Sidney Sheldon, Michael Viner | CBS | Drama | Miniseries (1988) |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Multiple | George Lucas, Rick McCallum | ABC, Amblin Television, The Family Channel, LucasFilm, Ltd., Paramount Television Network | Adventure | 1–2 (1992–93) |