Top Ten Filmed in Edinburgh

Based on the acclaimed novel by award-winning local author, Sir Ian Rankin, Rebus is a new gripping crime drama from the BBC. With filming locations spread across Edinburgh, such as the Grassmarket, Victoria Street, the Mound, the Meadows and the National Library of Scotland.

While David Nicholl’s bestselling novel had already been adapted to a feature film in 2010, this latest version sees Netflix recapture the romcom in a 14-episode series.

Centred around Emma and Dexter, the story begins in Edinburgh with the couple celebrating their graduation from Edinburgh University. Over the course of 20 years, we catch up with them on the same day each year.

Location spotters will have no difficulty in identifying some key local landmarks which feature throughout One Day, including the Old College quadrangle (the location of their graduation party) and the Grassmarket and the Vennel steps with its terrific view over to Edinburgh Castle. Arthurs Seat with its amazing cityscapes looks amazing on screen, as does Edinburgh’s New Town, West End, and Viewforth in the neighbourhood of Bruntsfield.

The ninth chapter in the saga that has endured for almost two decades, FF9 sees the return of Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and co as they once again join forces to stop a world-shattering plot led by the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they’ve ever encountered: a man who also happens to be Dom and Letty’s long lost brother, Jakob (John Cena). The non-stop action hurtles around the globe – from London to Tokyo and from Central America to Edinburgh.

Fast & Furious 9 spent 19 days filming in 11 different areas of Edinburgh city centre in September 2019. Dare devil stunts and car chases were filmed in iconic areas of the city including Waterloo Place, George Street, Cockburn Street, Victoria Street, Royal Mile, Melville Street and the National Museum of Scotland.

The musical comedy parody “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” follows the journey of Icelandic musicians Lars and Sigrit as they compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. Filmed in Edinburgh, the movie features locations such as the Royal Mile, Ross Fountain in Princes Street Gardens, Calton Hill with its historic monuments, Grassmarket with its pubs and shops, and Arthur’s Seat, the highest point of Holyrood Park, which offers a stunning view of the city. These sites are some of Edinburgh’s oldest and most well-known attractions, rich in history and culture.

Starring Chris Pine, Outlaw King opened the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and premiered in Edinburgh ahead of its Netflix release.

The crew spent 7 days filming in Edinburgh, but over a month of preparation saw the production team build a medieval village around Craigmillar Castle, The castle, which also features in Outlander season 3, appears alongside scenes shot at Seacliff Beach in East Lothian.

The nineteenth film in one of the world’s biggest and beloved movie franchises, Avengers: Infinity War stars Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Mackie, Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany. Filmed partly on location in Edinburgh over 7 weeks, Avengers: Infinity War was the largest and most complex shoot ever to film in Edinburgh’s historic Old Town and city centre and the film’s biggest on-location shoot. The Edinburgh scenes featured in the film include an epic battle on the Royal Mile, on the roof of St Giles’ Cathedral and in Waverley Train Station complete with explosions and a reunion of some of the film’s central characters. Did you know – Edinburgh was the only real location used in the world. All other scenes and shots were filmed in the studio!

Churchill is a movie set in June 1944, depicting the British Prime Minister’s reluctance to go ahead with the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy, which could determine the outcome of World War II. The film was shot in Edinburgh and surrounding areas, with some iconic scenes filmed on Calton Hill and the Cramond causeway. Yellowcraigs beach as the setting of a very emotional scene where Churchill remembers the blood spilled in the First World War.

Based on the novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting stars Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle and Kelly Macdonald, and follows Renton (McGregor) as he tries to clean up and escape the world of drugs.

The now infamous opening sequence ‘Choose Life’ was filmed on location in Princes Street, Calton Road and Hanover Street, and was recreated 20 years later in the sequel, T2: Trainspotting.

Adapted from the best-selling book series by Diana Gabaldon, Outlander follows the story of Claire Randall, a nurse who travels back in time to 1743 from her native 1945.

For the first time in the series, locations in the city of Edinburgh make an appearance in season 3: the lecture theatre at Summerhall, Craigmillar Castle, Bakehouse Close and Tweeddale Court in Edinburgh’s Old Town and the Splendid Signet Library.

Capture the spirit of Claire and Jamie’s story and explore the Jacobite Edinburgh of the Outlander novels with Mercat Tour’s Edinburgh Outlander Experience Tour.

This heartfelt feel-good movie musical tells the story of one tight-knit family, and the three couples bound to it, as they experience the joys and heartache that punctuate all relationships. And they do it all while singing to the euphoric music of The Proclaimers.

Set and filmed in Edinburgh, locations include various locations in Leith, The Grassmarket, Calton Hill, North Bridge, The Royal Mile and an epic finale dance outside The Scottish National Gallery.