List of films set in Puerto Rico

This is a partial List of films set in Puerto Rico; either the movie's plot includes that island, the movie has been filmed there, or both. Certain movies that are supposed to be set in Cuba are filmed in Puerto Rico because of the U.S. embargo and similarities between both islands. To learn more about the films of Puerto Rico, see Cinema of Puerto Rico.

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• "" (filmed in Guaynabo)
• 12 Horas
• 22 Jump Street (filmed in San Juan)

A[]

• Act of Valor
• The Adventurers
• (1918)
• Aloma of the South Seas
• Un Amante Anda Suelto (1969)
• Amistad (filmed in San Juan)
• Amnesia (2006)^[1]
• Ángel (a Jacobo Morales film, not related to the U.S. television series)
• El Anillo
• Assassins (filmed in San Juan)
• Au Pair 3
• Una Aventura Llamada Menudo

B[]

• Back in the Day
• Bad Boys II (set in Cuba but filmed in Puerto Rico)
• Bananas
• Battle of Blood Island
• (documentary on legendary Puerto Rican boxer Wilfredo Gómez)
• Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia
• Brenda Starr
• Broche de Oro

C[]

• The Caller
• El Cantante, starring Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez
• La Chica del lunes
• Captain Ron
• Captain America: Civil War
• Casi Casi
• Cat Chaser (an Abel Ferrara film, with Puerto Rico substituting for the Dominican Republic)
• Cayo
• Che!
• Chiringa
• (a television movie produced by Sunshine Logroño)
• Christmas in Paradise
• Chrysalis (El Yunque, PR)
• El Cimarrón
• (television movie, winner of the Spirit of Moondance Award at the Moondance Film Festival, starring Alba Nydia Díaz)
• Commandments
• Conexión Caribe
• Contact (radar scene filmed in Arecibo)
• Corazon Salvaje
• Correa Cotto, starring and
• Creature from the Haunted Sea

D[]

• The Delta Factor
• , starring Lissette
• Los Diaz de Doris
• by Jacobo Morales
• (2004) by Jacobo Morales
• Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) (set in Cuba, but filmed in Puerto Rico)
• The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca
• Do Over, The

E[]

• (documentary on Latin American cinema, with a segment by Jacobo Morales)
• Executive Decision

F[]

• Fascination
• Fascination Amour, starring Andy Lau
• Fast Five
• Flight of Fancy
• Flight of the Lost Balloon
• The Food of the Gods
• (The Arturo Sandoval Story)
• Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster
• The Frogmen

G[]

• Gitmo
• GoldenEye (radio telescope scene filmed in Arecibo, beach and US Marines ambush scenes filmed in Manati, Puerto Rico, BMW and plane exchange scene filmed in Vega Baja)^[2]
• (documentary and tribute to José Feliciano)

H[]

• Heartbreak Ridge (filmed in Vieques) representing Grenada.
• Héroes de Otra Patria
• The Hoax (filmed in San Juan, Fajardo, and Rio Grande)
• , musical and ecological documentary filmed between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico

I[]

• I Witness
• Illegal Tender
• Imprisoned^[3]

J[]

• Jacob's Ladder
• La Jaula

K[]

• "King of Sorrow" (music video) by Sade^[4]
• Kings of South Beach

L[]

• Ladrones y Mentirosos (also known as Thieves and Liars for the U.S. festival circuit)
• Last Woman on Earth (a Roger Corman movie)
• , starring Chucho Avellanet
• Life During Wartime
• Linda Sara by Jacobo Morales
• Lo que le pasó a Santiago by Jacobo Morales, nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar
• Lord of the Flies (filmed in Vieques)
• The Losers

M[]

• (beach scenes)
• Maldeamores
• The Man from O.R.G.Y.
• Maruja, starring Marta Romero and Axel Anderson
• The Men Who Stare At Goats
• Misterio en la isla de los monstruos
• Monster Island

N[]

• Never Say Die
• The New Swiss Family Robinson
• by Jacobo Morales
• The Noah

O[]

• One Tree Hill – Season 8, Ep. 21
• Outside the Law

P[]

• Paging Emma
• The Painting (combat jungle scenes)
• The Perez Family
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (castle scene filmed in El Morro, Old San Juan; tiny island scene filmed in Palominito Island, off the coast of Fajardo)
• Princess Protection Program
• The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (the original, 1968)
• , starring Charytín and Julio Alemán
• Puerto Rico
• The Punisher

Q[]

• Q&A (1990, Sidney Lumet)

R[]

• Replicas
• The Reaping
• Romance en Puerto Rico
• Ruby
• The Rum Diary
• Runner Runner

S[]

• Seeds of Evil
• Sex and the College Girl
• A Show of Force
• Sian Ka'an
• The Singer
• Slayer
• Species
• Stiletto
• Stop
• Stranded
• Sunstorm
• The Survivor

T[]

• Taínos
• Talento de Barrio
• Tango Bar, starring Raúl Juliá and Valeria Lynch
• Tanya's Island
• Teen Beach Movie
• Thunder Island
• Trapped
• *Toxic Shark*

U[]

• Una Aventura Llamada Menudo
• Under Suspicion
• , with Lorenzo Lamas

V[]

• Vanished (Lifetime original movie, set on fictional island of San Carlos)
• La Virgen de la Calle

W[]

• When the Girls Take Over
• Weekend Warriors (filmed in Loiza)
• Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
• Wuthering Heights (filmed in Cabo Rojo)

Y[]

• Yellow
• (I believe in Santa Claus), a television movie broadcast by Televicentro, December 25, 2004, and January 1, 2005, produced by Leo Fernandez III, starring and Lou Briel
• Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas!

See also[]

• List of films based on location
• List of Puerto Rican films

References[]

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