A 2018 article in the Times cited Oxford as a "perfect backdrop for [both] big and small screen[s]". The following is a list of films that were filmed wholly or partially in Oxford, England (often featuring the University of Oxford):
From Russia with Love (1963) Accident (1967) The Italian Job (1969) Heaven's Gate - Harvard commencement sequences shot in New College Lane, the Sheldonian Theatre and at Mansfield College in 1980.Dancing Through Heaven's Gate, Prof Jeffrey Dirk Wilson, Oxford Today, 1979.Retrieved: 3 August 2015. Privileged (1982) Another Country (1984) Oxford Blues (1984) Young Sherlock Holmes (1984) A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Howards End (1992) Shadowlands (1993) The Madness of King George (1994) True Blue (1996) The Saint (1997) Wilde (1997) The Red Violin (1998) Saving Private Ryan (1998) Mohabbatein (2000) (Bollywood film) 102 Dalmatians (2000) Quills (2000) Iris (2001) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Pocahontas: The New World (2005) Bhagam Bhag (2006) (Bollywood film) Blue Blood (2006) The History Boys (2006) The Golden Compass (2007) Salaam-e-Ishq (2007) (Bollywood film) Brideshead Revisited (2008) I Can't Think Straight (2008) The Oxford Murders (2008) An Education (2009) Alice in Wonderland (2010) Robinson in Ruins (2010) X-Men: First Class (2011) Desi Boyz (2011) Belle (2013) The Riot Club (2014) Doctor Strange (2016) Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)Supercars captivate crowds in Oxford as Transformers 5 filming enters final day, Sophie Grubb, Oxford Mail, 2016. Retrieved: 26 September 2016. The Mummy (2017) The Favourite (2018) Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) On Chesil Beach (2018) Tolkien (2019) Jurassic World Dominion (2022) Surprised by Oxford (2022) Saltburn (2023) Wonka (2023)Wonka film showcases historic locations in Dorset and Oxford, BBC News, 2023.Retrieved: 26 May 2025. My Oxford Year (2025) Your Fault: London (unreleased) &Sons (David Gilbert novel) adaptation (unreleased)
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