Films and TV Series Shot in Paris: 14 Productions and Their Locations

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Information noted in September 2026. The places listed are public spaces, businesses open to the public or monuments; the characters' flats are in private residential buildings.

The French classics

The 400 Blows (1959)

François Truffaut's first feature film follows Antoine Doinel, a Parisian teenager left to his own devices. The film was shot entirely on location, mainly around place de Clichy. The opening credits are a long tracking shot that passes through place d'Iéna and avenue du Président-Wilson, then the foot of the Eiffel Tower to the Champ-de-Mars. The parents' flat is on rue Marcadet (18th). Everything can be seen from the street.

Amélie (2001)

Jean-Pierre Jeunet's comedy turned Montmartre into a place of pilgrimage. The Café des Deux Moulins (15 rue Lepic, 75018 Paris), where Amélie works as a waitress, still operates as a café-brasserie. Monsieur Collignon's grocery is Au Marché de la Butte, on the corner of rue des Trois-Frères and rue Androuet (56 rue des Trois-Frères, 75018 Paris). You will also recognise the staircase of Lamarck-Caulaincourt station, the steps of the Sacré-Cœur, the Canal Saint-Martin where Amélie skims stones and the concourse of the Gare de l'Est. The interiors were filmed in a studio in Cologne. To place these addresses within the neighbourhood, see our page on Montmartre.

American films in Paris

Before Sunset (2004)

Richard Linklater shot the entire sequel to Before Sunrise in Paris, almost in real time. The film opens in the Shakespeare and Company bookshop (37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris), which is open to the public. Céline and Jesse then pass along rue Galande, sit down at Pure Café (14 rue Jean-Macé, 75011 Paris), walk along the Promenade plantée (12th) and board a bateau-mouche at quai de la Tournelle.

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

The adaptation of Dan Brown's novel was given permission to film at the Louvre, at night, with a copy of the Mona Lisa. The pyramid and the Passage Richelieu appear in the final scene. Robert Langdon stays at the Ritz (15 place Vendôme, 75001 Paris). The church of Saint-Sulpice (place Saint-Sulpice, 75006 Paris) was filmed only from the outside: the interior was recreated in a studio in England. The church is free to visit.

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

The Paris section of David Frankel's film ends at place de la Concorde: Andy throws her phone into the Fontaine des Fleuves. A stroll was also filmed on rue Frédéric-Sauton (5th), with Notre-Dame in the background.

Ratatouille (2007)

Pixar's animated film has no filming location, but the Gusteau restaurant is inspired by La Tour d'Argent (15 quai de la Tournelle, 75005 Paris): the lamps and the cheese trolley were copied from the real dining room. The film's world lives on at Disneyland Paris, where the Ratatouille ride reopened on 28 March 2026 in a 2D version, without glasses.

Julie & Julia (2009)

Nora Ephron tells the story of Julia Child's early years in Paris. The big market scene was filmed on rue Mouffetard (5th), and the shopping scenes on the Île Saint-Louis and the Île de la Cité. Julia Child's real addresses can be seen from the outside, such as her building at 81 rue de l'Université (75007); the kitchenware shop she frequented, E. Dehillerin (18-20 rue Coquillière, 75001 Paris), is still open.

Midnight in Paris (2011)

In Woody Allen's film, Gil travels back in time every night at midnight. The vintage car picks him up on the steps of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, place de l'Abbé-Basset (5th), near the Panthéon. He meets Hemingway at the restaurant Polidor (41 rue Monsieur-le-Prince, 75006 Paris), still in business, and Gabrielle on the Pont Alexandre-III. The film opens in Monet's gardens: see our guide to visiting Giverny from Paris.

Action films: bridges, avenues and monuments

Ronin (1998)

John Frankenheimer's thriller is known for its car chases. The weapons exchange scene takes place under the Pont Alexandre-III. The Paris chase runs south of Les Invalides (avenues Duquesne, de Ségur and de Breteuil), goes through a tunnel and then takes the Périphérique the wrong way towards La Défense.

Inception (2010)

Christopher Nolan filmed the mirror scene on the Pont de Bir-Hakeim (15th-16th), beneath the columns carrying the elevated métro. The café scene, where the streets explode, was filmed on the corner of rue César-Franck and rue Bouchut (15th); the neighbouring rue Valentin-Haüy folds over on itself. The entrance to Cobb's workshop is a service door of Passy station, square Alboni.

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

Ethan Hunt infiltrates a gala evening at the Grand Palais, then launches into a motorbike chase. Place de l'Étoile was closed to traffic so that Tom Cruise could ride the wrong way round the Arc de Triomphe. The Grand Palais can be visited during its exhibitions.

The series

Call My Agent! (2015–2020)

The series about the ASK talent agency places its offices at 149 rue Saint-Honoré, but the interiors were filmed in a studio in Aubervilliers. In Paris, you can find the rue de Rivoli arcades from the opening credits, the Palais-Royal and restaurants such as Le Grand Colbert (2 rue Vivienne, 75002 Paris). A follow-up film was released on Netflix on 10 September 2026.

Emily in Paris (since 2020)

Darren Star's series has turned place de l'Estrapade (5th) into a recurring set: Emily's building is at no. 1, Gabriel's restaurant is opposite, and La Boulangerie Moderne (16 rue des Fossés-Saint-Jacques, 75005 Paris) keeps its name on screen. The Palais-Royal gardens and the Buren columns appear frequently. The sixth season was filmed in 2026 in Paris, Greece and Monaco; the last day of filming took place on place de l'Estrapade on 18 September 2026. The buildings are lived in: be discreet.

Lupin (since 2021)

Assane Diop, played by Omar Sy, steals a necklace from the Louvre in the very first episode: the production was allowed to film in front of the Mona Lisa. You will also recognise the Jardin du Luxembourg and its little sailing boats, and the Pont des Arts, where Assane gives his son an Arsène Lupin novel. Part 1 ends in Étretat, in Normandy. A fourth part was filmed in Paris in 2025.

Coming across a shoot in the street

Paris Film, the City of Paris's film office, issues permits for filming in public spaces. In 2025, the city recorded 6,570 filming days, including 92 feature films and 66 series.

• Spotting one: technical vehicles, lighting rigs and partly closed streets signal a shoot. The City's open data publishes the list of outdoor filming locations since 2016, but not those for the current year.
• How to behave: follow the instructions of the location managers, who may ask you to wait a few minutes. Don't film the scene if you are asked not to.
• Don't expect to be an impromptu extra: extras are recruited in advance by casting agencies.

Cinema-related visits

Prices noted in September 2026.

The Musée Méliès traces the invention of cinema through the Cinémathèque's collection; entry is free on the first Sunday of the month. Rex Studios takes you behind the scenes at the Grand Rex, an Art Deco cinema from 1932, in 45 minutes with an audio guide, including a walk behind the screen. The tour is open to children aged 5 and over, from Tuesday to Thursday and at weekends, but is not wheelchair accessible.

Further reading

To link these places together on foot, follow our film locations walking itinerary in Paris. Several scenes can also be seen again from the water, between quai de la Tournelle and the Pont Alexandre-III: see our guide to cruising on the Seine.