Movie Scene Map – 13,312 films, series, games, anime and manga • Hacker News Board

Re: Movie Scene Map – 13,312 films, series, games, anime and manga

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Post by Flightmussy » Tue, Sep 01, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC

radiorental wrote: post #9

Very cool, I've sent a couple of Star Wars fans out to Achill Island off the coast of Kerry as the location for the last Jedi. However due to very small footprint of the island and my zoom level another film was higher in the z-order, blocking out the other film pins, and it looked like there might be missing data. That all said, it looks like they also filmed closer to my home which I probably would never have known…

Thanks! I also did not know that I have passed Star Wars location with train (Finse) before. I live in Norway so got exited to learn that. Usually nothing happens here.

Re: Movie Scene Map – 13,312 films, series, games, anime and manga

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Post by xnx » Tue, Sep 01, 2026, 5:59 PM UTC

Nice interface (though the cursor/pins feel very fidgety) to scraped data.

Not very satisfying when you can't compare photos of the location with the on-screen version.

Re: Movie Scene Map – 13,312 films, series, games, anime and manga

#13

Post by zamadatix » Tue, Sep 01, 2026, 6:07 PM UTC

Kick ass, I really love this idea! It can bring a little bit of fun to wherever one travels :). Definitely several scenes I didn't realize I'll have to look out for on my regular work trips!

If I were to put in one feature request I'd say "a way to easily get to a page about the media". E.g. if I go to Cheyenne I see there was a TV show named Jericho and there are buttons/links which take me to pages about where this data came from, all of the locations it was filmed, the place itself on Wikipedia, and so on - but I have to initiate a manual search to find out anything about Jericho.

Or maybe there is a link already and I'm just an idiot :D.

Re: Movie Scene Map – 13,312 films, series, games, anime and manga

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Post by MisterTea » Tue, Sep 01, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC

Fun map. First local landmark I look up is Niers Tavern in Woodhaven, NYC. Famous for the scene in Goodfellas after the heist and a scene in Tower Heist which I have not seen. Good wings, burgers and chicken sandwich.

Re: Movie Scene Map – 13,312 films, series, games, anime and manga

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Post by Flightmussy » Tue, Sep 01, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC

zamadatix wrote: post #13

Kick ass, I really love this idea! It can bring a little bit of fun to wherever one travels :). Definitely several scenes I didn't realize I'll have to look out for on my regular work trips! If I were to put in one feature request I'd say "a way to easily get to a page about the media". E.g. if I go to Cheyenne I see there was a TV show named Jericho and there are buttons/links which take me to pages about where this…

I have only gotten the link to Wikipedia page for the item, but not the place. That should be possible to put in later where there is a button for item and a button for the destination itself.

Re: Movie Scene Map – 13,312 films, series, games, anime and manga

#16

Post by Flightmussy » Tue, Sep 01, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC

xnx wrote: post #12

Nice interface (though the cursor/pins feel very fidgety) to scraped data. Not very satisfying when you can't compare photos of the location with the on-screen version.

Thanks! I have thought about how to put "compare photos of the location with the on-screen version" on the map. Have not just found out how yet.

Would love to add that because that would have been so cool!

Re: Movie Scene Map – 13,312 films, series, games, anime and manga

#17

Post by steinwinde » Tue, Sep 01, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC

I clicked on the dot for Khartoum, the only one in Sudan. It shows the Nile in Egypt, related to a movie that plays (only) in Egypt. A bit disappointing.

Re: Movie Scene Map – 13,312 films, series, games, anime and manga

#18

Post by yorwba » Tue, Sep 01, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC

Flightmussy wrote: post #6

ynac wrote: post #5

Nice work - the map UI is smooth and easy, sites are surprisingly accurate for single scenes. Can you partner with another database to really bulk this up? Possibly even grow it a little more with crowd-sourcing with verification. More notes about the scenes within the movie would be handy. Fan notes and threads could be a horrible idea I'd like to see. : ) I could see this being a good resource for scouts, fans, and…

Thanks a lot! I try to rely mostly on Wikipedia because I do not want this project to be associated with an another AI project. What I am doing with my projects are using Wikipedia information to tell a fun story on my interactive maps. Something like a video game, because I am a gamer myself. I am considering other databases, although I have to learn more about the licensing conditions. I have experience with using…

Then I will attach my feedback about a not well-parsed instance here: https://moviescenemap.com/#title=1942 has 5 locations listed, but of the "narrative locations" on Wikidata, at least Saipan and Midway Atoll seem like they should be on the list as well: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55532

Re: Movie Scene Map – 13,312 films, series, games, anime and manga

#19

Post by roflmaostc » Tue, Sep 01, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC

How can I add more movies and their locations?

EDIT: Apparently here: https://moviescenemap.com/missing/

Re: Movie Scene Map – 13,312 films, series, games, anime and manga

#20

Post by Flightmussy » Tue, Sep 01, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC

roflmaostc wrote: post #19

How can I add more movies and their locations? EDIT: Apparently here: https://moviescenemap.com/missing/

You can also just write it mostly anywhere on the internet! I just scope up all the feedback and try to get it verified so that I can implement it to the site;)