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• Brokeback Mountain

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  Brokeback Mountain depicts the complex romantic relationship between two American cowboys, Jack and Ennis. While the story takes place in Wyoming, filming largely took place in the Canadian Rockies. Mount Lougheed, Fortress Mountain, and Moose…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fargo. The Complete First Season

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  This series is an original adaption of the 1996 film of the same name. Season one revolves around insurance sale agent Lester Nygaard and how his life is forever changed after meeting a hitman. Seasons one, two, three, and five were filmed in and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ghostbusters

  Afterlife

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  A continuation of the original film duology, Ghostbusters: Afterlife follows the grandchildren of Egon Spengler as they take up his legacy. Filming locations include in and around Calgary, Drumheller, and Fort Macleod. See if you can spot the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heartland. The Complete First Season

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  Home is where the heart(land) is! This long-running Canadian television series tells the story of a family's life on their ranch. The fictional ranch, Heartland, is set in Alberta, and so it makes sense that filming takes place here as well! High…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Inception

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  While he is usually hired to extract information while someone is in a dream state, this time Dom Cobb must plant an idea. If he and his team can pull this job off, it may just be the perfect crime. The deepest dream level was filmed at Fortress…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Interstellar

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  Set in the distant future, Earth is slowly becoming uninhabitable. A former NASA pilot and a team of researchers must travel through a wormhole and across the galaxy to find a new home for humankind. A number of communities in southern Alberta were…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jumanji :

  the Next Level

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  In this third installment to the Jumanji franchise, the gang is back together and must re-enter the game to rescue one of their own. Once again, Fortress Mountain was used as a filming location for its snow-capped peaks.

• The Last of Us. Season 1

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  Based on the popular video game of the same name, The Last of Us takes place in a post-apocalyptic United States that has collapsed due to a mass fungal infection that turns people into zombie-like creatures. Joel is tasked with escorting Ellie, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Let Him Go

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  Starring Kevin Costner and Diane Lane, a retired sheriff and his wife must rescue their grandson from a dangerous family. Fort Macleod, Calgary, Didsbury, and Drumheller were all used to stand in for North Dakota and Montana. Don't let this film go…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Revenant

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  Inspired by true events, explorer Hugh Glass is attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. Glass must find a way to survive his injuries amidst a brutal winter. The Revenant was shot in Kananaskis Country using entirely…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Superman

  the Movie

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  It's a bird! It's a plane! It's rural Alberta? The comic book superhero comes alive in its first film adaptation. After being sent to Earth from the doomed planet Krypton as an infant, Clark Kent, a.k.a. Superman, discovers he has powers and decides…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Thicket

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  Adapted from Joe R. Lansdale's novel of the same name, a boy's sister is kidnapped by a serial killer in Texas, and he enlists the help of a bounty hunter to search for her. Filming took place in and around the Calgary area.