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According to IMDB, there are more than 100 films, documentaries and tv shows that credit Newport, Rhode Island as a filming location. The What’sUpNewp Crew recently curated what we thought were the 16 Most Popular Movies Filmed in Newport, RI.

Newport Film & Celebrity Tour is now giving you the opportunity to view over fifty clips from films shot on location in and around Newport!

Join Newport Film & Celebrity Tour as they show you Newport from the director’s chair on any Saturday, Sunday or Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The company also does over private tours at any time you’d like for your small group.

The tour departs from Newport Gateway Visitor’s Center and takes each small group in a luxury van (so only ten seats per tour) from downtown Newport to Ocean Drive and back, bringing locations from over a dozen films to life.

The cost per tour is $39 per person and there are special rates for senior citizens and children 12 years old and younger.

Tickets are available for purchase at the Visitor’s Center and by calling 401-864-0392


Pictured: Photo of a scene from Amistad, filmed in Newport in 1997.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...